Stiff knee NC
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- Nov 9, 2019
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@Jockette: Thanks for your comments and, esp, sharing the woman's story.
After my replacement, I had painful PT 3x/week for THREE months. Even then it seemed excessive.
I would LOVE not to go to PT nearly as much this time around. I'm scheduled this time 3x/week for 2 weeks, then 2x/week for 3 weeks. (I'm going to a different OS and PT, btw).
It was the PA who said that they wanted me at 90 degrees by 10 days post-op. I'm assuming the OS wants this milestone then, too. I'd love to just do ADL and 2 weeks of PT. That would be my dream. We won't know til they get in there but I think I have a bunch of scar tissue...and it does make me wonder if excessive/painful PT and 6 hrs/day for 5 weeks on a CPM machine contributed to this. (No CPM this time, thankfully). They were NEVER happy with my ROM and flexion, which is demoralizing bc I did all my at-home exercises AND all that PT. I want/need a different outcome than last time!
I appreciate all the feedback/info!
After my replacement, I had painful PT 3x/week for THREE months. Even then it seemed excessive.
I would LOVE not to go to PT nearly as much this time around. I'm scheduled this time 3x/week for 2 weeks, then 2x/week for 3 weeks. (I'm going to a different OS and PT, btw).
It was the PA who said that they wanted me at 90 degrees by 10 days post-op. I'm assuming the OS wants this milestone then, too. I'd love to just do ADL and 2 weeks of PT. That would be my dream. We won't know til they get in there but I think I have a bunch of scar tissue...and it does make me wonder if excessive/painful PT and 6 hrs/day for 5 weeks on a CPM machine contributed to this. (No CPM this time, thankfully). They were NEVER happy with my ROM and flexion, which is demoralizing bc I did all my at-home exercises AND all that PT. I want/need a different outcome than last time!
I appreciate all the feedback/info!