Question About Physical Therapy?
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Ive been doing physical therapy on my left knee bacause I broke my left tibia 4 months ago in a sports related accident. It was pretty bad and I got 2 pins put in my leg surgically. I was put in a cast for 8 weeks any way I started PT for my knee, it’s been nearly 3 months now and the therapist says my knee is healing slowly , I can run but it is very weak , it sometimes just gives out when I run .is this norma? is something else wrong? Should I go to a new physical therapist? They keep giving me the same old exercises I did since I first came there . They have so many patients do its hard for them to concentrate on me. Although it has gotten a lot better since I first started
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Answer by Mr E
check for neurogenic quad weakness. see an hio method chiropractor.
Answer by mistify
First, considering fractures of the Tibia…they are known to be slow healers…especially if the fracture is in the middle third. This area of the tibia receives a very poor blood supply and it’s not unusual for fractures in this area to take several month just to come together, let alone be strong enough for activity such as running.
I would say if you are running at this point, you are doing rather well and for it to still be weak is not unusual. As far as switching therapists, well, there is a concern when you say that the clinic is busy enough that they can’t “concentrate” on you. This is a common practice in orthopedic surgeon clinics and corporate owned PT clinics like “Athletico” and “Accelerated”. If you are also doing the same things you are doing when you started, this is a concern as well. At some point there should be a progression in your program (even if it just means increasing the resistance) or you should be discharged with a home exercise program. Yet, in the end, you do acknowledge that you have made significant improvement, so this would be a reason to stay with your current PT.
If all, it sounds like you are healing as appropriate for a tibia fracture. I’d expect this injury to take a full year for recovery (although you certainly shouldn’t need PT all that time)
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