Yes, PT told me not to use
Lounge Doctor. I think she said she didn't want the knee bending. It made no sense.
A different therapist came today. She was much better & gentler than yesterday's although I do question if daily PT is needed 4 days out of surgery. These therapists really do have it engraved in their heads that everything must be accomplished NOW. And FAST. Why???
But regardless, she had a much better bedside manner. And was more reasonable. She had me using the assistant lift to move my leg without assistance. Also had me use it for some of the exercises she wanted me to do like moving my leg to the side, lifting it off the bed etc.
I made it clear that my left knee, both hips & both shoulders are also severely arthritic so I had alot to deal with. She agreed & respected that.
When I was doing heel slides she went to help push my knee back further. I stopped her before she did and asked her to please let me pull it back as far as I could and what it is it is. She respected that as well and measured my ROM under my own power, which was 65.
She didn't need to tell me extension because I could feel the back of my knee touching the bed, so once again it was either zero or extremely close.
I've been reading Bonesmart for months thank God because it gave me much needed information that I otherwise would not have & would have, as so many probably do, trusted everything the PT said....which could hurt more than help.