Re: A Question about knee movement

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JJ

I think you are doing fine. To go from 77 degrees to 93 in a week is

good. Use lots of ice and take something (meds) an hour before the PT

if you think you need it. It took me two to three months to get the

min-flexure. Most places want 100-110 degrees and 0 degrees before

they stop the PT. Once you get to 100 try getting on a bike and see

how the feels. You might need to adjust the seat.

Don

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> I see several posts about not having much knee movement after a

> certain amount of time. I would like to know what seems to be ok or

> normal and what isn't. Tomorrow will be a month and the first two weeks

> I did not have a good Therapist and she did nothing concerning my knee

> movement but now I have a Therapist that is working hard to give me

> movement. I had 77 degrees last Monday when she started and now I am

> at 93 degrees with my knee and down to 3 degrees on my knee being

> straight. She seems to think we are making progress and I do trust

> her a lot. Is 93 degrees at a month out ok especially since we have

> been working on this for only a little over a week?. I am learning a lot

> from all your posts. I never dreamed there was so much to an operation

> lol. I am finding out how little I know about post-operative Therapy

> on the knee. JJ

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Don thanks for the advice. I am open to any and all advice as I

want to have a successful recovery and be able to function well and

without pain. I tell my Therapist to push me as hard and she thinks

necessary. I am trying to walk a mile a day and exercise at home 2

times a day. Some days I feel I may have over done it so I back off a

little until the next day. Thanks again Don. JJ

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> > I see several posts about not having much knee movement after a

> > certain amount of time. I would like to know what seems to be ok

or

> > normal and what isn't. Tomorrow will be a month and the first two

weeks

> > I did not have a good Therapist and she did nothing concerning my

knee

> > movement but now I have a Therapist that is working hard to give

me

> > movement. I had 77 degrees last Monday when she started and now I

am

> > at 93 degrees with my knee and down to 3 degrees on my knee being

> > straight. She seems to think we are making progress and I do trust

> > her a lot. Is 93 degrees at a month out ok especially since we

have

> > been working on this for only a little over a week?. I am

learning a lot

> > from all your posts. I never dreamed there was so much to an

operation

> > lol. I am finding out how little I know about post-operative

Therapy

> > on the knee. JJ

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