RTKR Aug 4 2020
Hello all. This forum has been awesome to bring my expectations for recovery into reality. Im nearly 8 weeks in, and the path is there, but very bumpy!
Armed with a list of exercises given out when I left the hospital, I diligently worked thru the basics 3 times a day. Basics included heel slides, and quad exercises in various formats.
Started formal PT at about 2 weeks post op. ROM initially improved quite fast. At about 4 weeks out, ROM was around 105/0, but that a forced PT position. Relaxed it was more like 70/5.
Around then, the IT band decided to become an issue and I found the snapping pain to be bad enough to stop heel slides and switched to using the exercise bike to work on ROM.
Walking was a bear since my gait was so bad I ended up with a sore hip. Even though the handouts the hospital hands out says to walk, it just wasn't working.
Fast forward another month and the IT band has settled down. Heel slides are doable. But ROM has not changed much. I still have moderate swelling.
If I try and flex the joint to the extreme, it feels like I'm compressing clay inside the joint. I still cant quite pedal the bike all the way around without lifting my hips. If I stick with it for about 10min, it gets a bit easier, but by no means painless. I will usually try it a couple if times a day. I have even skipped a day of ROM stuff to see it improves, but no real change. Trying too hard? Or should i stick with trying to push past the bike pain.
Hello all. This forum has been awesome to bring my expectations for recovery into reality. Im nearly 8 weeks in, and the path is there, but very bumpy!
Armed with a list of exercises given out when I left the hospital, I diligently worked thru the basics 3 times a day. Basics included heel slides, and quad exercises in various formats.
Started formal PT at about 2 weeks post op. ROM initially improved quite fast. At about 4 weeks out, ROM was around 105/0, but that a forced PT position. Relaxed it was more like 70/5.
Around then, the IT band decided to become an issue and I found the snapping pain to be bad enough to stop heel slides and switched to using the exercise bike to work on ROM.
Walking was a bear since my gait was so bad I ended up with a sore hip. Even though the handouts the hospital hands out says to walk, it just wasn't working.
Fast forward another month and the IT band has settled down. Heel slides are doable. But ROM has not changed much. I still have moderate swelling.
If I try and flex the joint to the extreme, it feels like I'm compressing clay inside the joint. I still cant quite pedal the bike all the way around without lifting my hips. If I stick with it for about 10min, it gets a bit easier, but by no means painless. I will usually try it a couple if times a day. I have even skipped a day of ROM stuff to see it improves, but no real change. Trying too hard? Or should i stick with trying to push past the bike pain.