hi contessa, I had a total knee done august 03,i started receiving sciatic nerve pain about 8 months ago. I am had pain killing injections, about 6 weeks ago, but pain is now back as before. I believe my posture has changed due to the problems I am having with the knee and will remain until knee is repaired. Knee pain is very bad, looks like an infection, which I hope will soon be fixed.

I had a left total knee replacement in feb.2009 have had leg pain/discomfort ever since. went to Dr. He said it was sciatica and I think it was caused by a therapy I had which was , I was put on a leg press machine , 2 days after I could hardly walk, and have been going to therapy ever since. I was told I need to go to a spine Dr..which is where I', at now.

i had a tkr in 2/09. my back pain after surgery was sometimes worse then my knee. the knee moving machine was a waste of time. i could not use it. it totally pulled and pinched my sciatic nerve. i have suffered from sciatica in the past but after this surgery it took it to a whole other level. i had it treated in theraphy along with my knee and after almost 6 months it only flares up every once in awhile. sometime when i get out of bed it feels like my leg got shorter over night all the way down to my foot. my doctor has been great at knowing about the connection but sometimes others don't get what you are talking about and don't understand that complaint on top of the knee. i have learned to tell people they just have to have a tkr to fully understand the scope of the recovery.

HI momlils,
If it feels like your leg got shorter overnight then one possibility is that your hip muscles might be tight on one side and thus they are rotating the pelvis forward on that same side, making the leg feel shorter. In other words, your pelvis might be out of balance.

You might benefit from Feldenkrais 'Awareness through Movement' lessons, which aren't anything like traditional exercises. Feldenkrais movements teach you awareness of your body and promote healthy movement, thus relieving or reducing pain caused by imbalances in in the muscles. You can look on youtube.com for examples of Feldenkrais lessons, although it would help if you did some research on the topic so that you'll understand the science behind Feldenkrais' approach.

Good luck!