Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?

TOTALLY , I have had 3 TKR and could say that feeling has come with each one . I think this is very common. How long ago was your TKR ? Keep rehab forever

Yes, i had the feeling when i was trying to bend my right knee for weeks after surgery. So i understood what people were talking about. However, now that the majority of swelling is gone that tight feeling is gone as well.I am 7 weeks out and my knee feels soooo much better. Keep exercising and moving. Just don’t do tooo much, it increases inflammation and the tight feeling.

Hi @bwilson1114, as you can see from the helpful replies from @vgen and @sprinrosa64, you are not alone in feeling this tightness. In fact, I moved your post to this existing discussion:
- Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-had-a-tight-band-feeling-after-total-knee-replacement/

I did this so you can read the previous post and connect with members easily. How long ago was your knee replacement? Have you started rehab?

Yes, I did have the same…. It went away very slowly at about 8 weeks post Surgery.

I am at 5 months and still have the tight band feeling. I was dismissed from PT at 3 months and since being discharged my ROM is 116 on my own and if I use the band it is 125. However I can't get rid of that tight band feeling. When I do any exercise it really bothers me to where I just want to sit but I know that I should be moving. I walk 4-6,000 steps a day sometimes, use a recumbent bike and do some of the PT exercises but I still can have lots of soreness, stiffness and that band feeling. I feel like it will never go away. I take 600 mg of Gabapentin at bedtime, an occasional Tylenol 3, regular Tylenol and Diclofenac gel and something along the lines of Ben Gay for soreness. I cannot take Nsaids. I feel like it will never go away and my surgeon at 3 months said he would see me back at 9.

7 weeks after knee replacement surgery I’m feeling a tight band around my knee with swelling.Doing PT faithfully. After sitting or lying down my knee is stiff as a board. Solutions ? How long does this last!

I had my knee replacement Feb last year and I have tight in my knee to this and pain and stiffness.
I have talked to my doctor about this
his response was well at least you can walk
I was not able to walk with out a walker befor my surgery ,they let it get that bad befor they done anything about it for me

Hi @ert, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I moved your discussion and combined it with this discussion:

- Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-had-a-tight-band-feeling-after-total-knee-replacement

You are definitely not alone in this feeling. Members like @sprinrosa64, @vgen, and @brescher and so many others experienced the same feeling as well.

@ert, what sort of stretches and activities has PT had you doing? Are you doing anything else like other members have talked about like the pool and biking?

The tight band feeling has somewhat diminished , however there is still a feeling of stiff and tightness on the lateral side of the knee…. I am at 9 months… SLOWLY getting better days. ROM has always good !!!!

Glad the tight band is getting better for you. It took me by surprise. Had no idea it might last so long. Any tips for extra exercise: comfort?