22 Aug, Wed – 28 Aug 07, Tue. D85 – D91. The 13th week.
At the 10th physiotherapy session at NUH, I worked on the exercise routine for almost 2 hrs, and with increased intensity. The Leg Press load was increased from 4 kg to 5 kg. I also ‘walked’ for almost 30 mins on the platform with parallel handrail, although limping along with an unsteady gait. Physio said I should press on to increase the partial load bearing of the right leg and where possible, try to wean off one crutch, so that more load would be taken by the right leg. I’ve also measured the max load bearing that the right leg could bear – it has now progressed to 75%. The physio asked me to be patient, in order not to injure the knee during the physiotherapy and exercise session. I would be able to work out on other gym machines, once I could achieve almost full load bearing on my right leg.
Meanwhile, I’ve raised the resistance on the cycle machine to Level 6, but not increasing the cycling time and distance (as advised by the physio). The unassisted knee flexion improved from 117° to 120° this week. The forced bending of the knee has also improved to 135°. My good (left) knee can easily bend to 147° unassisted - so, I still have a long way to work on my range of motion on the right knee.
Both my knees do hurt somewhat from all the exercises and the limping around, but I’m careful to keep all the workouts up to the pain limit, and numbing the aches with the help of glucosamine capsaicin cream and muscular analgesic balm. Although my appetite has been good, I’m still able to maintain my post-ops weight, which is some 3.5 kg lower than before the operation. This lower weight is good for the knee as less stress is placed on the legs.
At the 10th physiotherapy session at NUH, I worked on the exercise routine for almost 2 hrs, and with increased intensity. The Leg Press load was increased from 4 kg to 5 kg. I also ‘walked’ for almost 30 mins on the platform with parallel handrail, although limping along with an unsteady gait. Physio said I should press on to increase the partial load bearing of the right leg and where possible, try to wean off one crutch, so that more load would be taken by the right leg. I’ve also measured the max load bearing that the right leg could bear – it has now progressed to 75%. The physio asked me to be patient, in order not to injure the knee during the physiotherapy and exercise session. I would be able to work out on other gym machines, once I could achieve almost full load bearing on my right leg.
Meanwhile, I’ve raised the resistance on the cycle machine to Level 6, but not increasing the cycling time and distance (as advised by the physio). The unassisted knee flexion improved from 117° to 120° this week. The forced bending of the knee has also improved to 135°. My good (left) knee can easily bend to 147° unassisted - so, I still have a long way to work on my range of motion on the right knee.
Both my knees do hurt somewhat from all the exercises and the limping around, but I’m careful to keep all the workouts up to the pain limit, and numbing the aches with the help of glucosamine capsaicin cream and muscular analgesic balm. Although my appetite has been good, I’m still able to maintain my post-ops weight, which is some 3.5 kg lower than before the operation. This lower weight is good for the knee as less stress is placed on the legs.
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