No Range of Motion (ROM) for 26 weeks in my left knee

dont know to be honest. dont have the intensity too high though. should be a comfortable tingle feeling when on

ive used the TENS again today and once my leg stopped going into spasm, my leg felt different, it didnt feel as vunerable, painful and heavy as it usually does

great. some progress maybe!!!

i hope so, even though the relief lasted about hour, its the best its felt in nearly 29 weeks,

any relief after this long is a possitive. keep going

i dont know whatis happening to me, ive woke up this morning and lost that little flexion i had, its just back to how it was a couple weeks ago..
this is just bizzare

this is typical of RSD im afraid. are you taking the gabapentin?

yes im taking the gabapentin, what do you mean by its typical of RSD?

the patients that i see with this condition often appear to be improving at one session and then back to square one again at the next. mmost of them demonstrate a very slow gradual recovery towards normal again.

on a lighter note i like the fly thing next to your name. how did you get that??

i got the fly from some avatar site..and just downloaded it to my pics then stuck it here..
how long does it take your patients to start to return to normal? i know everyone is different but its it months or years?

im currently treating 3 patients with RSD in there arm and wrists. they are about 1 year following onset. 2 of them are almost normal again. the 3rd is about 1/2 way there.

my left arm has been virtually non existent for the last 2 days ive really struggled to move it, this happened about 3 years ago but within 6 weeks it was about normal again...i dont know whether this is part of the deal or not

sounds strange. when you say non existent what do you mean?

nice cat. how do i get a picture next to my name?

done it. football will do for now!

i'd just typed it all out too, ah well..
by non existent i mean it feels like it doesnt belong to me apart from the pain

sorry that u typed for nothing.

do you now have a problem with your arm and leg? are they both on the same side.

could the arm thing be due to using the crutches?

you must be well fed up!

i havent used for crutches since friday as my balance has just gone mad, yes its all the same side (Left) but all this with the left arm and balance happened bout 3 years ago too, so i wouldnt say its down to the crutches.
yes im really fed up 29 weeks and still got nowhere, i like your pic cute but scary

have you had any investigations over the last 3 years for this problem then. sounds strange. has it happened repeatedly over the last 3 years?

like your pic too. yours isnt scary though!

im now a CPD legend. sounds impressive!

yes you will have toput it on your cv about being a cpd legend.
when it happened 3 years ago id lost all movment and they thought id had a stroke but a ct scan ruled this out... and then it happened again a couple days back
my pics a cute supercat

could it be stress related? were you under undue stress 3 years ago when it lst happened?

yeah ive just updated my CV. start looking for a top job now then!!!

i think mines some sort of cute baby monkey or chimp

no i werent under any stress 3 years ago life was going to plan, but now it could be stress related but definitly not 3 years ago..
u should come and get a job and be my physio im sick of seeing different ones,
:cool:

yeah any good jobs? i didnt think that you would be recommending your trust after the way they have treated you. also not sure if i would want to work in a group of physios that pass on patients that they give up on.

have u got a physio appt yet

anyway i kinda feel like i am your physio now!!!!!!!!

yer 9th oct, ive decided to start treatment week starting the 8th as my mum is dragging me away next week
you've stuck with me longer than any of the real ones

cyber physio. whod have thought that then?

good on your mum. sounds like you need a break. going anywhere nice?

are we running out of pages now. it says last page now. youd better hurry up and get better. ha ha