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Question - knee problem (instability with football)
one and a half month back i was playing soccer...when i try to defend the ball with my foot...i suddenly twisted giving a Crack sound...i was in a lot ...
Ben's Right Knee - Torn Meniscus or ACL?
I injured my right knee playing basketball on 9/16/08. I planted my foot to jump and felt sharp pain on the knee and I could not put any weight on it ...
Question - Knee Pain
My Knee has been hurting for the last two months. Its just keeps getting worse. It is my right knee on the right outer side. I wake up at night due to ...
12 year old son completely torn ACL
My 12 year old son has completely torn his ACL in a football game. Our surgeon wants to do surgery next Wednesday to fix the problem. He will be using ...
Pain at incision point
Four years ago I had ACL surgery (hamstring graft)after a soccer injury.
I waited about 2 months before starting physiotherapy. After physio, I then ...
Lateral Meniscus Tear?
My doctor thinks I have a lateral meniscus tear. I re-visited the doctor when my calf started to swell. I thought I had a blood clot. He ruled out blood ...
my son's knee (trochlea dysplasia and recurrent dislocations)
My son dislocated his left knee 6 years ago at the age of 11. Was in a cast for 6 weeks then did some physio. In the course of these past six years it ...
Question - Rehab for quad strain
reference the info posted under quad injuries...
"To treat a quadriceps strain properly, and to prevent re-injury, you should have some type of rehabilitation....
Question - Lateral meniscus tear (complex)
my son is 17 years old and in his senior year of varsity football. Unfortunantely he was injured and was just told that he has a complex tear of the lateral ...
swelling after knee surgery month ago (foot and ankle)
I had knee surgery a month ago and often my foot & ankle swells. Is that common?
Atrhroscopy 1 year ago, still can't bend leg without severe pain
Can I do exercise to relieve this problem . I have taken anti-inflammatory medicine but would like to not have to take this for the swelling and don't ...
Back to Sports (discuss and shot after ACL Reconstruction)
I just had ACL surgery done using a hamstring graft. I want to know if there are any dangers with doing discus and shotput in track and field. I will begin ...
Question - ACL hamstring graft (bending)
I just had ACL surgey and i think they used a hamstring graft. I just want to know if it is bad if i am bending my knee to 90 degrees just 8 days after ...
PFS and hockey (continuing to play)
Today i was diagnosed with Patella femoral syndrome. I came to this website when i came home to find out more about my knee injury, and i matched almost ...
Question - Knee Replacement (scar tissue)
I had knee replacement two month ago, My knee is flexible, but the outside skin is so tender, cant hardly touch it, and where the scar is there is a knot....
2x ACL reconstructions within a year, knee still unstable!
How can my knee be so unstable after 2x ACL reconstructions?
I ruptured my ACL whilst skiing in Jan 07. I had it reconstructed with a hamstring graft ...
lax ACL
Want to know several things.
I want to know if the swelling in my joint can make it feel like I have a lax ACL when in fact I do not.
Can an ...
ACL reconstruction, dealing with the pain!
I had surgery in septemper. now im just 2 weeks post op and walking somewhat.
i still am unable to get a decent nights sleep. i don't experience knee ...
Question - Tear ACL (waiting on surgery)
well i'm 14years old and i tear my ACL its been 5 months and i cant get operate because im sitll growing so i want how many days will i spent in the hospital?...
Question - PF Syndrome (correcting lateral tilt)
I read your article on 4 vs. 22. If the patella is tilted laterally, what hip exercises should be done in order to help bring the patella in medially?...
18 year old step son has a possible acl tear
my stepson is in his senior year of football,he plays offense and defensive line. He has a possible ACL tear, we are awaiting his MRI. His x-rays are negative ...
Left Knee Injury
I injured my left knee on 08/31/08. It popped and had severe pain/swelling (hasn't gone down yet). Its a Workers comp situation, unfortunately.
Had ...
Popping in left knee...
