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No knee caps?
Aug 16, 2023
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I watched the video, that’s how I’ve been getting up. I think we kind of figure out what works best for us. That’s so exciting to have...
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@dawnG, I haven’t been able to use my left knee to get up off the ground for over 20 years. Also haven’t been able to kneel or squat in...
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I am using hard knee pads. Work the garden every day. Even just weeding to be out there. I started using my 3 person outside swing and...
Aug 16, 2023
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I am in the process doing deadheading and pruning of xeric perennials for 10-15 minutes every morning, including low lambs ears, with my...
Aug 16, 2023
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When to stop therapy?
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I love the stairs and now can swim it’s warm in Ct. I did my exercises religiously. 90 minutes twice a day after I left PT. I felt...
Aug 14, 2023
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My knee replacement was March 22, 2023; I am now a little over 4 months out. I followed the surgeon's orders to a T. Eight weeks of...
Aug 14, 2023
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I can’t get up from the ground on the new knee yet. No way can I have the other one done if I can’t. I garden all the time. Running...
Aug 14, 2023
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You are so right about PT needing a better number. The micro tears I think may be happening. Stretch and hold. The pain of such...
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I also strongly recommend a stationary bike over stretching. My experience in martial arts, a 22 year old ACL graft, and now with two...
Aug 14, 2023
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A friend of mine broke her patella 2 months ago. Not a replacement, but.. she was in agony. She went to PT, and she had some type of...
Aug 5, 2023
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I had the same thing. Turned out it was the way I was walking. That all changed after the surgery. The opposite side is very bad, need...
Aug 5, 2023
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That right band I feel it. Especially going from one position to another after being in that position for a while. Good luck on your...
Aug 5, 2023
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It seems as if I should be doing more in the way of stretches and I should be farther along. At the one year mark, I’m supposed to get...
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I'm just at six months on my LTKA and just use the leg in daily life plus light strength exercises. It still stiffens if I sit too long.
Aug 5, 2023
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