Different PTs and different surgeons have a different “gold standards.” My PT told me that I should be at 95 at my 2 week appointment and he forced it to that number to ensure that. About an hour later at my check up my surgeon also pushed it and said it was 97.
I now know that in reality there is no date by which you must achieve a certain number. Each of us and our recoveries are different, we heal differently and eventually we all get to the end of this recovery, but in our own timeframe.
Don’t let anyone push your knee to a better bend. My ROM continued to increase after my second year anniversary, so don’t believe the window of opportunity they tell you.
I now know that in reality there is no date by which you must achieve a certain number. Each of us and our recoveries are different, we heal differently and eventually we all get to the end of this recovery, but in our own timeframe.
Don’t let anyone push your knee to a better bend. My ROM continued to increase after my second year anniversary, so don’t believe the window of opportunity they tell you.