The STAK IS a NEW home treatment following your knee replacement.
The NO 1 knee rehabilitation device following knee surgery
60°
UP TO 60° RANGE OF MOVEMENT GAIN
4-8
weeks recovery time
98%
Very Satisfied with Treatment
STIFF KNEES ARE COMMON after SURGERY, but THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE PERMANENT.
20% of patients will experience stiffness and pain following knee replacement. The STAK offers a new approach to treating your problem. It enables you to carry out effective intense stretching of your knee daily in your own home. Standard physiotherapy exercises simply do not achieve the same results (only 10% of the torque of the STAK).
The STAK can help you after recent surgery or even many years later. It can transform your life whether you have severe motion loss or simply want to get back to higher levels of activity and the things you love doing!
Top 5 essentials to speed up your recovery following knee replacement.
"After 1 week my pain has gone altogether, and there's a massive increase in movement!"
Martin Ward, Oakham.
The gadget definitely works! The STAK exercise has removed much of the pain in my knee, there's a massive increase in movement and I'm walking normally after1 week!
Despite a failed manipulation under anaesthetic, 8 weeks of STAK treatment increased his rom by 50°!
Barrington (63), Leicester
“To get my knee bending to its full potential that I have got now has to be down to The STAK tool because with normal exercises it just wouldn't work.…….. the STAK is more intense”
"My knee bends as well as my other knee does now. My life is back to normal"
Pat Lodge (65), Devon (Virtual Zoom Patient)
"My knee is bending 100% better than it was… I can walk 7-8 miles! On holiday the walking is tremendous…. I‘ve climbed a lighthouse with 137 stairs!"
"I’m really happy I’ve got back to a full life and I feel 10 years younger!"
Rhiannon Jenkins (64), Knighton, Leicester.
"After using the STAK tool I know I can keep up with my friends, just after 4 weeks I could feel a huge difference"
“The STAK tool definitely works.. Next knee op I want to wake up with the STAK next to my bed!”
Phil (57), Leicester
"They sent me home and I was nowhere near 90° so for me having this STAK would have been ideal right from the from the beginning."
"It feels good, a lot better, as if it's loosening something off and I can bend it a bit more already"
Lyndsey (47), Market Harborough
"After 6 weeks I’m now back riding my bike, coaching netball and I’ve got my life back!"
"After 6 weeks I’m now back riding my bike, coaching netball and I’ve got my life back!"
Lyndsey (47), Market Harborough (After 1 STAK session)
After 1 week the STAK has made a huge difference. My Physio was amazed! ..and its all down to the STAK. You can stretch effectively yourself using your body weight, before I had nothing.
"She gained close to an additional 30° in range of movement through the use of the STAK tool."
Jacqueline (59)
"I feel that it's been very useful, it's great and should be in physio departments for people to use."
"It feels great, I can cycle and sit cross-legged again!"
Susma Shah, (61) Leicester
"I didn't expect it to help this much when I was already 6 months after surgery but it's brilliant and feels much stronger!"
"The STAK was fantastic, you could see and feel the improvement"
Sheila (78), Melton Mowbray
“The STAK was fantastic! It held my knee in place, you knew you were doing it right. It makes you want to do more and gives you encouragement and confidence so you can do it.”
"STAK gives us new approach - the advantage of an active technique with a prolonged flexion stretch"
Professor Andrew Toms, Consultant Trauma & Ortho, National Clinical Lead for Revision Knee Surgery
"Stiffness in knee replacements is a top priority for management, ongoing innovation is crucial. The STAK really enhances our non-surgical approach to this challenging issue."
"We are so impressed with the results of the STAK tool to treat arthrofibrosis after TKR"
Mr Steven Godsiff, Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon, UHL NHS Trust
"It’s just a fantastic, low cost and really effective alternative treatment compared to the traditional treatments we had before. Since we have been using the STAK tool the MUA rates have fallen"
It's a simple thing to do a few times a day for a few minutes with excellent functional results
Professor Robert Ashford Consultant Musculoskeletal Tumour & Joint Reconstruction Surgeon
The STAK tool provides a measurable outcome improvement. The patients get and maintain extra functions over and above what they normally get.
“IT’S A GREAT TOOL COMPARED TO STANDARD PHYSIO. THERE’S FAR GREATER PATIENT ENGAGEMENT.”
Mr Randeep Aujla, Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon
The STAK tool can help with patients after recent surgery or even many years after surgery.
"STAK is invaluable in our physiotherapy, improving our non-surgical approach to stiffness"
Liz Jacobs, Extended Scope Physiotherapist, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Patients find it user-friendly and very motivating, enhancing their treatment during the critical 4 to 6 weeks of rehabilitation. We look forward to keep using it as part of our knee stiffness pathway
The STAK tool saved her going through surgery (MUA)
Mr Kareem Elsorafy Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
She only had 62° flexion, I spoke about the STAK and I was surprised that she had reached 108° flexion just a few weeks later
"STAK is a cost-effective solution, boosting patient engagement, with clear progress tracking"
Jack Codd, Physiotherapy Assistant, Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit
Patients can perform high-intensity stretching in their homes, akin to having a personal physiotherapist. Patients maintain control over the intensity of the stretch and can clearly see progress.
