Patellar Tendon Rupture Recovery Timeline
Patellar Tendon Rupture Recovery Timeline
Cool Timeline
2017
Week Seven
This week, I was able to get my knee to almost an 80 degree bend by using the leg press, the stepper, and the Biodex machine. My knees and toes are incredibly swollen so I have continued to ice them and have even tried massaging them with lavender, peppermint, chamomile,..Read More
NuStep Machine in Action
Check out this video on my Youtube page at https://youtu.be/AfNyh7_oXXE.
Compression Ice Machine
One of the best things I have purchased is a compression ice machine which will cools my leg so I don’t have to keep getting ice. I got one for $160 bucks and it’s awesome. One of the tricks I found is to get water bottles, fill them, remove the..Read More
Week Six
This week I was able to get my knee bent to 75 degrees. Doing this causes pain along the interior of my knee, but the pain at the incision site has mostly gone away. I was able to use the Biodex machine for about half an hour and met with..Read More
NuStep Machine
Post PT Debrief
Check out this video on my Youtube page at https://youtu.be/T64wRqwErL8.
Weeks Four and Five
These weeks, I was finally able to walk around some with the help of crutches and my brace. I learned to use my right leg to lift my left leg (the injured one) over the pillows so I could do it on my own. Trying to sleep was awful as..Read More
Knee Cap Movement
Check out this video on my Youtube page at https://youtu.be/lS8JS1BDoJM.
Weeks One, Two, and Three
This whole span of time I was in bed on painkillers, and don’t remember much more than getting up every once in awhile to use the restroom and feeling miserable.
The Surgery
I undergo an operation to repair my completely ruptured patellar tendon at Appalachian Orthopaedics with Dr. McKinney.
