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Knee brace question.
Posted on 5/21/24 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 5/21/24 at 7:21 pm
So my dad needs a knee replacement (he is bone on bone and it is causing him to fall).
He knows (and now wants) the knee replacement however before he can have the knee replacement he needs to get a nerve burned in his back. The back is extremely painful and his knee causes him to fall which causes his back to hurt more.
I was working if yall work know of a knee brace that could hold him over until the back surgery.
My mom is calling his ortho tomorrow to hopefully get an answer but that could take a week for an answer.
Any advice would be appreciated.
He knows (and now wants) the knee replacement however before he can have the knee replacement he needs to get a nerve burned in his back. The back is extremely painful and his knee causes him to fall which causes his back to hurt more.
I was working if yall work know of a knee brace that could hold him over until the back surgery.
My mom is calling his ortho tomorrow to hopefully get an answer but that could take a week for an answer.
Any advice would be appreciated.
This post was edited on 5/21/24 at 7:25 pm
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Posted on 5/21/24 at 7:37 pm to dupergreenie
He needs a knee offloading brace. It’s the brace designed for osteoarthritis of the knee. You can call his PCP or the ortho can write the script.
We have a place here locally that I send my patients to that size and fit them appropriately. Most prosthesis places can do it.
We have a place here locally that I send my patients to that size and fit them appropriately. Most prosthesis places can do it.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 8:01 am to jose
Thank you. I will pass this information onto my mom so she can call the ortho.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:03 am to dupergreenie
Donjoy makes a ton of unloader knee braces at various price points and they can be purchased on Amazon.
Donjoy knee braces
Donjoy knee braces
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 9:04 am
Posted on 5/22/24 at 7:04 pm to dupergreenie
Sounds like he needs to be in physics therapy now, not only for his back, but also to prepare for his TKA.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 3:33 am to h0ll@yaboy
He was in a 'rehab facility' after his heart surgery.
However his back is so bad the his back wouldn't allow him to do physical therapy.
He has a nerve that is being pinched by his spine. He went to have a procedure done last week but the doctor did the procedure in the wrong apot so now he has to go back and get it redone and hopefully the dr soea it correctly this go around.
However his back is so bad the his back wouldn't allow him to do physical therapy.
He has a nerve that is being pinched by his spine. He went to have a procedure done last week but the doctor did the procedure in the wrong apot so now he has to go back and get it redone and hopefully the dr soea it correctly this go around.
This post was edited on 5/23/24 at 5:02 am
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