Kaiser Permanente Med Care: Liu Alice J MD

Aug 2023

Today I was released from my physical therapy. Almost four months ago I started my physical therapy after my total knee replacement. The first month was so difficult for me. It felt like it will never get better. Less than two weeks after my surgery my therapy started & Ron Ah K, PTA (Kaiser at San Dimas St. ) was assigned to me. My recovery was very slow. To be clear it's not Ron's fault. It's the way my body/system works. I'm very weak & leg had been weaker after the surgery. After a month of waiting for pain to get better which it didn't and not making any progress with my straightening & knee bending. It's very frustrating. At times I felt like not going to PT but with Ron's encouragement, patience, guidance, knowledge & professionalism I passed all the days that I felt that I'm not progressing. He had been a big part of my recovery. I'm very glad that he's the one that helped me go though the difficult months I had to go through. I'm much better now, walking without a cane. Still working to get back on my feet & fully recovered. I had joined a gym to continue on my PT. Definitely I will miss going to PT & of course Ron my wonderful therapist, thank you so much for guiding me all through my painful & hardest days. I couldn't have done this without you.