The surgery has come and gone, but the pain is still there. It’s a different type of pain, yes, but this one is also limiting.
You thought you made the right decision to get the surgery… What happened?!
It’s absolutely normal to have stiffness and tightness in your knee after getting it replaced. There’s a lot of swelling, scar tissue, and surrounding traumatized muscles and skin. You only see the scar. What’s happening underneath the skin tells a completely different story of what’s going on.
Your body is trying to heal itself of all that you went through while you were under anesthesia. Your knee went to war while you were out. Now that you’re awake it’s time to set some terms for your new knee.
There were so many issues with your old knee.
You’re starting off fresh with this one.
If you want this knee to bend and accept your weight when you walk on it, you’re going to have to bend it and put weight through it.
If you want this knee to squat and go up and down stairs on this new knee, do it! Your old knee limited you from so much. Now, you’re only limiting yourself from what you can do.
If you say, nay, the pain is limiting me, then I say, what can you do about the pain?
–I’ll answer that for you! Besides, as an orthopedic clinical specialist in physical therapy, I might know something that you don’t.
For instance, pain is perceived when there’s a threat to your safety. I’m here to tell you that you have nothing at all to be afraid of. The amount of pressure you’d be putting through your leg to straighten or bend it is NOTHING compared to your surgeon hammering a heavy metal directly into your freshly shaved off bone.
It’s time that you get your knee moving. Check out this video for tips on how to bend your knee further! Be sure to subscribe!
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