TKR Help with swelling knee<

[peffler01]

Update. I am almost at 14 weeks and I continue on the slow road to recovery. I have cut back on exercise to riding a stationary bike and doing a warm water therapy class. While my knee does not swell drastically I can still feel the stiffness come and go. I am trying to stretch some every day. I have tightness all down my calf and down the bottom of my foot. Elevation definitely helps, ice not so much. Was wondering about using heat for helping me stretch. Anybody else have this tightness down their foot?

 

[Celle]

You can use heat on your muscles, but keep it well away from your knee.