It’s called a continuous passive motion machine, and I am wondering if anyone knows how much it weighs ?
It weighs about 15 to 20 lbs in an awkward fomat–appx 3×1’, with the bulk of the weight slightly off center.
Is it hard to lift on and off the bed after surgery? How do you get it upstairs if your on crutches and you don’t have someone who can help you? Since it is metal and heavy does it leave a permanent indent on your mattress where it will be lower then the other side?
The patient will require assistance with this machine. If you are the patient you will not be able to do the things you describe.
Someone from the company that owns it will come and get it all set up for you a day or three before surgery. They’ll bring it to your house, teach you how to use it, how to get in and out of it, how long to use it for etc. If you live alone, they’ll have plenty of tricks for you to use it yourself. My sister had the same surgery as you (hip labrum) and had hers on a couch (with an ottoman to keep it from falling off), but she had people to help her. If you have a large bed, you could try that and just move it off to the side while you sleep. My suggestion (but talk to them), would be that you set it up on the floor, in such a way that you’re sitting up (leaned back) with your back against a couch, propped up with pillows so you’re comfortable and in front of a TV or with some books or something. You’re going to be spending a lot of time with the CPM, you’ll need something to do, books, computer, phone, food, TV, etc.
I’d put it on the floor so you can get out of it without trying to swing your leg over it and then on to the floor.
BTW, it’s really only the first week or two that are tough, you get better pretty quickly, especially once you’re in rehab.
Also, FTR, I had a shoulder CPM. Same idea, but it’s a chair that I could just stand up and walk out of once I got my arm out of the contraption.
My wife had both knees replaced at the same time about 3 or so years ago. She was provided a CPM unit and I was provided with the opportunity to set it on the bed and plug it in several times a day.
The first unit failed after a week or so and they provided a replacement the next day.
Is the unit heavy enough that it will cause permanent sagging or indents on your mattress? And if you live alone how do you lean forward to strap your foot into it?
I didn’t move it very often, it was my sister’s, I really don’t recall how much it weighed. I’m sure there’s plenty of youtube videos and, like I said, someone from the company will walk you through it all.
For the length of time that it is needed it will not cause a permanent mattress deformation. Again, you cannot rehab a knee replacement on your own. There are home health aids, home health physical therapiets, and home health nurses that can help. Your orthopedic surgeon’s office will help coordinate the logistics.
I had one when I blew my ACL and had it fixed. I put it on my side of the bed and slept with it working my leg. It took a while to get used to it but eventually I had no problems at all strapping in, firing it up and going to sleep within 20 minutes.
This. My wife would wake me at night to set up the machine to reduce the soreness in her knees. She’d go right back to sleep while it ran, then wake me to switch legs.