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Scar tissue after knee replacement
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Hi I am almost 6 weeks out and cont to have lots of pain and lack of ROM in spite of PT 3x a week and exercise at home. This knee in all fairness has had over the years 6 other surgeries ( arthroscopes) But very frustrated here too, Was doing better but then had very aggressive PT that sent me back to stage 1 ( since then trying to go less agressive). I too am open to suggestions as a manipulation seems pretty risky for fractures and not being successful.
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@snowdoc2001 I'm 12 months post-op bilateral TKR. At 6 weeks I was losing ROM after doing so well in the beginning of PT, and believe (months later) the aggressive PT was to blame for my set back. My surgeon talked me into a manipulation at 6 weeks by telling me how much better I would be after. I went through with it and that is another of my regrets. I did gain ROM immediately after in the weeks of more aggressive PT. I was in so much pain from the MUA that I had to go back on pain meds. After 3 weeks of PT I started losing ROM again because the inflammation and swelling came back much worse. Then I was told to stop PT for 2 weeks to heal. After the 2 weeks I never got more than 110 on flexion and 5 on extension(I was 96 and 0 before MUA). I continued to be in pain do to the soft tissue damage from the MUA, no fractures from it. I would find a PT immediately and start with gentle PT that involves massage of soft tissue and gentle PT.