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After my knee replacement, my knee was resting on a pillow…
and I literally could not lift the bottom half of my leg.

Not because I was weak.
Not because something was wrong.
But because my brain couldn’t find the path anymore.

In this video, I start with that exact moment. Staring at my leg, telling it to move, and nothing happening. Full sensation. Zero response. It felt very odd until my physical therapist explained what was actually going on and gently re-taught my brain how to do something I used to do without thinking.

I use an analogy from A Bug’s Life to explain this.
When a leaf falls and covers the ants’ path, they don’t stop knowing where to go. They just can’t see the path anymore. One ant panics. Another ant calmly leads him around the leaf until the path is visible again.

That’s what happens after knee replacement.

The “leaf” is surgery, swelling and trauma.
Your brain loses the clear signal.
And your physical therapist becomes the guide who helps your brain relearn the route.

From there, I talk about pain science and why your brain puts up red flags after years of knee pain. Every movement that hurt before surgery got marked as dangerous. Surgery doesn’t automatically remove those flags. They have to be undone, one movement at a time.

I explain:
• Why you might feel like you forgot how to move after knee replacement
• Why your leg may not respond even though nothing is damaged
• How the brain relearns movement after surgery
• Why this process requires patience and compassion, not force
• Why this is normal and expected in recovery

If you’ve ever thought, “Why won’t my leg just do what I tell it to do?”
This video is for you.

You didn’t forget.
Your brain is relearning.