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Is it possible to ski after a knee replacement?

Is it possible to ski after a knee replacement?

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Started by Dids1 in Ski Chatter - 34 Replies

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Eggman
reply to 'Is it possible to ski after a knee replacement?'
posted Oct-2009

Hi, I have looked at the website and the thing that bothers me is when I drive to the lift station wearing my normal boots, then I park up and get out of the car how long will it take me to get set up with my skiboots. Do I have to take off my sallopetts to fit the MOJO or should I have it on before I set off. Don't fancy standing down at the bottom of the ST Gervais lift station in my thermals ) while the O/H falls about laughing. :lol:
Ready? I was born ready.

Edited 1 time. Last update at 05-Oct-2009

Pennyqss
reply to 'Is it possible to ski after a knee replacement?'
posted Oct-2009

hehe. That would be a sight! No. What you do is when you dress in the morning, you put your mojos on under your salopettes. Have breakfast and then drive etc etc. There is a button on the hip of each one, which you press, very easily through the salopettes. It takes 10 seconds max. The button engages and disengages the mojos. So you have them disengaged for walking around, driving, drinking your beers etc hehe, and ALSO when you sit on the chair lifts etc. You then get to the top, engage them again, put on your poles and away you go. I don't even notice my partner doing it. Sometimes he forgets to disengage them before sitting on a chair and then it's a bit uncomfortable or he has to wriggle around to disengage them, but he wouldn't be without them now. In fact he drove me crazy last year when one of the attachments broke. He mended it with cable ties until he got back to the UK and then ordered a replacement attachment. (they've changed the design of it now, so it can't happen again). Good luck and go for them! Again, let me know.

Pennyqss
reply to 'Is it possible to ski after a knee replacement?'
posted Oct-2009

Oh forgot to say. The way they're made is that you drill a tiny bore hole in the back of each boot to fix the fixing on. (very secure and doesn't harm the boot at all). You then wear the mojos. The detachable parts are two rods, one for each boot, which connect the boot to the mojo. It's just one thing you have to remember to take with you, just like remembered your sun glasses or goggles. you have to remember the rods. You just put them on when putting your boots on and take them off again at the end of each day.

Topic last updated on 05-October-2009 at 09:02