Moving after your surgery with an endoprothesis
After your surgery, a new phase begins: recovery. During this time, moving your body is important. It helps your body get stronger and adjust to your endoprosthesis. On this page, you will find information and tips to keep your body moving.
You don’t have to do a lot right away. Small steps help you move forward. Start with sitting and standing. Then begin walking again with small steps. Together with your physical therapist, you work on your recovery step by step. This helps you build confidence in your body and in what you can do again.
What can you do and not do with an endoprosthesis?
In this video, Paralympic wheelchair basketball champion Bo Kramer explains what to expect in the weeks after your surgery. Bo had bone cancer as a teen and knows how scary it can be to start using your leg again. In the video, she shows how you can start moving your body again step by step, and what you can and cannot do with an endoprosthesis, now and in the future.
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“Even if you start small, you are still making progress. What doesn’t work today might work tomorrow.”
10 exercises for after your surgery
In this video, Bo and Luc (16), who have both had bone cancer, share ten exercises to help you start moving your body again after your surgery. First during your stay at the Máxima Center and later at home.
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Ready for more of a challenge?
Then try the 7-minute workouts from before your surgery. You can do them seated or standing.
Practice video: walking with crutches
After your surgery, you will use crutches for three to four months. In this video, Bo and Luc (16) show you how to use them safely. They have both had bone cancer. Step by step, you will learn:
how to choose and adjust your crutches
how to sit down and stand up
how to walk safely
how to go up and down the stairs
This way, you can practice with confidence.
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Questions?
You are not doing this alone. Your physical therapist and medical team are here to support you. Do you have questions? Talk to your doctor or physical therapist at the Princess Máxima Center.