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Knee Replacement: Discharged from PT due to insurance

Posted by dkapustin @dkapustin, Apr 16, 2019

I was released from PT due to insurance reasons with ROM ending up being 111/0. All they said was to stay active so I didn't loose what I had. In addition to the bike, what else do you do to improve and/or keep your ROM? Heel slides haven't improved my ROM in weeks so I am taking them out of the daily exercise routine. (I may do 15 in the evening if I feel stiff but I can't live a life doing them so I think at 3 months PO, it's time to say good bye to those) Also, I'm still limping along with a cane so I'm in the process of trying to figure out how to get in and out of a pool for therapy safely with just the cane. TIA for any tips and advice.

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JK | @contentandwell | Apr 25, 2019
In reply to @dkapustin "@debbraw I live in the Tampa Bay area and have been to at least a half..." + (show)
@dkapustin

@debbraw I live in the Tampa Bay area and have been to at least a half a dozen outpatient PT clinics, in addition to, skilled nursing facilities caring for myself, my mother, and my sister. They all work on several people at one time. Not in a group setting, of course, but they set a person up for an exercise, say something like, "do 2 sets of 15 and hold for 5 seconds" and walk away to their other patient and repeat. Sometimes they just walk away and work on their laptops. But I have never had them actually stand there and watch me or my family member do their sets or the bike warmups. They always go on to do something and then come back and move me to the next exercise.

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@dkapustin When I am doing something the therapist stays close by to make sure I am doing it correctly. He very occasionally goes into his office for something if I'm on the bike or treadmill for warmup. a long time ago I did have one therapist who kept walking away but I think she was flirting with a guy therapist!
JK

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Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Apr 25, 2019
In reply to @dkapustin "@debbraw I live in the Tampa Bay area and have been to at least a half..." + (show)
@dkapustin

@debbraw I live in the Tampa Bay area and have been to at least a half a dozen outpatient PT clinics, in addition to, skilled nursing facilities caring for myself, my mother, and my sister. They all work on several people at one time. Not in a group setting, of course, but they set a person up for an exercise, say something like, "do 2 sets of 15 and hold for 5 seconds" and walk away to their other patient and repeat. Sometimes they just walk away and work on their laptops. But I have never had them actually stand there and watch me or my family member do their sets or the bike warmups. They always go on to do something and then come back and move me to the next exercise.

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@dkapustin - I am sorry for your experience with PT. My therapist stayed with me and sometimes even actually moved my leg, let me push against her, held the rubber bands for me to pull, etc. She was very engaged in the whole process. Even if she wasn't physically helping me, she watched my face and monitored my movement. You have made me realize (again) how luck I was to have both of my excellent physical therapists!

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JK | @contentandwell | May 19, 2019
In reply to @dkapustin "@contentandwell Actually that’s exactly what I’ve been doing per my OS. I saw him today and..." + (show)
@dkapustin

@contentandwell Actually that’s exactly what I’ve been doing per my OS. I saw him today and he took new x-rays and reviewed my exercise regimen. He said that at three months post op, I should only be working my lower body every other day at most. He firmly believes that I’m over exercising and that’s why am in so much pain. I made the mistake of joining Facebook groups for knee replacements, and although the people meant well, they were Nazi exercisers! I kept hearing things like “no pain, no gain, and I just thought that more was good. Starting today, I’m only going to do lower body every other day and just stretch and practice walking on the in between. Hopefully, that will help. Thanks for responding to my post

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@dkapustin I haven't seen a posting from you for a while about your knee. How is it doing? I hope that cutting back on exercises a bit has helped you, and you are in less pain than you were, but still doing well with ROM.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Jul 15, 2019
In reply to @dkapustin "@contentandwell Actually that’s exactly what I’ve been doing per my OS. I saw him today and..." + (show)
@dkapustin

@contentandwell Actually that’s exactly what I’ve been doing per my OS. I saw him today and he took new x-rays and reviewed my exercise regimen. He said that at three months post op, I should only be working my lower body every other day at most. He firmly believes that I’m over exercising and that’s why am in so much pain. I made the mistake of joining Facebook groups for knee replacements, and although the people meant well, they were Nazi exercisers! I kept hearing things like “no pain, no gain, and I just thought that more was good. Starting today, I’m only going to do lower body every other day and just stretch and practice walking on the in between. Hopefully, that will help. Thanks for responding to my post

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@dkapustin How is your knee doing now? I presume you cut back a bit on exercise. Has that helped?
JK

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