Went to the Rehabilitation Centre (Ortho Gym) at NUH on Monday. The physio attached an electronic pulsation device to the thigh just above the knee to massage the accupoints. This stimulated the contraction of the quadriceps muscles. I was asked to tighten the muscles together with the device. He also taught me more isometric exercises which I could do at home. Finally he applied cold compress (ice pack) on the knee - it was really relaxing and take the stress and pain away from the knee. He commented that there shall not be further exercises at the Ortho Gym for the time being, as the instruction from the Prof was to avoid any load bearing on the leg. The physio advised to continue with the CPM and isometric exercises at home. Next appointment would be in 2 weeks’ time.Tuesday was Day 21 or 3 weeks after the operation. Spent the whole of Tuesday and Wednesday compiling notes and photos for this blog. Created a number of draft postings and named them by Episodes so that I could arrange the postings in some kind of chronological order. Annexes were also created for detailed reference. Target for publishing by Friday evening, hopefully.
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