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I had tkr on July 12, 2016. I'm having a difficult time keeping my range of motion. Any suggestions?I go to therapy 3xs a week, I have a cpm at home, and a flexonator. I go to gym and water exercise. I have used heat and ice. My knee is still stiff. Help me out.
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Oldfatguy1 philguud
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Really, you are still very early. A couple of months is just the start of long term rehab. I might suggest you slow down A little. In my opinion you are working it too hard, too much. Leave the heat alone. It can cause set backs. I now it "feels good" but it doesnt heal. My therapist who is a a PhD and certified sports therapist, has shown and proven to me what damage heat does. Slow down and hydrate well. Let your muscles rest. This every day all day stuff doesn't give your body time to heal and itvwont heal without rest. The body no brain was designed to work all the time. The are no gold stars given for pushing yourself too much because there Really isn't a first placed In this race. We are call different in our healing so find your pace and not someone elses. I've been through this so many times and found each of my 5 rehabs have been unique one to the other. This is a marathon.....not a sprint.
philguud Oldfatguy1
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Oldfatguy1 philguud
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Really, you are still very early. A couple of months is just the start of long term rehab. I might suggest you slow down a little. In my opinion you are working it too hard, too much. Leave the heat alone. It can cause set backs. I know it "feels good" but it doesnt heal. My therapist who is a a PhD and certified sports therapist, has shown and proven to me what damage heat does. Slow down and hydrate well. Let your muscles rest. This every day all day stuff doesn't give your body time to heal and it wont heal without rest. The body and brain wasnt designed to work all the time. There are no gold stars given for pushing yourself too much because there Really isn't a first place In this race. We are all different in our healing so find your pace and not someone elses. I've been through this so many times and found each of my 5 rehabs have been unique one to the other. This is a marathon.....not a sprint. Remember some basics...good nutrition, lots of water and good rest. Common sense is much more important than an extra couple hours working on the leg
moandrieu philguud
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Well, stiffness with happen. It takes a long time. I just would keep flexing my knee like I did prior to surgery. Even 1.5 years later I'd notice it especially when walking down the stairs in the morning. But now, almost 2 years later, I feel like most of the stiffness has gone away. I also worked on it while reading or on my laptop (which I often do on my bed with my legs out in front of my. So I alternate between pulling my knees up and holding it there for a while to having them out flat, straigh in front of me. I hope that helps you some.
-Mo
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