MPFL Reconstruction Recovery Time After your MPFL surgery you will need time to allow for the pain and swelling to diminish. We will brace your knee for a few weeks to limit how much you can bend it. Within two weeks we will start your physical therapy. You will not be able to bend t...
He broke down my injury and began planning out my recovery. Since I was set to travel with my family for the holidays, I was concerned I’d be missing out on my trip… He assured me that since my swelling was so immense, I would have to wait at least four weeks for surgery. He ...
He may have your dog taking anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, or other medications to deal with the pain and swelling. Most dogs also benefit from rest. When you take the dog out do not let him run, and in the evening lift your dog up onto the bed (if he normally sleeps in ...
I have ggod bend and flex and for the most part no pain. However, the swelling does at times cause me problems I have seen 2 different doctors, had it drained twice, blood work a second attempt at PT and anti- inflammatories without success. Like you, I am active and just turned ...
” The ligaments don’t have nerve endings, so, that’s a good thing and a bad thing, but I don’t feel any pain, it’s just a lot of instability in the knee capsule. So, I’m doing a lot of compression to kind of reduce the swelling and stuff like that. Emotionally … could...