@Mamie,
A plateau is a temporary pause in recovery, as your knee heals and swelling goes down your ROM will improve.
People learning a new sport hit plateau's, then with practice continue to improve. People losing weight hit plateaus, only to break through with time.
With a wound that is still healing and not fully closed, a MUA would risk opening it up again with the stress on the tissues during a MUA.
Please do not let the surgeon or PT rush you, what you and your soft tissue have been through will take time to heal. IMO having a MUA at this time will only cause further inflammation and swelling, risking a set back to your recovery.
Here are the ROM numbers of members who's ROM was slow in reaching its potential.
Campervan’s ROM history
92 - 8 weeks post op
105 - 10 weeks
107 - 5 months
110 - 6 months
112 - 7 months
116 - 9 months
119 - 11 months
118 - 1 yr
120 - 1yr 2 months
125 - 1 yr 8 months and still this now at 1yr 10 months
Bertschb’s ROM history
1 month - 60 degrees
2 months - 80 degrees
3 months - 85 degrees
4 months - 90 degrees
5 months - 90 degrees
6 months - 110 degrees
7 months - 120 degrees
8 months - 125 degrees
9 months - 130 degrees
10 months - 135 degrees
11 months - 140 degrees
12 months - 140 degrees
TortiTabby's ROM
3.5 wks: 75
6 wks: 85
7 wks: 90
10.5 wks: 95
14 wks: 100
17 wks: 105
20 weeks: 110
26 weeks (where I am today): 120!!!
It has now been 26 weeks
and all I do is ADL.
I did it! My goal of 120! No "pushing through pain", no PT after the first 3 visits, and most importantly to me: No MUA! My surgeon who said I would never get beyond 85 ROM without pushing through pain was wrong, wrong, wrong. I'm excited to see if it gets even better.