Originally Posted by
Cuyuna
The emphasis on physical therapy after TKR is interesting. My experience with bilateral knee replacement, twice, was very little emphasis on PT. Stationary bike and some stretching exercises and that was about all I did. After the first bilateral UKR, I saw a physical therapist once, at my own initiation. He just measured my extension and said "looks good, keep doing whatever you're doing". After my second bilateral TKR, I saw PT twice (they came to my home) and they just gave me some exercises. In both instances everything healed up well....good flexion and extension.
Great to hear everything healed well TWICE. Just curious if everything was such a resounding success why did the first ones fail?
Like I always say everyone's recovery is different. I happen to be of the opinion that after the surgeon does his or her work it's up to the patient to do whatever they can to maximize the chances for a full recovery. But that's just me.