Then be done with it. It is your knee and your recovery. You don’t need formal PT, especially if it is physically painful and emotionally stressful. Neither of those things will help you heal.I have to admit that if like to b done with it (and him) as soon as possible.)
Yes, just walk around and use your knee in your daily activities. That's all it needs. As you feel better, add more normal activities to your day. Listen to your knee, it will tell you when you do too much. PT should never hurt, just be discomfortable. If you have swelling and pain afterwards, that's a setback and you have to recovery from that before you can get back to where you were before those exercises.Is there something else I should be doing to work on flexion?
Picture all of us in the room with you, nodding in agreement and saying “Yeah, what she said!”I have another PT apt tomorrow morning and am ready to stand my ground.
Discomfort is OK, but not pain. Pain is telling you your knee isn't ready for what you are doing.According to him if the pain dissipates within 10 minutes it’s perfectly fine.
This is so untrue. Your ROM can improve for years.I won’t achieve- or it will be much harder o achieve- full ROM if I’m not willing to push my knee now.
This is so untrue. Your ROM can improve for years.
You were doing fine until this, untrained in tkr rehab, therapist caused your extensive pain and swelling. We stress to never let anyone push or pull your knee. Never use bands to force it. The electric stim just angered your knee even more than it already was.PT surprised me with a new exercise - which involved him forcing my leg back towards me until I was crying. I made him stop. He then did electrical stimulation. I hate this. I have addressed with him before but was caught off guard with the new exercise. I probably need to find a new PT.