Knee pain after surgery!?

[Jenniferst78]

Jenniferst78...
How about some current details of ur present status knee wise and routine...ur response to what's happening both pos&neg? yes sorry!! when i posted on the 14th I was doing well not a lot of pain. went to PT the next day,( he used the laser and then rubbed his finger under my knee cap, really hard?) and now i can not put a lot of presser on it.. mainly going down stairs! my "routine" not much yet... but i've been icing and stretching.


Better details, better answers.
I'll review the thread but last I remember you were focused on loss of knee flexing, excruciating pain if you exceeded a certain point, relief medially with an injection, and dx of tendinitis? So how's rom, how's the crunching noise & location? Locking/clicking? Strength? Pain with active and at rest. Treatments currently & planned...and how is the upper body & abs training coming?

the original pain and pressure that i had was cured with the cortizone shot. now its just the crunching pain in the front of my knee. it again restricts my range. no locking or clicking , but sometimes feels like it wants to go backwards? i have not done the leg press in a bit but not sure i could do the 70lbs i was doing 3 weeks ago?! most pain is stairs and at rest not bad. currently the plan is to do PT for 8 weeks then see the Dr.

and sadly i have not been doing so well on the rest! a little frustrating all the way around!

[jseek]

And headandarm guy-great!

[lovbyts]

It's hard to stay off your feet I'm sure. Dont dismiss the TB-500 to help things but still dont push it by any means.

[Jenniferst78]

It's hard to stay off your feet I'm sure. Dont dismiss the TB-500 to help things but still dont push it by any means.

It is very hard! We have been looking at the TB-500! Thanks...

[jseek]

Does riding a bike or cycling in gym hurt the knee...at all?
If not...push riding. Spin classes at gym... Warm up on bike...
Is one of best ways to get patella femoral dysfunction sorted out
Try patellar taping or ask pt about it
Often during surgery surgeon will clean up under patella...and sometimes fat pad behind pat tendon, as well as debris near tendon And anterior cartilage.
Poor knee control is cause of hyper extension feeling...due to pain, poor quad /ham recruitment etc...and altered anatomy of knee from surgery.
So cycle if ok, and lots of work above the waist!!

[Jenniferst78]

Does riding a bike or cycling in gym hurt the knee...at all?
If not...push riding. Spin classes at gym... Warm up on bike...
Is one of best ways to get patella femoral dysfunction sorted out
Try patellar taping or ask pt about it
Often during surgery surgeon will clean up under patella...and sometimes fat pad behind pat tendon, as well as debris near tendon And anterior cartilage.
Poor knee control is cause of hyper extension feeling...due to pain, poor quad /ham recruitment etc...and altered anatomy of knee from surgery.
So cycle if ok, and lots of work above the waist!!

That is very helpful! Thank you I will get started right away!!!

[Jenniferst78]

and by lots of work above the waist you mean core and abs right?!

[jseek]

Legs taken care of by lots of cycling if not painful...Cartilage feeds on movement and as u are healing from surgery makes sense to keep it unloaded like on a bike-that includes the cartilage behind the patella and it's tendon
Above the waist leaves core/abs/and I assume (sorry) u train arms chest/back/shoulders too. Keep urself on a routine by going to the gym...and upper body focus can be good for a time.

[Jenniferst78]

Legs taken care of by lots of cycling if not painful...Cartilage feeds on movement and as u are healing from surgery makes sense to keep it unloaded like on a bike-that includes the cartilage behind the patella and it's tendon
Above the waist leaves core/abs/and I assume (sorry) u train arms chest/back/shoulders too. Keep urself on a routine by going to the gym...and upper body focus can be good for a time.

Yes I should be but I get aggravated ....and not do what I should!!!

[lovbyts]

Yes doing PT is hard but doing a bike should be pretty easy. Find the time or it just wont heal right or it will take 3x as long. I know I'm still trying to force myself to do my shoulder exercises.

[jseek]

Biking or cycling has many different levels. Honestly to start I'd love to see you spin fairly easy and pain free to 15 min, but I've competed and seen many national finals level females and males with awesome legs, incredibly body fat levels and power to burn...and survive 5-6 hour rides in the mountains. Cycling can be as easy or as challenging as you want it. It's not really weight bearing donuts good on cartilage and early oa knees, it can slowly and steadily strengthen tendons, none, muscle, ligaments, cartilage....and especially keep ur heart and lungs in the game. So start...simply start somewhere and progress it. U will soon feel like u r in a routine and progressing somewhere...and as the number of workouts increase, the frustration should lessen. Just start!

[Jenniferst78]

Biking or cycling has many different levels. Honestly to start I'd love to see you spin fairly easy and pain free to 15 min, but I've competed and seen many national finals level females and males with awesome legs, incredibly body fat levels and power to burn...and survive 5-6 hour rides in the mountains. Cycling can be as easy or as challenging as you want it. It's not really weight bearing donuts good on cartilage and early oa knees, it can slowly and steadily strengthen tendons, none, muscle, ligaments, cartilage....and especially keep ur heart and lungs in the game. So start...simply start somewhere and progress it. U will soon feel like u r in a routine and progressing somewhere...and as the number of workouts increase, the frustration should lessen. Just start!

OK....here I go!!!! you make it sound easy!

[lovbyts]

The hardest part is always starting. Even going to the gym when you arent injured. There are those days/week when you just dont feel like going but once you walk through the door it's all good.

[Jenniferst78]

****** agreed 100% ******