I am a 28 year old female. I have been running for approx. 10 years now. I do run mostly outdoors. For a few years, I ran a hilly course of 5 to 10 miles....
Question - Partial Knee Replacement
I have now had 7 surgeries on my left knee (6 scopes and 1 carticel transplant) and 2 scopes on my right knee. My doctor informed me last week after my ...
Question - Knee Popping (ACL reconstruction 4 years ago)
I had reconstructive surgery on my ACL about 4 years ago. I completely tore it. I am 35 years old right now and try to stay active. I am experiencing a ...
Question - Knee Strained Tendon (patellar subluxation)
This may sound stupid but about 9 weeks ago I was at the beach standing in the water. The waves were rough and knocked me down. My feet were sucked ...
Question - Knee Injury (swelling and pain)
Hello. I sustained a knee injury 4 days ago playing basketball. My knee is still a little swollen and I feel pain in the back of my knee. I'm still ...
13 year old daughters knee (osgood schlatters)
My 13 year old daughter has started running cross country and now her knee hurts. The doctor gave it some German name and prescribed physical therapy,...
Question - Hurt Knee (soccer injury)
I got hit on the inside of my right knee while kicking the socer ball - its bruised but there isn't any swelling around the knee - it hurts and i can't ...
Question - Reducing knee swelling (ice and heat)
Whats the proper time length to apply ice and heat to the knee area? Which should be applied first?
torn knee cartilage and weight lifting
How long after a cartilage tear in the knee, should you wait before resuming full weightlifting routine? I believe the tear was minor (dx'd by a physician)...
Question - ACL Repair
I tore the ACL on my left knee years ago and had the patella (not sure the spelling sorry...) tendon surgery. I recently tore my right ACL and I was wondering ...
Returning to Running after Parial Meniscus Removal
At 32 and after 20 years of running (x country and track) I only recently had a partial meniscus removal in the left knee. Post operation the Doctor told ...
Steroid shots for PFS
I am 44 yrs old and my doctor said I had PFS. He recommended Glucosamine and Chrondroitin, dietary suppliments. He told me to do a few exercises and ...
patella femoral syndrome/lateral release surgery
ok so your website has really helped other people know what i'm going through and its now good to know what surgery and stuff i'll be getting. i'm pretty ...
Question - Torn MCL (quickest way to recovery)
what is the quickest way to recover from a torn mcl. grade three.
lateral release surgery
I'm having this surgery done in 3 weeks. The surgeon plans on doing both knees 2 weeks apart.Do you see any complications in doing this that close and ...
Question - Patella Dislocation (when to start motion)
I am a physiotherapist seeing an acute patellar dislocation...my client was seen only by an ER doc and given no instructions for recovery....he's in a ...
Question - Patella Femoral Syndrome (surgery on both knees?)
what would they do if i have it in both knees? could they operate on both knees at the same time?
bending and straightening the knee
i think i have a torn acl but i thought i would ask a question to confirm that. i have some pain when i bend or straighten my knee but its not to bad and ...
bending and straightening the knee
i can both bend and straighten my knee it does have some pain when i do either one but its not to bad could it still possibly be a torn ACL?
Help with knee injury
About 1 year ago I injured my knee while playing basketball. I came down awkwardly from a jump and felt like I hyper extended it. The knee swelled and ...
knee arthoscopy and still having pain in front of knee
I've had arthroscopy done for chondromalacia on July 18. I am still having pain in front of my knee and lots of swelling. it has been 7 plus weeks ...
Question - Knee Pain (stairs, step overs, cross overs)
Knee pain on the outside and the back of the knee. Hurts when going up stairs and going down stairs. Hurts when walking and I have to step over something....
Question - Knee Injury (meniscus and partial ACL tear)
hi everybody...i had an injury while playing football...diagnosis...meniscus vertical tear with partial ant cruciate lig tear and tibial plateau brusing....
MCL bracket knee brace pain
I have a tear in my mcl which was diagnosed after an MRI this week. A hinged knee brace has been prescribed, I saw the Dr. today to be certain the brace ...
