24/10/2025
🌿 Recovering from a Total Knee Replacement? Let’s talk about two muscles that don’t get enough attention! 🌿
When you think of knee recovery, most people focus on the quads and hamstrings — but two smaller muscles behind the knee often play a big role in how well you move and feel: the plantaris and popliteus.
🦵 The popliteus (often called the “key to the knee”) helps unlock your knee so you can bend it smoothly. After surgery, it can tighten up or become overworked, making movement feel restricted.
🌱 The plantaris may be small, but it connects the knee to the calf and can cause pulling or stiffness if it’s not moving freely.
That’s where clinical massage comes in.
Through focused, gentle work, massage can:
✅ Ease post-surgery tightness
✅ Improve circulation and tissue recovery
✅ Help restore smooth, comfortable movement
If you’re on the road to recovery after TKR, remember — healing isn’t just about the big muscles. Sometimes it’s the little ones that make the biggest difference 💪
✨ Supporting your body’s natural recovery, one layer at a time. ✨
