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IT band syndrome after knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Feb 20, 2023 | Replies (164)Comment receiving replies
Hi,
I can't wait to see my doctor in about 3 hours and will let you know what he says.
I live in Metro Atlanta, areas of East Cobb, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody and Roswell if you have any recommendations of a place in those areas, I would really appreciate your guidance.
I can actually bend my knee to 110 degrees, when I walk, I start feeling pain when the knee bends at about the 30-40 degree flex. It is the motion that hurts, not just the bending and holding it bent.
Luckily, my job as the bookkeeper at an elementary provides me the opportunity to elevate, stretch, and ice as needed. I do numerous stretches during my work day and ice twice during the work day, I elevate over my head at least once in those 8 hours and then when I get home.
How long did you have to go see your MFR therapist until you had your band released? I am just wondering if this is a long term commitment or something that might be achieved in a few visits. I know everyone is different, just curious about your case.
Thanks,
Joan
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Good evening @joanb1229, Sorry I am a bit late in responding. I have been away in my role as a caregiver for a few days. Have you seen your doctor by now? Please let me know what he says/said.
I want to make sure I answer your question about the time it took to be free of the tight IT band.
Actually, this time I began to feel that something was going on the week or so before I mentioned it to my MFR therapist. I thought it might go away but no such luck. And this time it was on my recent TKR knee from 2021.
She immediately found the main restriction. She worked continuously for about 30 minutes before I felt the release (and the discomfort). By the time I got back home, I could tell my IT issue was resolved.
However, I should tell you that I have been working with this particular therapist for two years now. Her partner, who was also there, had performed the MFR procedure on several IT flare-ups (that is what I call them) during the eight years of our relationship.
So I don't quite know how to define the time.......if it is about this one issue, it was 30 minutes. If you want to count the "getting to know you and your IT band" it may be calculated differently.
You sound very committed to your self-treatment activities. Congratulations. That, in itself, is a challenge.
And my question for you is to ask about your job. When you say elementary are you referring to a school admin position? That was my mother's career activity for many, many years.
Chris