ship4
graduate
OK. So I am 11 weeks out from BTKR. My ROM is great. I will get it measured at the 4 month mark with the OS. I have not gone to PT since week 4 and ROM was 125 and 0.
My first set of questions:
How long do we wait to try to sit on the floor and then get back up off the floor?
I tried it last night from a sitting position on the sofa, sliding down to the floor. I did a bunch of leg stretches which felt good, but then had to figure out how to get up! I just used my upper body strength to lift me back up onto the sofa......
How am I supposed to get up off the floor with these new knees? Am I trying too soon or just scared to bend them enough to stand from a squat? Any suggestions on how or timing?
Second set of questions: Are we supposed to lock our knees? If we are supposed to lock them, I have forgotten when are times they should be locked?
I have not done that in years, but found myself locking them in the shower the other morning.
Thanks!
Crystal
My first set of questions:
How long do we wait to try to sit on the floor and then get back up off the floor?
I tried it last night from a sitting position on the sofa, sliding down to the floor. I did a bunch of leg stretches which felt good, but then had to figure out how to get up! I just used my upper body strength to lift me back up onto the sofa......
How am I supposed to get up off the floor with these new knees? Am I trying too soon or just scared to bend them enough to stand from a squat? Any suggestions on how or timing?
Second set of questions: Are we supposed to lock our knees? If we are supposed to lock them, I have forgotten when are times they should be locked?
I have not done that in years, but found myself locking them in the shower the other morning.
Thanks!
Crystal