What is the typical range that one could expect? My right is at 115 post 7 monthes and left 95 post 9 weeks and it wants to stop there. I had it up to 118 during PT at one time and now disappointed so I keep pushing it without to much luck.
Bob
Do you know what it was before the operation?
Hi Bob,
Don't be too concerned at this stage. It's very early days for your most recent TKR. Don't push it too hard. One way to increase your rom (that we've all learned from Chico) is to lie across the bed with your knees dangling and lie there for a few minutes. Do it regularly and your ROM will keep improving.
A similar exercise I have found helpful can be done when laying on the sofa watching television. Raise your leg into the air and let your knee bend so the weight of gravity pulls your lower leg down. It is a bit uncomfortable at first but after a while when you relax into it, your knee will bend a little bit further without any painful pushing.
I don't think there is a typical range to expect at any stage of recovery . We are all different and will recover differently . One person may have 130 bend , another may have 90 at the same stage . I used to do heel slides on a board and mark my progress on it . It is important to keep up the physio , but don't over do it .
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The problem is that it's NOT a linear process. There are advances, setbacks and plateaus. I got stuck at -4 for many weeks. Ended up going from -14 / +84 all the way to -1 / +123 in 10 weeks of PT @ 2x/week. At 16 months, I'm 0 / +133. Everyone is different!!! It takes time and work.