When you have just gone through a difficult and long knee replacement surgery, it is important to make sure that you recover quickly and safely so you can get back to the business of living. As anyone who has gone through this type of surgery knows, getting back to work or to your business, and also your family and friends is extremely important for overall health. One of the best ways that you can improve the time in which it takes to recover, as well as improve the overall quality of your rehabilitation is to use a CPM machine that is specifically designed for your knee.
Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Machines
A CPM machine goes by many names, but its technical name is a continuous passive motion machine. Essentially, this is a device that has a harness you can place your affected knee joint and your leg into. When the device is turned on, the harness then moves your joint in a slow and therapeutic fashion so as to encourage healing. These devices do two primary functions, the first is to help improve muscle strength and also improve the integrity of the surrounding tissue and tendons. The other function of this device is to help improve blood flow to the joints and surrounding areas as well. The reason this is important, is because it's ultimately the blood that delivers all the vital nutrients that helps your recovery.
Where to buy a CPM Machine
Now there are a number of different ways to get one of these devices, and the first place that you want to investigate is the hospital that you actually had your surgical procedure in. Most hospitals that offer knee replacement surgery will typically have CPM machines on hand so that you can use it in an environment where you have medical support. Another alternative is to go to a rehabilitation clinic or center which will usually have a wide assortment of different types of CPM machines, with knee CPM machines being very common.
Another alternative is to look into a CPM machine rental service which you can find locally through your hospital, or you can also find them on the Internet as well. These are very popular services because they allow the patient to rent a CPM machine for a limited time, but use it in the comfort of their own home, as many people simply do not feel comfortable going through the long and sometimes difficult process of rehabilitation in a public setting. Thankfully, most healthcare providers will cover the complete cost of either using it in a medical setting, or a CPM machine rental service, so paying for these devices shouldn't be an issue.
