I can adjust the angle that it bends and I have done some adjusting on it since I have used it in the hospital. When the company I rented it from came over and gave me a demo he said I would most likely start at 0-45. Well the first day they put it on me at the hospital the nurse said my order was written for 0-70. At first I was thinking there is no way that's right, but then again I'm the patient and what do I know. So the nurse put it on and the first couple bend and straightens hurt a little but then, like I've said in a previous post, it felt good. I liked the stretching. That same day when I was getting it put on again for another run of it, a different nurse looked at it and said, " you ran this thing to 70?" And I said yes and she said "you're a rock star!!" That was pretty cool, made me happy to think I was doing better then they thought I could.
I am suppose to be on it for 6 hours a day, and that can be in any combination that works. I have pretty much been doing it in 2 hour increments. I asked about sleeping with it on and was told it could only help if I felt ok with it on. So I told Kev I wanted to try it. He has to help me with it cause I can't lift it up on the bed and get strapped in. I was all ready and hoping for some good sleep. It actually felt more comfortable then just laying with my knee flat. And the good news is, I slept. I woke up around 2:00 to pee and was going to call Kev to come help me, but I managed to be able to reach the straps and could release them so I could get out. When I came back to bed I could get back in and strapped like I needed to be and I started running it again. Within a few minutes Kev came downstairs to see if I was ok, was I sleeping or needing any help. lol No problem, got it all worked out. So I fell back to sleep with the CPM running and didn't wake up again til almost 5:30. This was good news for me. I haven't been sleeping good and this was the most straight thru sleep I've had in a while. Plus when I actually was fully awake and unhooked the machine my leg felt great. My knee felt relaxed and flexible. Of course it tightened up and had some pain come back once I did some exercises and started working with it, but leaving it on and running was successful. I am going to try it again tonight to see how it goes again. I am still using it throughout the day, so I am definitely making it work. Oh and I am up to 0-85!!! Which I think means I'm making great progress.
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