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DiscussionHas anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?
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Jennifer,
If the tightness is on the side of the knee, look up stretches for the illio tibial band (ITB). 118 is very good. Usually 120 is the target. I don't think you need to get to 135, or even 130 to do the quad stretches. Get as far past 120 as is reasonable and you should be fine.
Joe