Hi all, not sure this is the best place to post this but figured people doing exercise might also have previously injured themselves!
I dislocated my kneecap six weeks ago and began physio yesterday. One of the things I was told to do was to keen trying to push my knee to bend to the point of discomfort throughout the day (it's completely stiff after about 70 degrees after being in a brace for so long). I've done this at my desk all day, but my knee has now swollen to probably the level of swelling I had when I first dislocated it.
I don't want to stop doing the physio exercises as I want to make sure my knee recovers, but I've always known swelling to be bad. So my question is I guess should I continue to do them as swelling is just part of the healing? Or am I pushing it too much too soon? Any advice welcome. I'm next I'm with the physio on Sunday, but wanted to try to make as much progress as possible in the initial few days after the brace.
Thanks all