Rehab after knee op

[mclidst3]

Hello, I had a knee arthroscopy last summer after a couple of years of knee pain. It turned out I had inflammed synovial membrane and the surgeon trimmed some tissue away.

I had a 6 week physio course to get me walking again after the op but since then I am struggling with knee pain and limited movement (due to pain). My knee also clicks a lot!

I don't know whether the original problem has returned (maybe a biomechanical probalem that caused the pain originally), or if the pain is due to my knee/leg being weak on that side. I have tried excercising to strengthen the leg but I am limited in what I can do due to the pain. My injured thigh is noticably less defined on that side and smaller, particularly the vastus medialis.

I did the excercises the physio gave me after the op which helped to an extent but the strength still hasn't returned. Other excercises I can do are leg extensions but with only about 20 degree extension (machine), and I have done light squats to shallow depth (full depth squats hurt, as do large range of motion leg extensions)

I am a semi-pro rugby player so need a good level of leg strength etc. but I haven't been able to play since the op. Any suggestions as to how I can strengthen my knee/leg, and if anyone can suggest how to prevent synovial membrane inflammation(knee suppport etc), that would be great.

Thanks,

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