Question - pfs patella femoral syndrome (after knee replacement)
I had a knee replacement and now my kneecap keeps moving around causing a lot of pain and cracking and popping my pt says it is patella femoral syndrome ...
Knee Popping (flexion to extension)
My right knee makes about five popping sounds when I go from no extension to full extension. When you feel it, it seems to be the outside of the knee ...
ACL reconstruction/hamstring graft recovery
I am 5 weeks post ACL Hamstring reconstruction surgery. Prior to last week, my flexion and extension was going well, almost mirroring the uninjured leg....
Question - ACL (football injury - calf swelling)
My 15 year old son may have torn his ACL during a football game.I took him to a sports clinic and they told him he could walk on it and now his calf muscle ...
Constant Knee Pain
About 3 yrs ago while doing aerobics, I noticed that I could not bend my knee all the way back anymore. I used to be able to sit on my legs, but then ...
Sudden Knee Pain-Bruising but no Direct Injury??
My daughter has had terrible knee pain for 2 days that came on suddenly but has had no acute injury and there is bruising, what does this sound like? She ...
Knee injury
I have a really bad pain when i run playing soccer, The pain goes away sometimes but comes back.
Question - Meniscus Tear (returning to sports after surgery)
Am I going to resume my sports activities after the Arthroscopic repair?
Question - Torn ACL (pivot shift, pop, and swelling)
Okay, so around July 10 I did exactly what was explained in the article about most common ACL tears, I went to turn and my foot didn't but my upper leg ...
Question - Knee Injury (patella dislocation, ACL, MCL)
My 16 year old son was injured during a high school football game last night. He dislocated the patella and blew out his ACL/MCL. The team Dr. put the ...
Lateral Release Physical Therapy (what should be done)
I just had a lateral release 5 days ago. My doctor recommended a particular facility for my PT, however, my insurance didn't cover this location. Instead ...
Question - torn lateral radial meniscus
I am in my last year of junior hockey. In July/08 i hurt my knee doing squats. The pain in my knee is a little better now, however I still cannot bend ...
Question - Knee Injury (forced flexion)
I had fallen awhile back and went straight down from a standing position and my knee bent back way ruther than my flexibility usually allows. Now I can'...
Question - ACL Rehab Exercises
I had acl reconstruction on May 2, 2008 with a hamstring graft.
I haven't had much pain only sometimes behind my knee after exercising. I recently had ...
playing catcher position after acl surgery
I want to know is it a good idea to play the catcher position after ACL surgery. I had patella graft done 8 years ago, I feel pretty good, I can squat ...
Question - Knee Ligament Torn (Unhappy Triad)
I had an injury where i tore my meniscus, injured my ACL and tore my MCL. I would like to start playing rugby, but i don't know how long i should wait ...
Question - Pain in the Knee
feeling of 'heaviness' in the knee area and pain in the back of the knee when bending. history of dvt. general pain in the back part of the knee area....
Lateral Release...What's Next?
I received a Lateral Release in my right knee in June 2007. (Also had the back of kneecap smoothed out) I went through and did the physical therapy and ...
Question - Meniscus Removal (40% meniscectomy)
I have have left leg meniscus tear removed following a traumatic injury whist playing sport in September 2007. The surgeon took out 40% of the left knee ...
When to worry about the swelling?
I jumped and when I landed my knee popped out... inward toward my other. It immediately popped back in and the pain was intense. Yes I heard a pop. I ...
How Soon Can I Return to Moderate Exercise?
It has been six weeks since I damaged my MCL ligament...slipping on wet pavement, my knee went inwards where it wasn't supposed to! I did the R.I.C.E., and ...
Question - Back of my knee / upper calf (pain with running)
I have been experiencing pain during and after my runs in the back of my knee / upper calf. It appears to be in the middle of the back of my right knee ...
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY KNEES?
hi, i am 13 years old and have been playing soccer for as long as i can remember. I play competitive soccer so that means i play tons of tons of soccer....
