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Limited bend after knee replacement over 1 year

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Paddycakes
Paddycakes

I have limited bend, unable to go up or down stairs. I go up,and down stairs one at a time. I have seen surgeon a few months ago and says to keep exercising. did not discuss a MUA. is it to late for a MUA?

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  • nikkiH
    nikkiH Paddycakes

    Posted

    Hi i'm not sure about manipulation,i am 9 months post op and have same problem and was told the same to exercise more,i still have pain especially standing,ill keep my fingers crossed that you heal soon. all the best.

    • Paddycakes
      Paddycakes nikkiH

      Posted

      Hi NikkiHI exercise every day and have pain when I try to push through the bend. It comes from left side of knee and behind the knee. with limited bend is difficult getting off a bus, sitting on low toilets. Hope you heal soon also.

  • susan70411
    susan70411 Paddycakes

    Posted

    im almost 2 years and i still cant bend my

    leg walk up stairs one at a time and still have numbness and pain

    • Paddycakes
      Paddycakes susan70411

      Posted

      Hi Susan I could not walk up stairs for years because of pain and now almost 15 months post I cannot walk up or down because of limited bend.What do we do?

    • martha08360
      martha08360 susan70411

      Posted

      me too susan. be two years in Jan and my ROM is 103. Hurt every single day. every day !!!!

  • Chiva53
    Chiva53 Paddycakes

    Posted

    Hi Paddycakes, I so feel you. I had LTKR on February 2018. My ROM has been very limited since my surgery. I had in home therapy for six week, than went to therapy in May. Did all my exercises even in pool. Eleven months later( January 2019) I had an MUA. Continued with therapy till May 2019. But if I can get to 60º I'm a happy camper. So hopefully it'll be a lot better for you. Good luck and take care.

    P.S I find it easier coming downstairs backwards.

    • Paddycakes
      Paddycakes Chiva53

      Posted

      Hi Chiva My surgery was May 2018 and my ROM was 85. after all physio and exercising still limited bend. my surgeon just asks about walking and sitting because he says it requires 90 degrees. I am around 100 but still knee is stiff. What was your measure that required a MUA?

    • Chiva53
      Chiva53 Paddycakes

      Posted

      Paddy, sitting down bout a 90º but laying down it was 65. But after the mua and the swelling went down if I was laying down with my leg straight when trying to bend my knee, behind my knee and the out side of my calf I could feel like something was stuck and I couldn't bend it. You would hear a loud pop and afterwards I could bend it.

      Going to make an appointment with doc and see what's going on.

  • sarah87162
    sarah87162 Paddycakes

    Posted

    I had TKR 7 years ago.

    Had left TKR.

    I still go up and down stairs one at a time like you but I think that is more to do with the fact that I have quite bad arthritis in my right ankle than anything to do with the left knee.

    Sarah

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