Today was a great day. I was very productive this morning, lots of typing done, sitting at a computer for many hourse gets straining on my hamstring, but very soon i was up.
When your knee is stiff, it can be difficult to stand from a sitting position
Had 2 Myprodols each at:
7pm, 12:30pm
3pm and 8pm.
The Doc was very happy, sitting today he got the range in my knee joint to about 95degrees, that is still passive not active flexion:
Continuous Passive Motion Improves Active Knee Flexion .
Flexion is a movement which moves the two ends of a jointed body part closer to each other. In this case, knee flexion is how close you are able to move the heel of your foot close to your buttocks. This distance is measured in degrees.
*The three muscles of the posterior thigh (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris long & short head) flex (bend) the knee
Flexion
Bending the joint resulting in a decrease of angle; moving the lower leg toward the back of the thigh;Hamstrings
Extension
Straightening the joint resulting in an increase of angle; moving the lower leg away from the back of the thigh.
Quadriceps femoris
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Doc's orders.
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* Alright... in two weeks time : ditch the brace
*only put as much weight on the leg as pain allows
*get onto a stationary bike asap, we need to build up quads and hamstrings (as seen above needed in flexion and extension of the knee joint)
*on 6 wkees, slight jogging and must be nearing full extension (have 4 weeks to achieve that)
*on 8 weeks, ( 6 weeks from 2day) a proper cycle -out and more jogging
*between 6 and 12 weeks , full bend and use of hamstring, and then we have to build it up..
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