“How many times a week should I do physical therapy after knee replacement?”

Usual schedule includes 2 to 3 times a week following knee replacement. Depending on how well you move after surgery discharge home may include home health care. If you require a lot of help getting around and caring for yourself Rehab may be recommended.

First, total knee replacement is NOT a choice of treatment unless the knee joint is destructed enough no longer functioning as a hinge. All knee pain/tightness/weakness only comes from muscles/fasciae outside and around the joint, mostly fascia strain in the joint space, simply because there is no pain sensation in the joint but only soft tissue outside the joint. With surgical replacement, not only the real injury remains untreated, but also it adds another injury by surgery. This untreated injury still requires proper treatment but will worsen further by stretching/strengthening, even after joint replacement. Therefore the proper therapy must be focused on soft tissue release by light touch, but NEVER stretching/strengthening. Prior to surgery, it can be resolved in 1-2 hours, but now with further injury by surgery, it may take more than 6-8 hours. This is detailed in my book "NO MORE PAIN  All Pain Considered - A Breakthrough". Please visit my website: NoMorePainClinic.com and its link to "Samples of Pain Mismanagement"         

Typically 3.