Soreness and stiffness 10 months post TKR

Thanks kadrash. I admire your persistence and courage. This is a great lesson for all. I think it's abhorrent that a Dr. would accuse you of faking pain to get painkillers.

Stick with it. Excellent work and advice.

I did the exercises on the paper I was given for 8 weeks prior to my surgery as well as Aquafit at the gym. However I did have to cancel my membership because the stopped offering classes when I could go. I had PT for 3 months then off for 4. I did stretching at home, walked lots and used the band doing exercises given at PT. I had lots of arthritis prior to surgery and still have arthritis in several other areas of my body which does not help. Doctor told me some people still continue to have soreness/stiffness no matter what which was rather discouraging. Knee sleeve helps tremendously but can only wear that for 8 hours or so before I need to take it off.

Hi Everyone
I am nine months out from a TKR and basically doing pretty well. Just wondering if anyone has experienced creaking kind of noises (known as crepitation) when straightening the knee after it's been flexed for a while. It's intermittent. I do not have any pain and am able to walk very well. I am due for a visit with the surgeon in a couple of weeks but thought in the meantime I'd see if anyone can shed a little light on this.

I did the exercises on the paper I was given for 8 weeks prior to my surgery as well as Aquafit at the gym. However I did have to cancel my membership because the stopped offering classes when I could go. I had PT for 3 months then off for 4. I did stretching at home, walked lots and used the band doing exercises given at PT. I had lots of arthritis prior to surgery and still have arthritis in several other areas of my body which does not help. Doctor told me some people still continue to have soreness/stiffness no matter what which was rather discouraging. Knee sleeve helps tremendously but can only wear that for 8 hours or so before I need to take it off.

Thanks for the encouragement, I still have sone ways to go but for the first time in years I regained the most important thing I had lost, not my mobility but HOPE.

Thanks for the kind words ezas. And you're right, and I apologize to the people who do have complications that may make my suggestions hard, if not impossible. I am pulling for everyone, and don't mean to knock anyone's program.

I have been beyond amazed by my TKRs. Before I had these, I could barely walk. I did find a very competent surgeon and personal trainer, and by following their instructions, well my life has turned around. I do realize how fortunate I am.

Noise coming from the knee is fairly common after TKR. Certainly check with your surgeon, but if it's minor and intermittent, likely it's nothing to be concerned about.

I have found that consistently working on my quads (squats, extensions, leg presses), and hamstrings keeps my knee capsule "tight" and so I don't hear any sounds. I think for most, though, some sound is common and not a cause for concern.

Yes you are one of the fortunate few. I had bilateral knee surgery in late Feb this year. I had so much swelling and bruising that it made it difficult to do my exercise. I persevered, but even with daily exercises, going to physio, both my knees were stuck.
My left was 75° and my right was 55°. The physio therapist was baffled that the joints just stopped at that. I had an MUA on July 5. It has improved ... my right is now pushing 77° with a -9° extension, and my left finally reached over 90° the other day, it was 98° and extension was -2°.
The cement feeling in my knees and the gridlock was due to scar tissue. I have osteoarthritis in both knees, and a bit in my wrists. Scar tissue is not pleasant, and some has returned, but I'm determined to kick its arse to the curb. I will say though, that what this 5 month journey has done for me, is that I don't want to go through knee surgery ever again, nor an MUA for that matter. I really feel for other patients who have scar tissue . It's debilitating. It makes us feel that there is no hope. I had the surgery because I was bone on bone, but at least I had a 118° left knee bend, and 123° right knee bend before my surgery in Feb. Hindsight is 50/50.
We don't all have that success story to tell. My surgeon kept pushing more and more pain meds , I said NO more after 4 mths of hell. They are very quick to prescribe the opiates, but it's not for me. I'm back to extra strength Tylenol 500 mg, only when i need it, especially at night. I take cbd oil occasionally to get me through the day. I'm getting my life back and it's not going to be on opiates, because they're not for me. Doctors need to quit thinking that every patient is cookie cut exactly the same way and that they should all recover the same. That's been my beef over this. Kudos to you and all others who have a happiest of success stories. My journey isn't over .. but I'll get there. Good luck to all other patients who are struggling with crappy ROM, I know how you feel. Praying 🙏 for all partial knee replacement and total knee replacement patients. I'm in your court. Cheers.

Yes you are one of the fortunate few. I had bilateral knee surgery in late Feb this year. I had so much swelling and bruising that it made it difficult to do my exercise. I persevered, but even with daily exercises, going to physio, both my knees were stuck.
My left was 75° and my right was 55°. The physio therapist was baffled that the joints just stopped at that. I had an MUA on July 5. It has improved ... my right is now pushing 77° with a -9° extension, and my left finally reached over 90° the other day, it was 98° and extension was -2°.
The cement feeling in my knees and the gridlock was due to scar tissue. I have osteoarthritis in both knees, and a bit in my wrists. Scar tissue is not pleasant, and some has returned, but I'm determined to kick its arse to the curb. I will say though, that what this 5 month journey has done for me, is that I don't want to go through knee surgery ever again, nor an MUA for that matter. I really feel for other patients who have scar tissue . It's debilitating. It makes us feel that there is no hope. I had the surgery because I was bone on bone, but at least I had a 118° left knee bend, and 123° right knee bend before my surgery in Feb. Hindsight is 50/50.
We don't all have that success story to tell. My surgeon kept pushing more and more pain meds , I said NO more after 4 mths of hell. They are very quick to prescribe the opiates, but it's not for me. I'm back to extra strength Tylenol 500 mg, only when i need it, especially at night. I take cbd oil occasionally to get me through the day. I'm getting my life back and it's not going to be on opiates, because they're not for me. Doctors need to quit thinking that every patient is cookie cut exactly the same way and that they should all recover the same. That's been my beef over this. Kudos to you and all others who have a happiest of success stories. My journey isn't over .. but I'll get there. Good luck to all other patients who are struggling with crappy ROM, I know how you feel. Praying 🙏 for all partial knee replacement and total knee replacement patients. I'm in your court. Cheers.