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Here is a website you may find helpful. It's called, "Bonesmart.org". Doing too much too soon, is what causes inflammation, swelling, and ultimately that scar tissue. Try to just do gentle slides and bends, several times per day - GENTLY!! PT is now kinder, and understands the problems created by "pushing through the pain". Just push to the point of discomfort - that is all. Try to get a cryotherapy machine, and use it before and after PT for swelling and pain relief. It really helps. But the experts at Bonesmart.org are very helpful.
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I always wondered about this. They had 2 people bending my leg or pushing down on it. It was excruciating. 3x a week for months ( after MUA too). Next knee = different PT and better follow up w surgeon ( 4 hours away).
I followed BoneSmart's recommendation where to have a revision TKR and it was a disaster!
BoneSmart stands with the minority in the concept of not going beyond pain in PT. Again, in this world of opinions, whether right or wrong, it's just another opinion. Until Orthopedist and physical therapist agree on procedures from surgery to recovery every TKR is a crap shoot. You can debate me with the argument that every case is different but all my surgeries were to relieve me of bone on bone pain. I had different surgeons, different hospitals, different prosthetics, and oh so many different physical therapist methods.
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Great, I’ll check it out today. Thanks so much.