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what more can i do to rehab from total knee replacement?

i’m 40 and had a total knee replacement at the end of sept. i’m not getting my range of motion back, and cannot walk still because my knee is bent to far still. i can walk with one crutch, but some days with 2 because it’s at 45degrees…NOT GOOD! i’m doing rehab and home-rehab religiously. i do the prone leg hang with a weight to try and pull my leg straight too. I’ve had 8 prior surgeries, and have never, EVER had this much trouble coming back!

it’s hard to go into all the details, but has anyone had similar problems, and what did you do? my doctor is talking the possibility of putting me to sleep and forcing my knee, but wants to try and avoid that because there’s a chance of damaging tissue around the joint. i know i have about a 6 month period before the scar tissue starts to harden beyond repair without surgery.
thanks for your help!!!

The MET technique is a good idea…I use it frequently, but it is probably too little too late.

Regaining ROM after the 8th week is very difficult as scar tissue has had a chance to adhere. Therefore, a manipulation may be unavoidable…in fact, it may actually take arthroscopic manipulation to release the scar tissue.

Yet, before trying that, I would look into progressive static spliting such as one by JAS. It is a device that allows one to progress a stretch for 30 minutes at a time. It is equipped with a little “crank” on the side of the brace that progresses the stretch every five minutes. The patient is in complete control of the stretch. Talk to your therapist or surgeon about obtaining one of these devices.

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