Has anyone lost some range of motion or bend after completing PT?

Posted by cyndi2013 @cyndi2013, 1 day ago

Has anyone lost range of motion or degree of bending after PT?
I have lost some after completing PT. I am 7 months post op, but still do my stretches, bends, stationary bike pedals and walking.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | 1 day ago

@cyndi1023 That is an interesting question - one I was discussing with my PT today, where I am rehabbing from one massive rotator cuff repair, and pain, bursitis and tendinopathy in the other shoulder.

My surgical shoulder has progressed beyond the other one now, 7 months after surgery. My PT instructions from the surgeon direct me to continue the entire PT regimen for TWO FULL YEARS after release from PT (estimated to be July 1st) - we are going to establish a plan for once-a-month in-person sessions to make sure I don't regress.

If I don't challenge myself to keep progressing, I find it easy to backslide because PT gets boring. I have had over a dozen ortho surgeries since age 40 plus chronic arthritis.

ktp21 | @ktp21 | 1 day ago

I’m four months out and yes, I’ve worked so hard, wore braces to avoid a manipulation now doing acupuncture which really does seem to help but there’s not a day that goes by that my knee isn’t the first thing that pops into my head and the last thing before I go to bed. The stiffness and the pain just sucks.

Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | 12 hours ago

In reply to @ktp21 "I’m four months out and yes, I’ve worked so hard, wore braces to avoid a manipulation..." + (show)

Just be patient please. Four months is barely healing time for a knee. With my hips, it was a year before I stopped thinking about them. When my MCL/ACL were replaced, I had nerve issues, so that was almost 2 years before it felt "normal"