Dr.Ameya kulkarni - Orthopedic Surgeon on Instagram: "Your knee surgery is done, but the real work starts now: waking up that quadriceps 🦵🏼 If the quad isn’t firing, strength won’t come — focus on activation first, then strength. After knee replacement or any major knee surgery, your quad (front thigh muscle) often “shuts off” due to swelling and pain — this is called arthrogenic muscle inhibition. Even if the muscle is intact, your brain struggles to “talk” to it, so you can’t lift your leg o