Had an MUA on the 12th April and was making good progress until I was taken ill with gastroenteritis and became an dehydrated that I was admitted to hospital.
My last physio was on the 21st April and my rom was 105, I'm pleased to say that after nearly 2wks of just very mild excersing my rom is now 115, my physiotherapist has reduced my appointments to just once a wk from today, to say I'm a happy little bunny is an understatement,
Glynis xx
I'm sooo happy to hear your news! That is awesome! Keep up the good work!
Really pleased for you Glynis.
I think yours is the first happy ending to a MUA that I have seen, which pleases me as I may be on the cards for one!
I hope your recovery continues so well
Tricia xxx
Glad to hear it Glynis. I had TKR ON 27 Apr and was violent sick and diarrhoea on 30 Apr at home. Fortunately it passed and just had my first pysio today - ouch! Keep at it!
Glad to hear it Glynis. I had TKR ON 27 Apr and was violent sick and diarrhoea on 30 Apr at home. Fortunately it passed and just had my first pysio today - ouch! Keep at it!
By the way what's an MUA?
Manipulation under anesthesia
It's to break up scar tissue that has formed in and around the knee. The dr bends the knee as far as it goes to give range of motion
Hi Ken, my MUA was done because my kneecap had moved while having physio, so my knee would only bend to 65, so as you can see it works for some of us but not everyone.
Hi linlee,
How are you getting on, hope you're on the mend. xx
Hi Tricia, please don't worry about having an MUA, it's not as painful as you would expect and as for pain relief I only took them for 2days, don't even take them when I have my physio, but I still elevate & ice at least 4 times a day xx
I wish I could say all is well. My Dr pulled me from pt for 2 day my knee was so swollen I couldn't bend it on Monday. Friday I was 101. It was so painful over the weekend. Did my pt the best I could. Monday I was 40! Did my exercises yesterday morning and went to pt I was 65. The pt person I go to jams my knee. I know it needs to be aggressive but he goes over the top. My dr wants my knee to settle down and I can continue pt on friday. I do see my Dr tomorrow.
Wow sounds scary Glynis. Glad all is progressing now. Ooh just had the electric shock feeling in the incision - weird!
My op was done on 6thJanuary and I still get these pains but not half as bad xx
Awe bless you linlee, you were doing so good aswell, try not to let it get to you, I have just proved it that even without the torture our physiotherapists put us through we can still go forward.
Keep me updated on your recovery
Glynis xx
Glad things r going well for u now😀😅💁🏻keep up the good work
So happy to hear this! Great job!! I'm in the same boat as Linlee.. I've had SO much swelling that I can't bend like I need to inorder to keep thinks moving. I think I had a strain or tear in my quad during the MUA with the amount of pain & swelling. I go back to the Dr tomorrow. I'm about 98 degrees, which is better than when I went in, but disappointing. I'm hoping the swelling will go down so I can get the movement I need.
Hi Linlee. I'm in the same situation...My swelling is crazy and it is so painful that I haven;t been able to do anything. I've been to PT 3x now, but I'm so limited because of the swelling. I go to the Dr tomorrow. I'm hoping that it settles down so I can progress. I bought a portable electric stimulator (TENS) unit & am hoping that helps. Let me know what the Dr says. Good luck!
My quad is still pretty sore. I'm constantly massaging it. I thought the same that I must have a tear...I also go to Dr tomorrow. Are you going to pt?
Let me know about the TENS unit. I use that at pt. I didn't no that was something that could be bought. Def going to look into it. Good luck to you at drs tomorrow and please let me know. We can compare notes...:-)
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I've been to PT 3 times since Thursday. I was so sore Monday that it seemed pointless. I have much more range on the machines at PT than I did prior to MUA but it's done with force. I used the TENS unit today at PT and liked it, so hopefully that will help. If you are in the states, it was $70 at CVS