Continued to gradually increase the range of motion (ROM) on the CPM machine and was able to breakthrough the previous pain barrier at 85° - could now reach 110° and more. At this angle, my body is quite contorted and uncomfortable, as can be seen in the photo.
No Pain, No Gain
At the 5th physiotherapy session in NUH, I increased the pedaling angle to 270° on the cycle machine, but still couldn’t pedal it a full round. The physio tried to put me onto another knee exercising machine, but my knee flexion angle was still not high enough to get onto the machine. He asked me to work on increasing the knee flexion on my home cycle machine and to continue to increase the partial load bearing on my right leg. He said I have to work out on the other machines in order to make further progress.
Tried several days at home to push the pedal on the cycle machine and finally, I managed to breakthrough the second pain barrier by forcing the pedal full round of 360°. With this breakthrough, I now have another means to improve the flexion of the knee, as well as to get some workout on the cycle machine. There is some soreness and pain, but as the saying goes - no pain, no gain. My daily exercise routine now includes the followings:
1) Straight leg raising with 2 kg ankle weight
2) Side leg raising with 2 kg ankle weight
3) Back leg raising with 2 kg ankle weight in prone position
4) Back knee flexing with 2 kg ankle weight in prone position
5) Leg raising sitting on a chair, flexing the knee
6) Ankle - calf muscle flexing using an elastic band
7) Horizontal towel-assisted heel slide and knee bending
8) Crunches and isometrics
9) Morning sit-ups, 205 to 505 times
10) Upper limbs workout using 2 kg dumbbell
11) Cycling slowly at zero resistance, 20 to 30 mins
12) Ambulating with crutches with partial load bearing.
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