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Iontophoresis after total knee replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jan 1 12:10pm | Replies (10)

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Thanks Joe....I am I am almost 16 months out. I finally was send to a sports medicine guy and the quad muscle above my right knee has scar tissue and inflammation and is 2 1.2 times the size of the one on the left and does not move easily so it's pulling and creating stiffness and soreness to where I use lots of Ben gay in the evening, My ROM without a band is at 120 and I do everything I did prior to surgery except run and jump as the told me not to. I have iced, used heat and I ride a bike every day (stationary) and stretch. I was pre-diabetic at one time as well and know limiting sugar does help which I have done. I can take Tylenol but have to be careful with meds because if constipation is a side effect then it happens to me (I can take Naproxen sparingly). He injected fluid into the quad muscle my first visit and sent me back to PT. They are doing scraping (that hurts), cupping with the suction cups (that hurts too lol), massage and various exercises. It's helping but he added the iontophoresis to help get things down and move easier. I'm sure hoping I a one of those people that takes 2 years to heal. I'm doing everything that is right and I just don't get why it is taking so long. Took me 9 months to get an answer for the pulling and it was 2 secretaries suggestions that got me in to see the sports medicine guy who did an ultrasound and showed me the issue comparing it to my left leg as my Dr. did nothing except say my x-ray looked great.

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Had bilateral TKR 7/23/19. Had terrible hyperextension of both knee afterward and in 4/1/21 had rods put in right knee which made my leg an inch longer than the other. I’ve had pain and numbness the entire time. There is some swelling still. I’ve had lots of PT! I have trouble doing stairs, standing and walking even short distances now. My pain mgmt doc said some people will have chronic pain the rest of their lives. I guess you are like me. Sorry. I wish there was something more to do. On hydrocodone 10 at least 3-4 times day and night.