Hello, and sorry for the long winded post/question. I'm a 54 year old male at almost 3 weeks TKR post op. I went in on a Tuesday and was released home on Friday. After surgery I had a very limited ROM as noted by my Dr 1 week later (although he never actually checked it with a gauge). Week 2 I had my 1st home therapy visit and was found to be at 52° flex. All of the home therapist I've seen so far (except 1) have been the "No pain no gain variety" and have worked me to the point of major swelling, and pain for day's after. 14 day's post op I had the staples removed and my Dr said I am in desperate need of an MUA and was putting the request in to my ins Co. (still without actually measuring). Today I was finally able to go to the Dr's therapy center and had a much better session. Upon completion the therapist measured my flex and I was at 65° (a 13° increase in basically a week).
Is my Dr being overly aggressive in pressuring me to have an MUA this soon? Especially since now that I'm out of the intense pain caused by the overly aggressive home therapist. Everything I've read seems to point to having an MUA after 8 or more weeks post op. Thank you for your time and any help/opinions.
Is my Dr being overly aggressive in pressuring me to have an MUA this soon? Especially since now that I'm out of the intense pain caused by the overly aggressive home therapist. Everything I've read seems to point to having an MUA after 8 or more weeks post op. Thank you for your time and any help/opinions.