"The NHS and private health physio system isn't working, they must come onboard with the STAK."
Martin Ward, Oakham.
"The current NHS and Private physio system is no where near dealing with arthrofibrosis. The current system without the STAK is not going to help you. You need the STAK - the STAK does the job!"
WHY is MY KNEE STIFF?
You may be one of the 20% of patients suffering from arthrofibrosis (stiffness and pain) following the trauma of knee surgery or injury.
Your immune system is overreacting causing scar tissue to be deposited in your knee joint.
The scar tissue will continue to build resulting in severe stiffness, pain and loss of range of movement, impacting severely on your quality of life.
HOW DOES STAK CURE YOUR STIFF KNEE?
The STAK enables you to generate high-intensity stretches which will break down the scar tissue in your knee which is causing you stiffness and pain. Unfortunately, standard physiotherapy exercises do not enable you to generate the intensity of stretch needed to break down the scar tissue.
As the STAK enables you to break down the scar tissue, new tissue will form and you will regain your range of movement. The exercises making up the programme will further strengthen your knee, returning optimal function and enabling you to get your life back. You will see improvements in the first few days, and most likely in the first session. Each patient is different and we recommend that the treatment continues over 4 to 8 weeks depending on your progress.
A year later patients’ gains are maintained and research has shown a beneficial anti-inflammatory effect may be taking place as a result of the STAK Programme.
Research supporting the STAK.
In a clinical trial lasting 8 weeks arthrofibrosis patients using the STAK gained on average 30° range of movement compared to patients receiving standard physiotherapy who gained only 8°.
BONE & JOINT OPEN
“The STAK tool increases ROM and function whilst reducing stiffness and pain. This study shows the STAK tool would benefit clinical practice for a cost-effective and professional treatment for arthrofibrosis.”
1st Aug 2020
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The NICE Institute
“In a clinical trial patients using the STAK increased their ROM on average 30° compared to receiving standard physiotherapy gained only 8°. The STAK patients also reported greatly reduced knee pain.”
9th Feb 2021
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British Association For Surgery of The Knee
The device can be considered a cost-effective and valuable treatment following TKA. This is likely to increase the overall satisfaction rate and has potential to reduce the need for MUA.
7th July 2022
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PHYSIOTHERAPY JOURNAL
“Patients found the STAK very acceptable, and adherence to treatment was high. 93% considered that the STAK tool was wholly responsible for their change in knee range.”
1st May 2020
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Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
The systematic review indicates that Displacement Control (DCSR) devices are effective in increasing ROM in the treatment of knee stiffness.
March 2021
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Scandinavian Sports Medicine Congress
Significantly more effective than the current Usual Care. The STAK Tool improved knee joint flexion by 30.4° vs to 7.7° for Usual Care over an 8-week intervention and maintained after 12-months.
2020
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Loughborough University
"The STAK tool is an effective modality increasing ROM and reducing oedema, which can be used to offer home-based therapy to treat arthrofibrosis."
2020
READ MORETHE STAK RECOVERY PROGRAMME.
HOW IT WORKS
We recommend that you use the STAK supported by weekly physio sessions to keep you on track with your recovery.
1. RENT STAK TODAY
You can hire a STAK Tool through our website, which will be delivered directly to you in 2-4 days.
2. YOUR 1ST SESSION
Your first session involves an in-depth assessment of your knee and we will set tailored targets to match your individual case.
3. PHYSIO 4-8 WEEKS
STAK is provided with weekly physio sessions to keep you on track with your recovery.
4. RETURN YOUR STAK
Once your program is complete, we make it easy for you to return the STAK Tool.
STAK GIVES A CURE TO PATIENTS WITH STIFF KNEES!
The STAK tool is a new successful home treatment restoring patients’ knee range of movement. Dr Sara Aspinall has years of experience both treating and researching knee arthrofibrosis following surgery. Her background is Physiotherapy, she completed a PhD at Loughborough University investigating arthrofibrosis and the effectiveness of the STAK tool in treating severe cases.
Sara and her team are passionate about giving patients the best possible outcome for their knee and giving people their lives back.
We hope that you will sign up for the STAK Treatment Programme and look forward to hearing from you.
Dr Sara Aspinall
STAK Founder & CEO
OUR RANGE OF SERVICES
THE STAK PROGRAMME
Find Out MoreWeekly online coaching sessions helping you to use the STAK tool to aid your recovery.
PHYSIO SESSIONS
Find Out MoreSTAK Orthopaedics offer physiotherapy support for a range of other injuries and rehabilitation.
WORKING WITH HOSPITALS
Find Out MoreSTAK work with hospitals to help patients access improved recovery and mobility after knee surgery. You can hire STAK for 6 months to trial with your patients.
Will STAK work for me?
Do you have loss in knee range of movement?
Will STAK work for me?
Have you had a recent sports related injury?
Will STAK work for me?
Great news! From the information you’ve provided, the STAK tool may be useful to you.
Book A Call Reset Answers?Will STAK work for me?
Thank you for these details, from the information you have provided you do not appear to need the STAK Tool but please book a physiotherapy consultation where I’m sure we can help.
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