Need to ask you lovely folks just over 4 weeks post TKR and the PT tells me I should be able to peddle the excersise bike all the way round , I have tried on my last session but I cannot do it , I can go back and forth as far as it hurts so much, I can’t go on is it just me or is it normal.
Hi, when I had my first TKR it took me 6 weeks before I could pedal all the way around, so try not to worry, just keep trying. With my second TKR, I did it on my first PT session, so just goes to show nothing goes to pattern. Good luck and keep trying. My first was two years ago and second 6 months. Really pleased I have my life back, I excercise every day, and have found it really helps. Good luck.
O PT está apenas tentando te empurrar.
Não se preocupe - parece que você está fazendo uma recuperação maravilhosa.
Não é você. Não há normal na recuperação de TKR, cada um é diferente. É possível ajustar a bicicleta para facilitar o seu pedal? Acho que poucos fisioterapeutas já tiveram um TKR, então eles só podem dizer onde acham que você deveria estar na sua recuperação. 4 semanas ainda é cedo, as coisas melhoram mais devagar para algumas pessoas, mas não há nada de errado nisso. Continue com a fisioterapia e os exercícios, use sua medicação para controlar a dor, você vai chegar lá no final, é só uma questão de tempo.
Hi, I’m 8 weeks post TKR and I would LOVE to be able to cycle! I’m stuck at 90 ish, I’ve started going to gym and working desperately on bend but still not able to cycle. It seems to me that you’re doing really well. You will realise soon enough that we and our recovery’s are all different! Good luck with the rest of your recovery.
I've borrowed my neighbours exercise bike and I couldn't pedal all the way round to start with. I put the seat as high as it would go to start with and then just pedalled backwards and forwards for a few minutes to warm the joint up and then just went for it. It was painful on the first revolution but soon loosened off and then I was able to drop the seat to a normal height. The problem I seem to have is any ROM I gain in a day has gone again the following day. I've been stuck at 90 degrees for weeks now 😢
I'm close to the 8 week mark and was just finally able to mask a complete revolution today! Up to this point I was only able to Bob.i was disappointed but I knew it was just a matter of time. Hang in there!😁
Thank you rosemary for your support
I will definitely try that thank you David
Thank you Sharon, I am looking forward to start swimming as soon as I am able to drive because I think that will help a lot
Yes, you can go all the way around but not with the seat so high that it requires a full 0-degree leg extension. Very few people get to 0-degrees in 4 weeks. Lower the seat and work on the rotation...comes with time and effort. We all heal at our own pace. There is no such thing as "should" with a TKR recovery.
Levei um tempo devido a todo o inchaço que tive. Assim que o inchaço diminuiu, finalmente consegui dar a volta completa. Pedale um pouco para frente até atingir seu limite, depois reverter e pedalar até atingir AQUELE limite. Eventualmente isso vai acontecer.
Tome Ibuprofeno ou outro medicamento anti-inflamatório cerca de uma hora antes da fisioterapia. Isso realmente me ajudou.
Seja paciente.
Não há DEVERIA no processo de recuperação do TKR. Isso vai acontecer quando você e seu corpo estiverem prontos!
(TKRs junho e outubro de 2015)
Vá para trás primeiro. Acredite ou não, esta é uma parte da reabilitação em que está tudo bem ir para trás primeiro. Com 4 semanas, você já tem sorte de conseguir ficar na bicicleta, quanto mais pedalar. Apenas continue trabalhando devagar e com constância. Tudo virá com o tempo. Não desanime se tiver que continuar começando para trás toda vez que pegar na bicicleta por um bom tempo, pois tudo isso leva tempo para reeducar os músculos e outros tecidos moles. Às vezes, você jura que desconectaram sua perna do seu cérebro por semanas a fio. Aguente firme. Vai ficar melhor.
Oi
Mesmo por volta de 12 semanas, no início foi difícil antes de eu andar algumas milhas para colocar os pedais corretamente (com a selim alto)
Pessoas com PT não tiveram uma ART.
Boa cicatrização
Everyone is different in what they can and cannot do!
I could do it but was not expecting to, but another lady in my physio group could not ...we are simply all individuals.
Backwards is sometimes found to be easier than forwards by some folk.
You may like to go to my profile by clicking on the image next to my name. I kept a journal of my own knee replacement journey, and I have been told by several people they found it helpful to read, or skim through. There is an abridged version which is shorter as well! It has a lot of useful suggestions and information.
Thank you
Thank you, I think I am trying to run before I can walk, will persevere
Thank you Chico for your good advice as always
Thank you Cheryl I think I am just getting impatient
Thank you for your support