Introduction		These exercises will help your recover from surgery more quickly. Please practice them before you go to surgery. Leg Exercises are important in helping to prevent the formation of blood clots in your legs following surgery.
Leg Exercises		With your legs straight, first point your toes. Then bring your toes up towards your head.   Do these exercises 10 times every hour with one foot and then the other.   With your legs straight, rotate your ankles one at a time as if you were drawing little circles with your toes.   Do this exercise 10 times with one foot and the other.