Connect
← Return to Scar tissue after knee replacement
Discussion
Scar tissue after knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 10 8:31am | Replies (1550)Comment receiving replies
Good evening @anniesnaps and others who have read your post or need to read it. This was quite a thoughtful recording of your genuine and authentic thoughts and an evaluation of your attempts to find a solution for scar tissue after a TKR.
I just wanted to add one option that might have value and that is MFR, Myofascial Release Therapy. Fascia, the connective tissue in our bodies, can become restricted and painful. Removing the restriction takes gentle hands and specially trained therapists.
May I ask another question? Have you experienced Baker's Cysts? They also can be an indicator of the presence of a cyst-like vessel that has filled with fluid. Here is a link to the foremost expert in this field, John Barnes.
http://www.myofascialrelease.com.
Give it a look and ask any questions that come up for you.
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris
Replies to "Good evening @anniesnaps and others who have read your post or need to read it. This..."
Connect
@artscaping Hi Chris, Thank you for the information about MFR. I’ll ask my physical therapist about it and also talk to the pain management doctor, and I’ll let you know if I have any questions.
I did have a few large Baker’s Cysts and also some smaller ones. My old PT mentioned once that she wondered if I might have developed more since my surgeries. The orthopedic surgeon never responded when she reached out to him about this. What test would I need to get to see if I have this problem? (My pain management doctor only did an ultrasound on my thigh right above my knee, and based on that test she decided that scar tissue is the cause of my problem.) Do you know of any additional diagnostic tests that might benefit me?
I’m currently getting iASTM to help with the scar tissue. My pain management doctor says that the iASTM and strengthening exercises should help. My PT has me do modified strengthening exercises so I don’t put weight on my bent knee and cause more inflammation and scar tissue.
My husband works 60 plus hours a week and for the last few years has had to do the laundry and other chores because I’m still not able to do stairs. I can’t walk more than 1/4 mile without additional pain and swelling. Many of my friends are very active, so I’m left out a lot. It’s been a lonely road, but I’m thankful for people like you and the others who have replied to my post. During the past seven months I’ve had a cancer diagnosis, radiation, two non-orthopedic surgeries, plus the chronic knee pain. I have been a survivor my whole life, and I won’t give up!