Any one had a knee replacement and is winging? life of activity catching up with me. thanks for any feed back. Cheers.
I had a total right knee replacement last july. I was back on the water winging after 3 months. There are a few things to consider. Your knee will not bend much more than a 120 to 125 degrees after you have recovered. This makes it a bit more difficult getting to your feet. I don't find it a problem but I'm slower getting up. I find it much easier to use a larger floaty board. Also kneeling is a problem for some people. I don't have any problem doing it but I find it much more comfortable if I wear a knee pad. I found that volleyball knee pads work best for me. If you have any specific questions I'd be happy to answer them based on my experience.
I have a winging friend with double knee replacement. Knees replaced many years ago. I advised this person to get a board big enough to place hands on deck and just stand. In the last 12 months she became a really good winger and stopped windsurfing completely. Her age is somewhere around 70.
I'm 68 and had a right total knee replacement 3 years ago, just after I started winging. I was also back on the water in 3 months with flexion up to 135 degrees. You absolutely can't get full flexion without risking blowing out the joint so you have to kneel in a "raised" position and be careful about tipping off before standing up in lumpy conditions so your knee doesn't bend to far, but I'm 80kg and ride a 90litre board with no dramas at all.
The key is to get a well regarded surgeon who uses the latest prosthesis. Using the public health system could be a lottery so with no health insurance, I paid up the $28k and had a great result. Seemed a lot at the time but keeping up with new wings and boards has cost about the same :-)
Hey Sandee hope you're going well and doing plenty of foiling.Yeah another four to five weeks & I probably won't be able to help myself.My toys need some water time and so do I.So hanging out already not even a month.Arrrh.
I'm still trying to get up! I had both my knees replaced a couple of years ago and hadn't tried it at that stage. I am back windsurfing, surfing and SUP, also playing roller-derby, but struggling with the wingfoil. I have pain kneeling and find the transition to standing awkward. I think if you have one knee with full flexion you would definitely have a huge advantage. I'm currently on the look out for a big board to hopefully make things easier. Having a knee replacement is a big deal but recovery and rehab is really up to you. The more you want it, the better you do
Bigger boards are a big help when getting up.Sort of reached my limit with the smallest Litreage being 120L 5'11 x 24" so 10L more than my body weight,more of a struggle in chop.Mid size or full size DW boards work better getting up after Knee & hip replacements.Anyway it's worth the effort.