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Help with pain after 3 months of TKR
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 16, 2023 | Replies (118)Comment receiving replies
This is such a slow process. I am at 8 months now and even though I’m making progress I’m still not close to where I’d like to be. I ride the bike for 15 minutes everyday and that seems to help me too. Still have pain and stiffness and my walking is better but not great. My PT said to use heat for the pain in the morning so I’m trying that now. Best of luck to you. I hope it gets better. I’m sure it will. My doctor says it will take a year for me!
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It can be a slow process, up to a year. Riding the bike is great for the knee after TKR surgery. Keep doing that.
I would NOT apply heat to a painful knee. I'd stick with ice. The reason? Heat increases blood flow which increases inflammation which increases swelling and pain. IMO that's bad advice. Heat is very rarely helpful to treat anything as it increases inflammation.
Speaking of inflammation - if you eat a lot of sugar (you may to even be aware), that also increases inflammation. Just check what you eat. And dried fruits are notoriously high in sugar.