Knee Injuries

[jd_uk]

Who here has had problems with em? I havn't got a severe injury (just some pain in the joint when i put pressure on my left knee e.g lunges) but i'm concerned in case i really mess it up. I do some form of exercise every day which doesn't help it.

Tell me your experiences of knee problems...did you need surgery or could you manage the problem without it?

 

[puddlemonkey]

Tore cartilage in my left knee multiple times, had surgery years back. It will be a bitch forever. The end

 

[jd_uk]

Tore cartilage in my left knee multiple times, had surgery years back. It will be a bitch forever. The end

How did you tear it? Could it have been prevented? How come surgery didn't fix it?

 

[Megalomaniac]

I'm lying in bed right now with ice on my knee and waiting for the swelling from the surgery to go down. Trust me it suck way worse that I expected but I only can hope it is the path to recovery.

I chipped my patella and has a patella release to adjust my ligaments and re align my patella. I won't be doing squats for at least 3 months.

 

[puddlemonkey]

How did you tear it? Could it have been prevented? How come surgery didn't fix it?

Football. Got hit from the side as I planted my left foot, knee gave way before the ground did. Surgery didn't fix shit, all that was for is removing the tore cartilage.

 

[Stefka]

I sublexed mine in a dance rehearsal a few years ago. Luckily I didnt tear anything. I just had to have PT for a couple of months.
It hasn't given me too many problems since. But when I get really tired of overtrain it gets kind of weird.

 

[digimon7068]

the articular cartilage in both of my knees is pretty much gone. . .also missing from the backs of my knee caps. . .pretty painful most of the time. . .i get twice annual injections of supartz and i wear a bionicare device on both of my knees while i sleep. . .it's helped a lot. . .but it's only a matter of time before they both need replaced.

in my case, it's a matter of bad genes, contact sports (football and rugby), running, mogul bashing, motocross. . .and squatting 500+ pounds probably didn't help a whole lot.

i get by, but i ain't what i used to be.

 

[jd_uk]

the articular cartilage in both of my knees is pretty much gone. . .also missing from the backs of my knee caps. . .pretty painful most of the time. . .i get twice annual injections of supartz and i wear a bionicare device on both of my knees while i sleep. . .it's helped a lot. . .but it's only a matter of time before they both need replaced.

in my case, it's a matter of bad genes, contact sports (football and rugby), running, mogul bashing, motocross. . .and squatting 500+ pounds probably didn't help a whole lot.

i get by, but i ain't what i used to be.

I thought having stong muscles in the legs was supposed to prevent cartilage injuries.

 

[digimon7068]

I thought having stong muscles in the legs was supposed to prevent cartilage injuries.

it does. . .but articular cartilage is the stuff that covers the bones (not the cushiony stuff within the joint. . .i still have a fair amount of that). . .i have degenerative joint disease (djd). . .i.e., arthritis. . .in both knees. . .pretty bad. . .

 

[jenscats5]

Tore my ACL skiing & lateral meniscus.....had surgery, got a new one (well to me)....not been the same since....probably never will be...

 

[Megalomaniac]

Tore my ACL skiing & lateral meniscus.....had surgery, got a new one (well to me)....not been the same since....probably never will be...

I meant to ask you how that turned out. I didn't know you pain until now, it really sucks. For the first time in my life I feel old.

 

[jenscats5]

I meant to ask you how that turned out. I didn't know you pain until now, it really sucks. For the first time in my life I feel old.

Wait till it rains....

Had an issue with my hamstring a few months back (tendonitis) & the Dr. told me that my knee would never be the same again & it's not.....it's not so much pain, but it's just not "right" and it feels unstable a lot....but it is sensitive - so my knees get overtrained quickly.....