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    TKR Low back pain after TKR

    I have been suffering from this problem too.... back pain in my lower back/pelvis, on the same side as the TKR. I'm sure it's because I've been walking with a bent knee for years and now I'm straight again. I have invested in some decent trainers which do help - as Pumpkin says - I could...
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    Bilateral PKR Recovery...will it get easier?

    The skin on both my legs, but especially my operated leg, was very dry and itchy for a few weeks after surgery - not really sure why, maybe it has something to do with wearing the pressure socks? I think lots of moisturiser is the only thing you can do - my physio recommended Bio Oil to rub into...
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    TKR Should I have MUA at 7 weeks?

    DEFINITELY say no to an MUA at this point! 115 flexion is fantastic for 6/7 weeks and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I am 9 weeks out and my surgeon was very pleased that I was at 100! - he said if I could bend that well at this point the rest would come naturally over the next couple of...
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    TKR Kate's Knee Journey

    Just an update - and this thread might need retitling yet again, back to 'Kate's Knee Journey', as after only one session my PT agreed acupuncture wasn't going to help me as pain wasn't the issue! - so he did a deep tissue massage instead which definitely freed up the area around the scar where...
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    TKR Kate's Knee Journey

    This all seems very good advice to me and I think I will ask my PT to focus on deep tissue massage rather than acupuncture. I did notice post my very short acupuncture session that my knee got very hot - which clearly suggests to me that the needles did not agree with it, especially as later...
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    TKR Kate's Knee Journey

    Hi SusieShoes - yes, do please change the title of my thread, thanks so much! Maybe call it something like 'Acupuncture to Improve ROM'? My swelling has subsided considerably but my knee is still noticeably bigger than the other one, so there is a way to go. And I'm sure that will help my ROM...
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    TKR Kate's Knee Journey

    I'm now at 8 weeks and have hit a bit of a cul-de-sac in terms of flexion. This has been stuck at 90 for the last two weeks and despite all my best intentions - and some PT massage - it seems impossible to get it to much more than 95. Extension is OK at 3 and the physio is happy with that, and...
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    TKR Kate's Knee Journey

    Thanks for this, Kazmeraz! It's more annoying than anything else.... but interesting to know it's a more common problem than my surgeon was suggesting.
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    TKR Back Pain<

    Hi! - yes, I have had a few quite nasty twinges of lower back pain especially in the last week. I think one of the exercises I am doing (which stretches the back of my leg) is probably to blame as it does put pressure on my back. Think we are all using muscles we'd forgotten we had during the...
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    TKR Kate's Knee Journey

    It's horrifying how aggressive some physios can be! It's been a real revelation. The lady who worked with me in hospital basically said that if I wasn't at a 90 degree bend after four weeks I would be a failure. Apparently she'd previously told patients that they needed to get to 90 degrees...
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    TKR Kate's Knee Journey

    Hello, everyone! - just wanted to introduce myself. I've been lurking here for a few weeks, since my TKR on 10 August which, to be honest, has really knocked me for six in ways I didn't expect. I'm usually quite a stoical sort of girl but I have never cried so much in my life - guess it's a...
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    Welcome to the August Hot Shots' 2018 Knee Recovery Club

    Hi everyone! - please add my name - I had a right TKR on 10 August - so coming up to 6 weeks post-op
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