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DiscussionHas anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?
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Hi, I know this is an old post but It is very hard to find any info on it. I am four and a half years post ACL reconstruction and have that tight band feeling below my knee ( I actually say it feels like a metal tourniquet). Great ROM, no pain at rest, but the second I contract my quads or hamstrings it tightens and it gets worse the more weightbearing I do (walking is bad, running is excruciating) . It stops when I sit down. But everyday all day going about my life I have this and it feels like my leg is being ripped open below my knee. Have had multiple ortho consults, reams of physio, various braces, pain creams and meds, KT tape, acupuncture, nerve blocks, nothing touches it. Very difficult to live with. My MRI is fine. I am Canadian, was wondering if anyone has figured out what it is, was thinking of going Mayo but not sure there are any explanations left….