After a long session of flexing and extending my knee, my physical therapist plugged me into an ice machine that circulated cold water around the poor tired limb.
The end result: I’m told I’m healing up very well, the recommendation is that I just do one more PT session and continue exercises at home, but so far I’m ahead of the game. I also managed to walk the 3½ blocks between my house and the hospital without much difficulty.
I look forward to returning to my hobby of Cossack-style dancing next week.
Out of curiosity PZ, what are some of the exercises they suggest? Any stretches too?
Did they use TENS patches on you? Back in 1986 I recall that used before (maybe not after) surgery to get the muscle out of a sort of adaptive shut down state. I imagine if you’re able to walk and exercise TENS might be pointless. I had a quite severe acute injury where blood was drained from my knee by the orthopedist. Still too soon!