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IT band syndrome after knee replacement
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I have this exact problem as many others have. Key as far as I understand is that after 3 months the pain at a site of injury is deemed chronic, and is increasingly correlated with the state of that injury. Basically, the mind habitually creates the tension as a protective mechanism without verifying it is needed. My feeling is that the continuing numbness of skin is the factor that keeps the brain protecting. Problem is that the protection limits movement and can derail the patella.
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This is PRECISELY my experience and thought path. Thanks! It is not just that pain is involved, but that the brain tightens. The books on pain never covered this additional matter. When the patella derails, it feeds a problem scenario back to the brain that then feels it needs to sustain the tightness. Proof perfect that the mind is fragmented in operation and often does not fit all pieces of the jigsaw together. The degree of pain is termed a biopsychosocial matter. My brain is hypervigilent so it LOVES to protect me fiercely. Which then creates the pain and derailing problem.