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- MUA (Manipulation Under Anesthesia) After Total Knee Replacement
Manipulation under Anesthesia is a technique for treating stiffness and poor range of motion following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or knee revision surgery Continue with article
- Pain after MUA | Joint Replacement Patient Forum
The late MUA did have better stats because the procedure wasn't dealing with swelling, inflammation and primary healling “The early postoperative period after TKA is characterized by extensive inflammation from surgery and exercises directed at breaking adhesions Aggressive physiotherapy may perpetuate persistent swelling in some patients
- PKR - MUA advice please | Joint Replacement Patient Forum
MUA more or less restarts recovery, as has been said, because it's so stressful So yes, if MUA is needed, delaying it delays your recovery Only your doctor and you can make the final decision The BoneSmart view is that you will know what to expect in recovery, and will know to be extra-gentle You don't want to let those adhesions re-form!
- MUA - TKR Warrior Now Caregiver to TKR Patient
The MUA traumatized my quad muscle further and made it swell to half again larger than the other leg The PA gave me 9-10 lidocaine injections into my quad muscle to give me even more pain relief from the swelling I guess I'm saying the only thing that helped was time----months and months and months of time
- MUA - Left TKR and MUA GlenysS | Joint Replacement Patient Forum
The MUA only eighteen days ago likely stirred up some trauma in the area again As far as the warmth goes, there is increased blood flow to the area which results in the warmth Swelling and redness are often experienced also As the healing process progresses, the warmth, swelling and redness dissipate
- MUA - A light at the end of a long, dark tunnel
It also says MUA should be done within 3 months of surgery This clashes with a big birthday party I'm having on the mainland on 12 April N Has your surgeon actually suggested a MUA? They are much less common in the UK than in the USA- although overall recovery statistics for TKA are similar
- MUA - Manipulation under anesthesia | Joint Replacement Patient Forum
MUA is done if one’s range of motion (ROM) is very poor However, it re-traumatizes the knee, so while you may get better ROM right away, swelling will set in and will reduce that new number a bit, until the knee settles down again Some members see improvement after an MUA and some members don’t
- MUA - knee so stiff lt; lt; | Joint Replacement Patient Forum
Hello All This is my first post to the forum though I have been reading and getting personal strength with all I have read on how others have coped with there own knee replacement, the reason for my first post is that I'm now into my 3rd week on my left TKR , my pain is decreasing though my leg
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