Good afternoon
This is a great site and It's been really informative reading some of the articles and others' experiences.
I had my total knee replacement on 5th January, so it's still early days form me. The procedure appeared to go we'll and I hit all of PT expectations and was able to head home after 4 days.
However after a couple of days my quadricep became very painful, stopping me from bending my leg sufficiently to complete my bending exercises properly and it has got tighter over the next couple of days. This "dead leg" probably came about because of the tourniquet during the op.
I've still tried to do extension exercises and weight bearing, but my knee is now swollen as well. I think I may have pushed myself too hard.
I am concerned about missing a few days exercises because of the emphasis place upon these, but I can hardly bend my leg at all present. The treatment for a dead leg is initially full rest and RICE....the opposite of what I'm attempting to do.
I know this is not a major issue and I'm sure others would have been through the same situation. It would be great to find how how they dealt with it
This is a great site and It's been really informative reading some of the articles and others' experiences.
I had my total knee replacement on 5th January, so it's still early days form me. The procedure appeared to go we'll and I hit all of PT expectations and was able to head home after 4 days.
However after a couple of days my quadricep became very painful, stopping me from bending my leg sufficiently to complete my bending exercises properly and it has got tighter over the next couple of days. This "dead leg" probably came about because of the tourniquet during the op.
I've still tried to do extension exercises and weight bearing, but my knee is now swollen as well. I think I may have pushed myself too hard.
I am concerned about missing a few days exercises because of the emphasis place upon these, but I can hardly bend my leg at all present. The treatment for a dead leg is initially full rest and RICE....the opposite of what I'm attempting to do.
I know this is not a major issue and I'm sure others would have been through the same situation. It would be great to find how how they dealt with it