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TKR 10 MONTHS AND VERY STIFF
I HAD TKR 10 MONTHS AGO AND HAD GOOD RANGE OF MOTION, BUT VERY STIFF KNEE RESULTING IN A BAD LIMP. SURGEON SAID X-RAYS GREAT AND NOTHING TO DO. I STARTED SHOCK WAVE THERAPY WITH ELECTRIC ACCUPUNTURE ONCE A WEEK. 5 WEEKS LATER 50 PERCEENT BETTER.SURGEON SAID I MIGHT ALWAYS NEED A WALKER. NOW NO MORE WALKER.
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Do you own a tens machine ? That is what I’m using for inflammation . They are inexpensive now and if you buy from your physio they will show you how to use it .
I seem to keep inflammation longer then many but I do love salt 🤷🏻♀️
THANKS. I WILL LOOK INTO THIS. LANA
"No more walker". Perhaps one should also say "No more doctor". I could probably train a chimpanzee to look at an x-ray. There is more to being a good orthopedist than simply looking at an x-ray.
I struggled with being very stiff and not getting good ROM. My PT could force my knee, and it hurt, but the ROM was there. I just couldn't seem to do it on my own. Eventually I discovered that I got better ROM doing two things --
1. Instead of lying on my back trying to slide my heel toward my butt, I laid on my side, brought my thigh up, and then bent my knee.
2. I hung my leg over the end of my bed -- I have a brass bed with a horizontal pole -- and relaxed my leg. I did this with a foam wedge too.
I'm guessing that I had some tension that was restricting my ROM, and both of these exercises allowed me to be more relaxed. My surgeon seemed surprised at the increase in ROM between visits. I don't know what my ROM is now, but it is as good on the new knee as it is on the other.
THANK YOU. I WILL TRY THIS FOR STIFFNESS, BUT MY ROM IS REALLY GOOD. THE SHOCK WAVE AND ACCUPUNCTURE ARE REALLY GETTING RID OF MY STIFFNESS.
YOU MADE MY DAY. LANA