Knock Knees, Patella Femoral Syndrome and Bilateral Release Surgery!!
I am a 36 y/o female. I am knock kneed and 4 years ago was told I have patella-femoral syndrome. I have never injured my knees, and I have never been ...
Sore Knee From Bowling
I am right handed and every year I hurt my left knee bowling. I am sure this is caused by the way I throw the ball moving from center of lane and releasing ...
Pain in the back of my knee up to my hamstring
I am only 13 and I play soccer. I practiced hard for 3 days straight at a mini camp for my team. On the 4th day when I was practicing I started getting ...
Sports After Meniscus Repair
I have a meniscus repair coming up next week. My doctor is telling me that it will be around 6 months before i can play sports again. Does that sound ...
Leg Bend Inwards at Knee But Not Painful but Heard Pop When Fell
I had a fall on snow skis and I heard a, or felt a, pop. It was painful then and there, but not afterwards and still not much after 3 days. I could stand ...
MCL, Meniscus tear, subluxing patella
Please help me, I am in tears over this on going issue.
I live in Hawaii - and the doctors keep telling me that they can't help me.
They tell me ...
Question - Knee Injury (waiting on MRI)
I'm 30 years old and deem myself to be extrmemly fit due to gymnastics and dance training (which I also teach) I recently had a knee injury at gymnastics ...
What Does This Mean? Will I Need Surgery?
hi i have abnormal cartilage within femoral joint in the knee severe on patellar side? grade 4 cartilage loss subcortical cyst and oa what does this mean ...
New and Unusual Popping in Knee (ACL Reconstruction)
My daughter had (ACL) reconstruction of her left knee on 12/21/07. She has appeared to heal and rebuild beautifully-danced in a performance on May 17 ...
Tear of the Proximal Patellar Tendon (tendinosis)
MRI of the left knee without gadolinium:
Findings: The medial and lateral meniscus, anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and the medial and lateral ...
Question - ACL Surgery and Numbness
I had a complete tear to my ACL and Meniscus. I had surgery on July 3, 2008 and had a hamstring harvest for the repair. I had severe pain for the first ...
Question - Knee Mobility Post ACL Surgery
I still cannot straighten my knee completely since ACL surgery May 7, 2008. It's at minus 8 degrees at best. Can you advise? To give you some history,...
Question - Minor ACL Sprain and Instability (healing time)
how long does it usually take to heal and before i can begin execise again?
Question - Lateral Tilt (knee pain with marathon runner)
On an x-ray of my knees in the sitting position, I have lateral tilt on both knees. I am a marathon runner (formerly at the moment) and never suffered ...
Meniscus Tear and Loss of Mobility
I tore my meniscus playing football 7 weeks ago and still can not bend my knee for example to get into the squat position due to the pain.
Initially ...
Lateral Release Surgery - do I or don't I?
I am scheduled to have lateral release surgery and possible chondroplasty next week and now I am having second thoughts after all of the bad outcomes I ...
Patella Tendinosis
I have tendinosis in both knees. Left knee surgery 16 months ago, no real relief. Have heard about eccentric exercises to help with patella tendinosis,...
11-year old son's knee is popping and locking up
My son is a very active 11-year old. Right now we are in the middle of football season. His left knee started giving him trouble two days ago. He was ...
Screw Removal After ACL Reconstruction Surgery
This is my 2nd ACL reconstruction surgery and I know from last time that I want to get the screw removed. Last time I waited almost 8 months between reconstructive ...
Question - Knee Pain (pain with bending or kneeling)
I have sudden sharp pains on the outside part of the knee, below kneecap and numbness at skin level. Pain comes when bending knee quickly or when kneeling ...
Question - Lateral Release (what to expect)
I am having a lateral release in about a week in a half. This isn't my first knee surgery. My first surgery was decided as unnecessary by my new doctor....
Question - Swollen Knee on Upper Area
After mountain biking a month back i had an injury swollen on the upper part of the knee and some bruising. The swelling went down and the bruise went ...
