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Hi Cheryl,
I am using Voltaren, which doesn’t do a lot for me either but it seems to take the edge off. I ran into a friend of mine recently who has bad knees. She told me that she started using Voltaren four times a day and it helped tremendously. After a time, she cut down to twice a day and she said that she feels so much better. She is now continuing with twice a day, every day. When I used it, I only put it on once a day and it didn’t do much but I may start using it twice a day and see if that helps. I also take Advil, which doesn’t do a whole lot, but takes the edge off a little bit. I really think that the best thing you can do for yourself is strengthening the quads because they support the knees. My PT gave me some good exercises for that and I should be more faithful to them because they do help! Keep going to PT for as long as you can! All of my best wishes to you with your recovery! MaryAnn from Boston
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I have also used voltaren and it helps a bit but I would recommend therapeutic massage and a therapy pool of 93 degrees. Before and after my TKR the pool has been the most helpful. I searched high and low for a skilled therapeutic masseuse and finally found one and she is great. She as found my glutes sinjoint and hamstrings are very tight thus my problems with sit to stand. My primary doctor just started me on low impact circuit training yesterday because she feels I’ve spent over a year focusing on my knee. The rest of my body’s reserves are low. It is helping. Terry from Las Vegas nv
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Hi MaryAnn,
Thank you so much for getting back to me. I have Voltaren and will start using it a bit more frequently. I agree on the strengthening of the quads as I'm sure mine were quite weak as a result of the bad knee. I've been cleared to start pilates again and will work with my instructor on just that.
I hope you continue to improve day by day and I will absolutely continue PT for as long as I can.
Have a great week and I'm sure we'll connect soon!
Cheryl from Chicago