MUA following TKR
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Hi again. I am now just over 6 weeks post TKR, it still can only manage a 74 degree bend despite extensive physio. Have my 6 week checkup with my consultant tomorrow and have a feeling he may want to do this. Anyone have any experiences of this please?? Thanks x
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kathryn42410 Kmcg14
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I am 14 weeks post and was given longer to work with physio to see if it would improve.
I have heard a lot of positive things about the results following an MUA (only a few negative about pain...I am still in a lot of pain so I'm not overly concerned with this).
Let me know how you get on x
caroline46398 Kmcg14
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patsyrose Kmcg14
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I've had MUAs on both of my knees. You are put out for about 30 mins and then the consultant bends the knee to break the adhesions that have formed. You will wake up on a CPM machine, which you can control yourself. You may have some aching, but not much. With both of my knees, I had a problem straightening them after a few months. The first knee was solved by the MUA, the second hasn't been. My consultant thinks that my problem is probably excess scar tissue, so I could be facing another operation at the year stage.
I wish you all the best. An MUA is certainly nothing to worry about.
Patsy
shirley87815 Kmcg14
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Good luck.
irish_linda Kmcg14
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joansgarden Kmcg14
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Mr_Ynot joansgarden
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i had my MUA 14hrs ago and hope mine ends up like yours as right now it's sore but a lot of discomfort I feel every moment more in my knee and feel movement inside the knee I didn't feel before, my quads new my knee are very tender also. I am currently icing it to soothe these sensations and sleep well earlier in the night I still had the anaesthetic that was making me sleepy as that wore out so did my sleep...lol
i didnt come out with a CPM machine I don't think my surgeon actually thinks they are that good but have physio that I will be doing in fact I will go to the hydro pool and spa tonight he suggested this would be good for the scar tissues and tightness I have in my muscles around my knee.
My surgeon also said not to worry about the MUA you will come out of it no different pain wise or discomfort then what I am experiencing now 9weeks post TKR...... Well that was a lie I came out with a lot of pain and need a good dosage of drugs compared to my TKR and now feels like what it felt week 1 of my TKR can hardly put any weight bearing on it.....
I hope it's just the first 24hrs as so far what he said is not what I'm experiencing... but I'm staying positive and have faith...
here's hoping to the same results you got 6 months later and putting it all behind me....😀
joansgarden Mr_Ynot
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Thing was that once the block wore off it got VERY painful and the quad muscle was so sore then that it prevented me from bending - plus the swelling. What with the pain back and the bend getting worse every day, by day 8 after MUA I was a total wreck.
Then I saw a different therapist and she spent a good deal of time massaging the area to try to reduce the swelling and that really helped, then I saw another who, instead of forcing it to bend, very gently worked on it until I could relax, and as soon as I did he got it right back to 125 degree bend.
I'd say if you are on the same path as me it will be painful for about 2 weeks and then start to ease off. My surgeon said not to rush to get off the pain pills so I think it was about 3 or 4 weeks after the MUA that I started reducing them, and took about another 3 weeks to get right off them.
kathryn42410 Mr_Ynot
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Kath x
Dotty_Lotty Kmcg14
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