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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 22, 2024 | Replies (748)
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@cindymattern

You have been very helpful and I appreciate that. I am going back to Aquafit starting in April (I put my membership on hold) as I haven't felt steady on my feet to go back and I am very conscious of my walking so I don't fall or slip if wet outside. We are heading to Universal again in December and I will be 13 months out by then so hoping I can do all the walking etc....it is about 18,000 steps a day and we was almost 5 miles a day. My ROM is 115 and 123 with a strap when I have had it checked so that is not the issue...just all the referred soreness and pain in other areas. I have a compression knee sleeve that I wear that helps but haven't found any compression/neuropathy sock that fits me well as I have big ankles and calves (even in high school) with a 190 weight. Thank you fo much for all your suggestions. We do tend to overdo and I'm doing all I did prior to surgery except mowing the grass which I want to do in a few months lol

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continentalred | @continentalred | Mar 3, 2023

My PT prescribed my compression stocking. Ii was fitted for it and it comes over the knee and up to mid thigh
If possible try to do aquafit classes in the deep end that way there is no impact on your knee as you go through the movements. Your legs also get great resistance as you move them freely through the deep water.
I also purchased a walking bike about a year and a half before surgery to help improve my leg strength. It has been wonderful and I still use it now. They are expensive but in my opinion worth every penny. I even use it in the winter.
The last thing I want to mention is weight. Every extra pound of body weight puts and extra 4-5 lbs on the knee joints. I lost 20 lbs in the past 2 years not just through exercise but changing my eating times. I only eat between 10 am and 8 pm. In between I eat what I want. It really was an effortless way to lose weight. A form of intermittent fasting.
Hope this helps 🤗
PS The walking bike is called the Alinker
https://www.thealinker.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIw-rKisLA_QIVKmpvBB1-cAm9EAAYASAAEgIjoPD_BwE

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