I've had two really bad knee problems for sometime. My right knee was injured about 7 years ago when I was playing football, I broke away running the ball when a player did a last ditch tackle and dove for my knee. His helmet collided with the side of my right knee, and I experienced possibly the worse pain ever, didn't help either that my coach made me run the ball two more times. My left knee was injured snowboarding a year ago. I fell hard and my right leg came out of my binding, so my board was stuck in the ground while my body spun, my stationary left leg twisted around. It didn't help either that I kept snowboarding for the rest of the week. I got X-Rays on my right knee 3 years ago and they came up negative. When I quit playing football, the pain went away, but now it has resurfaced. My right knee only hurts a little bit from time to time, but my left knee has me limping after I go for a run or play a sport. Basically, this has prevented me from doing any sports at all, and I'm only 18. Suggestions?
You need an MRI, not xrays. I just tore my ACL about 3 months ago. I hoped it was just a meniscus tear, but no such luck. Which sucks for me, because I'm a goofy guy when it comes to my title as the fastest white guy in my county. Since you were hit in the knee, I'd bank on an ACL. You don't have to have it repaired by surgery if that's the case, but I'm going to because I want to run again, play basketball, flag football, and softball. When does it hurt? When you bend it too far? Try to straighten? Oddly enough I had no idea that my acl was tore. I kept running on it. Never felt a pop or any sudden pain, but my knee swelled up about 3 hrs after our game, and the next day when I tried to run it felt like my thigh muscles were about to fall off the bone and my knee was going to collapse. I was still wowing with the speed to first though haha. It's just turning that'd kill me. Anyway- definitely get an MRI. You really never know what it could be. Could even be a blood clot in the back of your knee. But since it was a blow (from the outside?) in football, I'd bet on ACL. I tore mine 3 months ago and just found out this past week that it was an ACL tear via the MRI. Also have a lateral ligament tear in my ankle. I guess this is me getting old. Never had any sports injuries in the past.
My right knee begins to hurt when it gets cold out, it just hurts randomly from time to time. My left knee begins hurting when I'm doing any sort of physical activity. I'll probably make an appointment for a M.R.I.
Hmm. Could be arthritis? You never know. Just hold off and in a few years you can get a sweet bionic leg made of titanium.
I have injured my left knee so many times and rehabed it on my own. Finally it blew out on me last Jan. skiing. I had two torn and folded meniscus and a torn ACL. I suspect the ACl had been torn for some time causing instability in the knee. Had surgery in Feb and have been doing great, just some stiffness on occassion but it seems to get a little better all the time. I agree get the MRI and possibly save yourself some future pain. btw: I would recommend staying away from running.
Here's a tip; rock with some knee pads. I've had some knee issues too, but nothing serious enough for surgery or anything. I just rest and try to stay off that leg while its soar. Also, maybe having your knee drained could help. It helped me. I had green puss building up causing pain & swelling. After they sucked out tons of fluid I instantly felt better, not 100% but within days was back to tip top shape. Kind of gross watching it, and that 10" needle wasn't to fun either.
I've always had bad joints. Any kind of running over time always caused knee pain and my elbows literally creaked after a few weeks of pushups. This may not help you (it works better for some people and some issues than others), but I've been helped by taking Glucosamine & Chondroitin supplements. It isn't an instantaneous fix, but after a few months I could tell a difference. I have been taking them for over a decade now.