Question - Knee Problems (multiple patella dislocations)
Hi My name is Thomas.
I dislocated my right knee. I had an MRI and it said the chondral surfaces in the lateral compartment and patellofemoral compartment ...
Is there a chance my son will ever be able to play football again at the level of division 1?
My son blew out his knee on Thursday night in football practice. He is at a division 1 school of National Champion caliber. My son is a sophmore (3 years ...
Question - Lateral Release (recovery timeline, goals)
How long generally would you say your rehab with physio will take. Is there a particular time span set for this? And what about goals, each week that you ...
Question - Left Knee Joint Effusion
My findings were a small left knee joint effusion. There is an oblique undersurface tear seen through the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. I am really ...
Is cracking (popping) good?
So I just recently sprained my LCL in my knee like two weeks ago. It's doing alot better but when I straighten out my knee and bring back to normal i hear ...
Posterior Pain/Swelling One Year Later (ACL repair)
I use to ride motorcycles (yeah i know). About ten years ago i fell of my bike and hurt my knee. I wore a cast for a few months until the Dr told me i ...
Lateral Release on Left Knee
Two months ago I had a lateral release on my left knee. I have been going to P.T. 3x a week. But it seems like it is not getting any better. I walked around ...
Question - ACL Screw Removal
My 16 year old daughter had ACL reconstructive surgery in May 2007, using her hamstring. Her recovery has been good and she was back to playing sports ...
Unhappy Triad - How soon should treatment start?
Unhappy Triad - How soon should treatment start and how critical is it?
I recently got my MRI results and it said:
-moderate joint effusion
-full ...
Pain in the back of my knee
I work at a lumberyard, and oftentimes there is a lag in business, so one day I brought in a jump rope to exercise with when I got bored. I did probably ...
Question - Reconstructed ACL (clicking 8 months post op)
I had surgery December 2007 (ACL Reconstruction). I am about 8 months post-op. Everything went well until last month. I went to the gym and did a nice ...
Question - Patella Femoral Syndrome (hip exercises / taping)
I've been having acute exacerbations of effusion with my knee(s) over the past 10 months due to PFS. I saw a physio for several months with more set-backs ...
What Type of Injury Do I Have ?
I was working out at the gym one day and while I was doing squats I heard a pop in my knee. I put the bar back on the rack. My knee started to hurt. I ...
Question - Knee Pain (meniscus tear, chondromalacia)
I recently had a MRI taken of my left knee. The findings are as follows:
The patellofemoral joint space is preserved. There is signal abnormality within ...
Question - Knee Injury (swelling, pain, heaviness)
When my knee injury occurred it resulted to swelling on the upper knee close to the lower part of my left thigh and heaviness and pain in /on my knee. After ...
Question - Cyst Removal (ganglion on patellar tendon)
I am having a large ganglion removed from the distal end of the patellar tendon. How long might I wait for recovery and return to work as a teacher.
Question - Knee Pain with Hockey
hey i have a few questions to ask i did my knee at hockey and my physio has told me i can play hockey but he is most sure i have done my patella tendon ...
Question - Patellar Issues (patellar tendonitis and quad pain)
I am a 37 yr old recently diagnosed w jumpers knee/patellar tendinitis. I have been having these issues for about 4 months however my quad and hip muscles ...
A "Hyper Extension" two years ago still bothering me?
So two years ago in cross country I fell playing football. My knee slid in front of me and popped very loudly.
I went to the E.R. the same day the ...
Knee is not recovering
Around the end of April, I was playing ultimate frisbee and landed with a few people on top of me with my knee straight. I don't remember a popping sound,...
Swimming Breaststroke After Lateral Release
My 17 year old daughter had surgery in mid-February to remove plica and during surgery her doctor preformed a lateral release to her left knee (no right ...
Question - Lateral Release Procedure
This surgery has been recommended for my husband who has arthritis in his knees--and also lateral riding patella.
A knee replacement has been presented ...
