Basking Ridge
Our main clinic on Allen Road — one-on-one physical therapy in Basking Ridge, NJ.
552 Allen Rd
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Mon / Wed / Fri8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tue / Thu11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday9:00 – 11:00 AM
Conditions We Treat
After a knee replacement, the surgery is only half the job. The motion, strength, and confidence you get back depend on the rehabilitation — and at Mettle, that rehab is delivered one-on-one by a licensed physical therapist, coordinated with your surgeon’s protocol and progressed at the pace your healing allows.
Recovery, Honestly
The Road Back
Most patients begin with a few days of hospital or home-based therapy, then move to outpatient physical therapy — your surgeon sets the timing. The work then follows a typical arc (typical, not promised — your healing sets the pace):
On bending numbers: many surgeons look for roughly 90 degrees of bend in the early weeks and around 110–120 degrees over the following months. Treat those as orientation, not a scorecard — your surgeon’s targets for you, checked against your knee, are what count.
The Hard Parts
Almost every knee-replacement patient searches about these two, so plainly: stiffness improves with consistent, dosed movement — little and often beats occasional force — plus manual work from your therapist. Swelling after a knee replacement is normal for weeks and can take months to fully resolve; elevation, compression if your surgeon advises it, and movement are the tools. What matters is the trend: motion and function should be gaining week over week, and we measure them at every visit so “am I behind?” gets a factual answer.
These are your surgical team’s territory — call them first, then tell us.
Treatment
Every visit is one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist; your treatment is never passed to aides or assistants. Rehab follows your surgeon’s protocol and precautions.
Where quadriceps activation is stubborn, your therapist may add neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to help the muscle switch back on. For some patients, Class IV laser therapy is used over or near the replaced knee as one part of the plan. Both support the central work — motion, strength, and walking — rather than replacing it.
Before Surgery
You don’t have to wait until after the operation to plan rehab. Mettle offers bookable pre-operative consultations for joint-replacement patients: meet your therapist, learn what the first weeks actually look like, prepare your home, and start prehab strengthening if your surgeon agrees. Patients who arrive knowing the plan consistently start calmer — and you’ll already know exactly where you’re going the week after surgery. Learn more about our pre- and post-operative care.
Hip Replacements Too
Everything on this page applies in kind after a total hip replacement, with one difference: precautions. Hip precautions vary by surgical approach — anterior and posterior approaches carry different temporary movement limits — and they are set by your surgeon, not by us or by the internet. We follow them exactly while rebuilding your motion, strength, gait, and stair ability. If your hip is being replaced, your pre-op consultation and rehab work the same way: coordinated, one-on-one, measured.
Patient Experience
This review describes the experience of a Mettle patient recovering from a knee replacement.
I had the pleasure of working with Dolly for my physical therapy following a knee replacement, and I couldn't be more satisfied with the experience. Dolly's therapy sessions were highly effective in aiding my recovery. Dolly is patient and attentive, always ensuring that I was comfortable and progressing at an appropriate pace. Her positive personality and encouraging demeanor made a significant difference in my rehabilitation process. I truly felt cared for and supported throughout my entire recovery. I highly recommend Mettle Physical Therapy On Martinsville rd to anyone in need of physical therapy. Their expertise, combined with compassionate approach, made a world of difference.
Jyotsna P.
Patient review
Getting Started
Bring your surgeon’s protocol, your medication list, and any precautions in writing. Your therapist measures your motion and strength, checks your walking and stairs, reviews your swelling and incision status (visual only — incision care is your surgical team’s), and sets the first goals with you. Sessions are one-on-one, typically 30–60 minutes.
First visits are typically available within 24–48 hours, and new patients can start with a free screening. We verify your benefits before treatment. Medicare and most commercial insurance are accepted, and self-pay is available too.
Questions & Answers
Typically several weeks to a few months. Visits are often two to three times a week early on, when motion gains matter most, then taper as you become independent with your program. Your surgeon and your progress set the schedule — not a fixed package.
Many surgeons look for about 90 degrees of bend in the early weeks and roughly 110–120 degrees over the following months — but your surgeon’s targets for your knee are what count, and we measure your bend at every visit so you always know exactly where you are.
Some discomfort is normal — restoring motion in a healing knee is not painless, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. We dose the work carefully: discomfort during a session should settle within about a day. Pain that sharply escalates, or comes with fever or new redness, is different — that goes to your surgeon promptly.
Your surgeon decides. It depends on which knee, your reaction time and control, and whether you’re still taking opioid pain medication. Most patients raise it at an early post-op check — plan rides until then.
Yes. Outpatient rehabilitation is your choice. Bring your surgeon’s protocol and we coordinate your care with their office, including progress reports.
In New Jersey, you can start physical therapy without a physician referral. Some insurance plans set their own coverage requirements; we verify your benefits before treatment and explain what we find. Most joint-replacement patients arrive through their surgeon’s referral, and those are always welcome.
Visit Us
Our main clinic on Allen Road — one-on-one physical therapy in Basking Ridge, NJ.
552 Allen Rd
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
On Washington Valley Road — one-on-one physical therapy in Martinsville, NJ.
1918 Washington Valley Rd
Martinsville, NJ 08836