Hey everyone,
I was hit by a car 9 weeks ago and right knee was severely dislocated...ACL, PCL, PLC, Meniscus damage/tear. Left knee will require surgery for ACL PCL. Surgery was done on right knee first 4 weeks after injury. However, because of PLC damage, I was not allowed to bend my knee until 4 weeks PO and not allowed to bend over 70 at 6 weeks PO.
Made 70 at 6 weeks PO but doctor said knee feels stiff and will need another surgery if my knee doesn't get to 120 in 4 more weeks.
At 7 week PO, I made it over 95 ROM. Now at 8 weeks, I am barely making 85 ROM. I am either regressing or there are inconsistencies with the measurements from therapist.
I am not 100% happy with my therapist or my doctor, to be honest. I think the wait for PLC healing stiffened my knee and is affecting my ROM. I also don't think my therapist was pushing me hard enough the first 6 weeks.
I'm in ALOT of pain in therapy now. I use the a machine that forcefully flexes my knee and just started rocking on the bike yesterday.
I don't really want to have to do another surgery on the right knee and I am super concerned.
I am trying to do more exercises at home but I'm still not making progress.
*What exercises have you all done that helped improve your ROM? How long do you hold these exercises and how many times a day?
*Anyone invest in a at home CPM machine?
*Tips on making it through painful PT? Pain meds?
*Any overall tips or words of encouragement?
Thank you