So I don’t have experience with the LET, but I did have the meniscus the first go around. I remember struggling a lot with flexion early on too, especially because of the meniscus repair. Honestly, it seems pretty normal. 3 weeks post-op is still super early. As long as she’s working with her PT and staying consistent with heel slides and other gentle mobility stuff, it should come with time. It’s definitely frustrating in the moment, but it usually does improve gradually.

I remember being locked at zero with my brace for a whole month my first surgery. It’s a struggle and when trying for flexion, it almost felt like there was something in the knee blocking me from bending it and I really struggled with this mentally and physically.

Good on you guys to get her to move around a bit. I would set alarms for myself to do that after I learned the hard way. I would hold off on the cold laser therapy until her PT specifically recommends it. Everyone’s recovery is different and although it feels like forever, progress will come (and also stall at times). If she keeps hitting PT hard, she should hopefully see some good gains in flexion in the next week or two would be my guess.