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Knee Replacement Update
Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:07 pm
I had knee replacement on February 11. I was having problems with flexion and straightening. Tuesday I had manipulation under anesthesia and it helped tremendously. My leg is almost completely straight and today I was able to get to 122 degrees flexion at therapy. Unbelievable the difference it has made.
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:09 pm to Old Man and a Porch
That is awesome!! 
Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:10 pm to Old Man and a Porch
That’s awesome to hear! Keep going!
Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:14 pm to Old Man and a Porch
What is manipulation under anesthesia?
Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:14 pm to Old Man and a Porch
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Tuesday I had manipulation under anesthesia
So, they just forced it to straighten?
Glad you are making progress!
Posted on 6/11/26 at 8:26 pm to Old Man and a Porch
Was this due to not properly flexing/extending (physical therapy) following thd procedure?
Posted on 6/11/26 at 9:43 pm to Boston911
I believe it was a scar tissue issue. A medical professional was going to physically bend his knee to a normal angle and straighten it out completely to break up scar tissue.
I can only imagine it must have involved hellacious pain if he needed to be anesthetized for it.
I can only imagine it must have involved hellacious pain if he needed to be anesthetized for it.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 10:06 pm to Ghost of Colby
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I can only imagine it must have involved hellacious pain if he needed to be anesthetized for it.
I anesthetize pts for knee and shoulder manipulations often. I give them all kinds of drugs to the point that they are apneic but as soon as the surgeon starts cranking on that knee or shoulder those jokers heart rates sky rocket and they start breathing pretty fast. So I would imagine it hurts like a mfer based on their responses.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 10:27 pm to Old Man and a Porch
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Old Man off the Porch
Posted on 6/12/26 at 6:27 am to Old Man and a Porch
I had meniscus surgery a few years back and they almost had to put me under several months later for an adjustment. Luckily I didn't have to do that.
It has been several yrs and it is back to about 85%. Once they rated it as functional the insurance stopped paying.
It has been several yrs and it is back to about 85%. Once they rated it as functional the insurance stopped paying.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 6:30 am to magicman534
Had a frozen shoulder and would up getting the shoulder manipulation. They did a nerve block and then anesthesia.
Even after that and weeks more therapy it still isn't close to 100%.
Even after that and weeks more therapy it still isn't close to 100%.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 6:36 am to BHM
I had three previous surgeries on the knee before replacement. I’m not sure if it was scar tissue from previous surgeries or lack of aggressive therapy afterwards. I actually switched therapist after 5 weeks because I didn’t feel like I was being challenged and not seeing a lot of results.
I still have a good bit of swelling so I am looking into post op lymphatic drainage massage. I know someone in a similar situation and they say it helped them tremendously with swelling.
I still have a good bit of swelling so I am looking into post op lymphatic drainage massage. I know someone in a similar situation and they say it helped them tremendously with swelling.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 6:45 am to Old Man and a Porch
My therapy was plenty aggressive three days a week and I did the rest at the house like I was supposed to. I just had a ton of swelling, arthritis and scar tissue.
When they did the manipulation on my shoulder a day or so later a large part of my arm was red/blue with blood and bruising. Stayed like that for a long time.
When they did the manipulation on my shoulder a day or so later a large part of my arm was red/blue with blood and bruising. Stayed like that for a long time.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 7:52 am to magicman534
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I anesthetize pts for knee and shoulder manipulations often
Wish I would have had this done a few times during my PT. I swear this one lady would take her anger out on me.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 8:03 am to Old Man and a Porch
Hope you are seeing improvement. I'm at the 6 month mark and while the numbness and nerves still jump, I think I'm mostly good. I do get slight swelling in the heat, but overall I'm good. Wish I could get more used to the numbness. Always feels like pain initially.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:06 am to kywildcatfanone
Hard to understand how an area can be numb and also hypersensitive at the same time. Fortunately, the area involved is getting noticeably smaller.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:17 am to Old Man and a Porch
Old Man, I'm sorry I'm just now seeing your post. I had TKR on February 5 for arthritis. I'm in week 18 and I'm now having a small amount of pain, most noticeably when I'm trying to sleep.
The flexion was the most painful, but I followed the rehab religiously and finally got to 130 on one occasion but stayed around 125.
We spent the next few weeks working on straightening out my leg. That took longer than anything else.
I'm much better today and I hope you get better soon. Please let me know if I can help, Chili Mac.
The flexion was the most painful, but I followed the rehab religiously and finally got to 130 on one occasion but stayed around 125.
We spent the next few weeks working on straightening out my leg. That took longer than anything else.
I'm much better today and I hope you get better soon. Please let me know if I can help, Chili Mac.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:40 am to Chili Mac
One exercise I had to do was to put my heel up on a coffee table or something similar. It needs to be higher than the chair you are sitting in. You would then slowly press your knee down. I had to do this every hour for five minutes.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:48 am to Boston911
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What is manipulation under anesthesia?
Force it straight (disrupting [i.e., tearing] the scar tissue that formed that limited his range of motion)
Posted on 6/12/26 at 11:19 am to udtiger
They sometimes break bones or do other damage with this too.
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