Question - Patellar Chondromalacia (exercise program review)
I have just been recently diagnosed with patellar chondromalacia. According to my sport doctor, my vastus medialis muscle does not fire properly (the ...
Question - Lateral Release (patellar condroplasty)
I am having a lateral release next month and have to have the bone behind my knee smoothed out due to multiple chipping. How bad is the recovery and me ...
Question - Knee Cliicking, Popping and Feeling Like it Gives Way
My daughter is 13 and a distance runner. She has been sidelined since track season. In April after an amazing pre-season 5K she started having the feeling ...
Question - Knee pain and weakness
Some years ago I fell skiing twisting my knee. Ever since, I have experienced weakness in my left knee. I have fallen while hiking after that area becomes ...
Question - Pain on Patella (10 months after lateral release)
I had a lateral release surgery 10 months ago and still have pain. I play soccer and have resumed this sport after rehab. The pain is not a problem when ...
Surgery or just therapy? (ACL Tear)
Like a month ago I injured my ACL playing basketball. When I hurt my knee i was able to walk without pain. The only problem that i had back then was that ...
Question - MCL Tear (12 weeks out)
Its been 12 weeks now on my mcl tear , when can i play soccer again.I was wondering if it would be ok to play the last 5 mins of a game this weekend?
Thank ...
Baker's cyst - getting bigger and more painful.
Had ACL reconstruction using patellar allograft 10 weeks ago. Surgery went well. Bakers cyst was aspirated at the same time but not removed as requested....
Question - Knee Pain and Silicone
Do silicone injections work for knee pain?
Knee pain after hitting fence
I was playing softball last weekend and ran into a fence. My knee since then has been swollen and gives a sharp pain on the inside under the knee cap ...
Question - Meniscus Surgery (continued pain 2 months)
I has been two month that I had my surgery (meniscus partially removed) and I have been going to Physiotherapy for 45 days. I have gained some range of ...
Question - Lateral Retinacular Release (pain after surgery)
How long will this last, the pain after surgery has been done? I am at three weeks today. I am getting tired of the pain I go through, EVERY SECOND OF ...
Question - Knee pain (fall on patella playing ice hockey)
I was playing hockey and i was hit and i landed flat on the front of my kneecap. nothing bit right just a little fall. but then my whole knee cap and the ...
Question - Dislocted knee (chronic patella dislocation)
I have disloctated both my knees (patella) several times. I have been through physical therapy twice and just recently dislocated my left knee. An orthopedic ...
Question - My Knee (giving out with jumping)
The past 2 years when I've been playing spoorts like basketball and football, I have had knee problems. Sometimes I will jump in basketball and my knee ...
Total medial menisectomy on left knee at age 18
I have been involved in playing amateur sports my whole life. I still play pickup ice-hockey once or twice a week, walk and generally stay physically active ...
Question - Knee pain (possible ACL or meniscus tear?)
I injured my knee a month ago playing street hockey(goalie). I could not straighten my left leg, and when I walk and try to give it full extension, my ...
Lateral Knee Pain – 9 Months Post ACL Reconstruction
I play football and one day in late August 2007 at practice my left foot got stuck in the field turf as I was turning and preparing to jump. This completely ...
MCL Sprain: question on healing time.
I am in my mid 30's and I was diagnosed with some sort of MCL Sprain which occurred from standing up quickily from a kneeling position. I did not seek ...
Question - Lateral Release (after ACL reconstruction)
I had an ACL reconstruction on Jan 31,2008 and after 4 weeks my knee cap dislocated. On March 31, 2008 the surgeon did a lateral release on the same knee ...
Qustion - Knee Dislocation (exercises for strength)
I was just wondering what kind of exercises and stretches are best for helping re-build strength into a leg which has had the knee dislocated.
This ...
When is it time to consider surgery (patella-femoral)?
I've been doing physiotherapy for my patella femoral injury for about 10 weeks now, and I haven't been making any progress in the last few weeks. The last ...
Does fluid on the knee ever go away and not return?
