Week 1 and 2:
You can be moved to sub-acute rehabilitation or home physical therapy, depending on your progress. The former is performed in a rehabilitation center, where you will be taken as an inpatient for a while. The latter is done at home, and a physical therapist will visit you with a set of tools.
The main goal of weeks 1 and 2 is to increase knee strength and range of motion, especially if you’re taken to a sub-acute rehabilitation center. If you’re receiving the physical therapist at home, you will receive a type of massage known as scar tissue massage. It is meant to dissolve scar tissue that usually forms in the deep tissues.
Scar tissue massage and range of motion exercises will probably feel uncomfortable, but they are necessary for your recovery. Remember that every time you feel like protesting against doing the exercises, and ask your therapist if what you feel is expected according to the type of rehabilitation protocol they are following.
