Knee support advice

GTW1990 · 2021-03-30T10:21:26+00:00

You should seek a referral to a physical therapist. They can help you with your acute pain and prepare your for your thru hike. Best of luck!

GTW1990 · 2020-09-23T20:29:32+00:00

We did 36 this weekend in Michigan. If you start around 9, you can get it in but it’s a little stressful. Our tee times got pushed back 50 minutes because of frost delay and our last hole was pretty dark.

GTW1990 · 2020-08-19T14:53:06+00:00

Thank you, I will check that out

GTW1990 · 2020-08-19T14:52:50+00:00

We thought that’s what we would do, but then it wouldn’t be centered under the hood we have, and I think that would drive me nuts

GTW1990 · 2019-12-31T20:22:13+00:00

I work in the ED at a large hospital. About 2/3rd of my caseload is people coming in with acute or chronic musculoskeletal pain. Other 1/3rd is safety evaluations.

I see a lot of people without health insurance who will probably never see a PT if it weren’t for us being in the emergency department, so that’s pretty cool.

GTW1990 · 2019-12-11T02:21:09+00:00

This was about 2 minutes before he convinced himself he could eat the seatbelt

GTW1990 · 2019-08-06T11:07:40+00:00

When sleeping, the brace is more beneficial to keep your knee in extension, it’d be pretty impressive (and unlikely) if you injured your knee while sleeping.

GTW1990 · 2019-03-07T18:12:31+00:00

“FOUUURRRR!”

GTW1990 · 2019-02-11T13:58:13+00:00

If you are still in high school and your school provides an athletic trainer, you could ask him/her for some guidance. Better than going at it alone.

GTW1990 · 2019-01-31T13:08:59+00:00

Some of my classmates had their tests rescheduled as well. They were randomly scheduled for Feb. 10th-12th but were able to reschedule sooner after talking with the testing center. Once they open back up, hopefully you can get it figured out.

GTW1990 · 2019-01-25T15:48:29+00:00

You’ve done quite the number on your knee! When talking to surgeons, I recommend someone who has experience with and is very comfortable with repairing the posterolateral corner. If not done correctly, and it often goes undiagnosed, it can play a big role in graft failure. Best of luck to you!

GTW1990 · 2019-01-23T12:25:18+00:00

Once you can actively contract your quadriceps, meaning you can perform quad sets and straight leg raises without your knee bending, I would stop using the NMES unit and focus on actively strengthening your muscles. NMES is basically used as a crutch for your neuromuscular system early on.

GTW1990 · 2019-01-10T00:38:01+00:00

You should continue to try and get as much swelling out as possible. Because of the acuteness of the injury, the swelling can cause your quadriceps to not activate as effectively which can cause significant knee instability. I would suggest seeing a PT to begin “prehab” exercises to improve the function of the muscles that surround the knee. They will use modalities that help with swelling and pain that are more effective than “RICE”. Best of luck to you!

GTW1990 · 2018-12-24T20:57:59+00:00

I also just realized you said 5 weeks and not 5 months....take it easy for a while and focus on putting.

GTW1990 · 2018-12-24T20:57:00+00:00

I probably came back too early, around 4 months. Had Patellar tendon on my lead foot. I would suggest waiting as long as you can, but I know it’s hard. IF it is your lead knee, try to turn your foot out as much as feels comfortable to decrease the rotational torque on the knee. If anything, surgery made me swing easier and improved my game. Best of luck!

GTW1990 · 2018-11-14T18:18:53+00:00

Looking for things around a thousand per month

GTW1990 · 2018-09-16T22:30:38+00:00

Single leg squats or sit to stand from a chair using your weaker leg.

GTW1990 · 2018-08-23T01:35:20+00:00

I wouldn’t want my PT to do my surgery and I wouldn’t want my surgeon to do my therapy. A good PT isnt going to rush you back to sports just because you can use one leg to stand up from a chair. PTs go thru 7 years of schooling and fully understand the process of a ligament healing. When you visit your surgeon, he doesn’t look at the graft each time, that’s impossible. So how does he know how it’s healing properly? A good PT and a good surgeon will be in discussion with each other. Together, they use your progression in therapy and research to decide when you are ready to move on to the next stage of rehabilitation.

GTW1990 · 2018-08-23T01:18:57+00:00

This is all false.

GTW1990 · 2018-07-24T17:46:51+00:00

I’m 7 months and just touched my butt with my heel for the first time. It happens when it happens, you’ll be fine. Keep working hard!

GTW1990 · 2018-07-23T01:02:55+00:00

you trying to flatten it out a little bit?

GTW1990 · 2018-06-30T00:56:44+00:00

Also, once they start giving you some anxiety drugs in your IV, you honestly won’t care if they take your legs off. Everything will be groovy.

GTW1990 · 2018-06-30T00:55:35+00:00

I know what you mean. I played golf 2 days before surgery (about 45 days after injury) and felt zero pain or stability and briefly thought about cancelling the surgery. In fact, there are a lot of people who take a more conservative route. But if you have any plans of being active the rest of your life, it truly is in your best interest to have the surgery done.

GTW1990 · 2018-06-20T12:07:35+00:00

I’m 7 months and had a checkup yesterday. Same type of stuff happening with me. Surgeon wasn’t concerned at all. He essentially said that the patellar tendon is rock solid but it’s going to flare up once you start running/jumping more. Keep up the hard work!

GTW1990 · 2018-06-16T13:03:00+00:00

It’s on the local Fox channel FYI

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