Scared of pain in PT

Posted by babette @babette, Aug 22, 2018

I'm starting outpatient PT next week ... I'll be 5 weeks out from a R TKR. Until now I've had gentle PT at home and I'm concerned about more aggressive PT being painful. I'm also concerned about it creating more inflammation and, in my case, scar tissue. Reasonable fear? Words of wisdom/encouragement most welcome!

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@lioness While we are talking about supplements: after doing some research I started taking tart cherry extract. It's hard to know if it's helping because I take conventional anti-inflammatories as well. This is what I take: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TP54IFO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Babette I,ve heard of tart cherries let me know if it works Right now I take Tumeric 400 mg everyday seems to work also drink ginger,-Tumeric tea its good for inflammation and works for me.

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@lioness

Babette I,ve heard of tart cherries let me know if it works Right now I take Tumeric 400 mg everyday seems to work also drink ginger,-Tumeric tea its good for inflammation and works for me.

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Yes, turmeric is excellent. I don't know if taking it along with tart cherry is a good plan, though! Must do a little more research.

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Yes, turmeric is excellent. I don't know if taking it along with tart cherry is a good plan, though! Must do a little more research.

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Babette I do research everything also I like a website http://www.ncih.nih.com but there are others also

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