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Old 05-18-2013, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
Barry, did you use the passive motion machine every day, and for how many hours? Did you use it while you slept? How many weeks or months did you use the machine? Also, did you use a cryopad ice machine? Thanks. (I'm asking these questions on the forum rather than in a PM because I think others may be interested in the answers.)
Hi Barefoot, I used the pm machine every day, even though I had great range of motion even before I started using it. Let me also say that my knee was part cemented and part non-cemented, which is supposed to take a little longer to heal initially, but healed just as quickly as a fully cemented knee. I know this because I got to be friends with dr. Dukes other patients that were operated on the same day.. I used the pm machine for hours each day, but not while I slept at night. I did not use a cryopad ice machine....an ice bag worked just fine. Hope this info helps. I know it's a scary step, but I wish I had done it years earlier.