Scar tissue after knee replacement

Posted by leithlane @leithlane, Jan 31, 2017

I had knee replacement surgery 6 weeks ago . Through PT I have been working on breaking up the scar tissue only for it to regrow by the time I get back to PT two days later. I have been massaging at home, using a hand held massager and roller. It is painful and swollen. I am getting very disheartened. Any suggestions as to what else I can do. Has anyone had laser treatments to break up scar tissue? Were they effective?

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@lioness

@ Contantandwell I didn't mean to imply that this is the total reason but Im suspicious in general with the Drug Companies and how they push meds on Dr,s The flex machine
may have had something that wasn't working right I don't know. P.T is needed I don't think it will go away unless they start using robots,pray not lol

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@lioness I tend to be very suspicious of drug companies, they sometimes take drugs off the market that are really benefitting people but are not making enough profit for them -- I have seen this happen.
At one point a few years ago they posted a list in the local paper of how much every doctor in Manchester was profiting from drug companies! Good info.
I had the flex machine after my first TKR and did not find it helpful at all.
JK

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@contentandwell

@lioness I tend to be very suspicious of drug companies, they sometimes take drugs off the market that are really benefitting people but are not making enough profit for them -- I have seen this happen.
At one point a few years ago they posted a list in the local paper of how much every doctor in Manchester was profiting from drug companies! Good info.
I had the flex machine after my first TKR and did not find it helpful at all.
JK

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@Contantandwell sorry it didn't help guess everyone is different my Mom had it for both her tkr she did did fine on it.A friend has a disease I never heard of before. Lipedeme have you? Its not lymphedema .

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@lioness

@Contantandwell sorry it didn't help guess everyone is different my Mom had it for both her tkr she did did fine on it.A friend has a disease I never heard of before. Lipedeme have you? Its not lymphedema .

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@lioness no, I’ve never heard of it so I just googled it - it’s actually lipedema. Did she need the flex machine for that?
JK

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@contentandwell my post disappeared Dr said it'd inflammation ,put her on anti inflammatory diet Legs drain like lympadema

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@lioness

@contentandwell my post disappeared Dr said it'd inflammation ,put her on anti inflammatory diet Legs drain like lympadema

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@lioness Is she doing better now, since being put on anti-inflammatory drugs? I hope so, pain can be so wearing when it's persistent.
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@contentandwell

@lioness no, I’ve never heard of it so I just googled it - it’s actually lipedema. Did she need the flex machine for that?
JK

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@Contantandwell no she didn't but her legs are wrapped for the leakage and Dr is ordering her some kind of wrap for her legs she is doing better on the anti inflammatory diet and the ginger-Tumeric tea I suggested to her.

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@lioness

@Contantandwell no she didn't but her legs are wrapped for the leakage and Dr is ordering her some kind of wrap for her legs she is doing better on the anti inflammatory diet and the ginger-Tumeric tea I suggested to her.

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@Contantandwell Im going to tell her about the golden milk I just had some I like it maybe better then the G-T tea

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@lioness

@Contantandwell Im going to tell her about the golden milk I just had some I like it maybe better then the G-T tea

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@lioness if you don’t mind a few extra calories, Whole Foods has a delicious turmeric, ginger “chai” in non-refrigerated cartons, made by Rishi. You’re supposed to froth milk to add to it but I just add plain almond milk.
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@lioness if you don’t mind a few extra calories, Whole Foods has a delicious turmeric, ginger “chai” in non-refrigerated cartons, made by Rishi. You’re supposed to froth milk to add to it but I just add plain almond milk.
JK

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@contentandwell sounds good

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@peach414144 one that is for nny on T.V is America,s funniest videos just saw a 🦃 fighting with a postman

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