Massage After Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery  & How Massage can play a critical role in the recovery process after joint-replacement surgery.?  

Two of the most common pathologies that lead to joint-replacement surgery are osteoarthritis- gradual wearing down of cartilage.  and inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis-pain, stiffness and swelling. 

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Arthroplasty procedures can provide meaningful long-term benefits to patients, but they usually also come with long and arduous recoveries. Post-surgical massage can soothe the guarding reaction of tissues, helping them to return to normal function. In effect, one is communicating to the [central nervous system] through the tissues that the trauma is past, and that the nervous system and tissues can return to pre-trauma normal

Additionally, lymphatic drainage massage is useful in reducing both pain and swelling, and should in many cases be considered a core part of the broader post-surgical therapeutic protocol

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Massage can also address other common post-surgery issues, such as the buildup of scar tissue that often accompanies hip and knee procedures. Scar tissue can be made more pliable and functional by realigning it in the direction of desired stretch