Kneeasles
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Been 9 weeks today and thankful for finding Bonesmart.
Like many, I have struggled with recovery and have relied on my surgeon and physical therapists for the best pathway to recovery.
At 2 weeks post op physical therapist said I was in the top 5% in my recovery and having prior orthopedic surgeries (rotator cuff & ruptured bicep) and recovering quickly I thought I was on the fast track to recovery from TKR. How wrong I was!
Beginning with my next PT appointment it was downhill fast with extremely painful forced stretching and exercises that caused pain, swelling and prevented full extension and a real fight to get to 90 degrees.
I was going to PT 3 times a week and believed the therapists knew what was best but continued to struggle with pain, swelling and lack of sleep.
At my 4 week post op with surgeon he decided I needed a MUA which I had two days later. MUA provided no additional ROM and the vicious cycle with PT continued.
On Saturday I had PT and was directed to perform painful exercises including squats with a 20 pound weight along with forced stretching by physical therapist.
Yesterday I was in so much pain I started searching the internet for answers and came across BoneSmart and today I will be cancelling my remaining PT appointments and dramatically backing off on my home exercise routine as well.
Per PT direction I was riding stationary bike 30 minutes per day, elliptical 15 minutes per day and also several exercises including using 4 pound ankle weight to work on extension.
My knee was not getting any rest and clearly not getting better. As of today I will be following the BoneSmart recovery protocol and am hopeful I will finally get beyond the vicious cycle of swelling, pain and struggling to sleep.
Thank you to all for sharing your recovery experiences.
Like many, I have struggled with recovery and have relied on my surgeon and physical therapists for the best pathway to recovery.
At 2 weeks post op physical therapist said I was in the top 5% in my recovery and having prior orthopedic surgeries (rotator cuff & ruptured bicep) and recovering quickly I thought I was on the fast track to recovery from TKR. How wrong I was!
Beginning with my next PT appointment it was downhill fast with extremely painful forced stretching and exercises that caused pain, swelling and prevented full extension and a real fight to get to 90 degrees.
I was going to PT 3 times a week and believed the therapists knew what was best but continued to struggle with pain, swelling and lack of sleep.
At my 4 week post op with surgeon he decided I needed a MUA which I had two days later. MUA provided no additional ROM and the vicious cycle with PT continued.
On Saturday I had PT and was directed to perform painful exercises including squats with a 20 pound weight along with forced stretching by physical therapist.
Yesterday I was in so much pain I started searching the internet for answers and came across BoneSmart and today I will be cancelling my remaining PT appointments and dramatically backing off on my home exercise routine as well.
Per PT direction I was riding stationary bike 30 minutes per day, elliptical 15 minutes per day and also several exercises including using 4 pound ankle weight to work on extension.
My knee was not getting any rest and clearly not getting better. As of today I will be following the BoneSmart recovery protocol and am hopeful I will finally get beyond the vicious cycle of swelling, pain and struggling to sleep.
Thank you to all for sharing your recovery experiences.
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