You want to you tell me the exact site of your pain using this chart?
(Please note the instructions in the smaller image)
I'm also going to ask you some questions and it would be very helpful if you would answer each one individually - numbered as I have done - in as much detail as you can then I'll come back as see where you are ....
1. what are your pain levels right now?
(remember the 1-10 scale: 1 = no pain and 10 = the worst you can imagine. And don't compare this with the bone-on-bone pain you had before surgery!
) Also don't forget to include other forms of pain such as soreness, burning, stabbing, throbbing, aching, swelling and stiffness
2. what pain medications have you currently using, how much are you taking (in mg please) and how often?
3. what is your activity level? What do you do in the way of housework, cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc., and
4. what kind of PT exercises and exercises at home are you doing? How much and how often?
Can you detail it like this
Exercises done at home: 3
sessions a day
Heel slides x10 (
reps)
Strait leg raises x10
Steps x10
At PT
Squats x5 (
reps) x2 (
sets)
Wall slides x5 x2
Clamshells X5 x2