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Should I use private physio at same time as health service one?

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Nextoneplease
Nextoneplease

Hi everyone

There is a lot of discussion on here about physio and at 3 weeks post op, I'm desperate for physio support. I'm in the UK and will get one physio home visit next week, followed up by a few rehab assistant visits to monitor the situation.

This doesn't seem like enough to me. I do know a good private physio (expensive, but good) and last night in the middle of the night - unable to sleep - I made an appointment online for next week. 

My query is, have people worked with two physio sand two plans? Will one contradict the other and which should I give priority to? Any suggestions very welcome.

Good luck everyone smile

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    irish_linda Nextoneplease

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    hi im in ireland , we do get physio in the hospital at least once a week for how many wks needed .but in saying that its not individual !! physio spends time with you and probably 3-4 others so they usualy spend time with all of us but also gets us to work by ourselves while she checks someone else .    why im telling you this is private is just that you and the physio for the time you pay for .    you say your 3wks post op so you should have had physio by now ,you need to know how your bend is and what deg of bend you have ,plus the extension of your knee .these things you want to know !!! so you can work on them .If you cant the the physio from the hospital then if you can afford to pay physio i would go for some but you could wait till the 6wk mark and see how you improve in the mean time .swelling takes time to go down so use ice just as much as before plus do your excersises dont neglect them or you will be sorry  good luck to you
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