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Limited ROM after total knee replacement.
Joint Replacements | Last Active: May 26, 2019 | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
I see you mentioned stretches. My PT tells me not to do stretches and bending on the same day. And to get the angle it takes bending exercises. I use a squat where I hold on to a bar or something and keep shoulders above knees and point my butt out as far as I can. I just got to One 10 today and I was 1053 days ago. I was 90 about two weeks ago. Surgery was five weeks ago. I think fear of bending my knee holds me back on the bending. PT tells me not to worry about it, but my brain imagines the mechanical part breaking out of my bone. I know that won’t happen but I have to learn to trust it.
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@softwaredev How is the knee coming along? Have you gotten beyond 90 in your flexes?
My ortho was very insistent on moving forward slowly, without aggressive PT, and it worked pretty well for me overall, although I did not get to 120° flex, the minimum desired.
Have you gotten over the fear that the new knee will break out of your bones?
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Hi @softwaredev - I totally understand your fear of bending. I had a TKR in April 2017 and at 5 weeks, I don't think I could have bent like that. By 12 weeks I had total extension and 125 degrees bending. Was your surgery 5 weeks ago a TKR? It sounds like you are doing well!