My Knee is still fckd up(what would you do?)

Airdyne bike or versa climber can be just as good as running if not better

 

Get some physio if you can afford it, and rest it, the worst thing to do is train on an injury, you dont have to stop being active, just cut out the impact on your knee. Try swimming, its great for stamina and endurance and is low impact on the joints. I know its difficult to cut out the training that you usually do but its the best thing to let the injury heal.

 

I'm not doctor or anything like that, but I've had problems in my knees since I was 13 which sound to be similar to what you have. Sounds to me like you have torn the meniscus in the knee or possibly some kind of cartiledge problem. I had to have an arthroscopy (camera with a hoover on the end) to suck out all the floating cartiledge and other bits and bobs and then rest with the leg straight for two weeks to heal the tear. It took doctors about 2 years to decide that that is what the problem was, which was far from ideal for me at the time.

I really struggle with the pounding of roadwork as a result of similar symptoms, get yourself down to a running shop and have them specify some proper running shoes to take away some of the impact. I also find it easier to run on a treadmill, or go to the nearest football pitch and do sprints up and down on there.

 

hi mate im not a physio but ive ha d a couple of niggling problems with my knee since coming back from a pretty long time out injured(although mine is on the inside of knee).

But yours sounds like it could be a injury called 'runners knee' although this is supposed to ease with rest,like has been said going to see a physio is best they can be a little expensive but its worth knowing what is wrong and not doing further harm.

 

You might have a problem with your meniscus - you might want to check it out. If not, you may have patellar tendinitis (runners knee as mentioned above) - if you do buy yourself a Cho Pat Strap and wear it every time you do roadwork. It's a band that goes around your knee right under the kneecap - it looks like nothing but it did wonders for me after my ACL surgery when I got patellar tendinitis in my right knee. Good luck.

 

You need to strengthen your legs before you run again. You don't need to run to box. Try sprint cycling if you want to ease the impact on your knees

 

Google "Runners Knee" thats what it sounds most like. see what kind of treatment options are out there although its usually treated with rest(not running) anti-inflamatory meds Ibprofen (advil/motrin) or naprocin(aleive) and physio thearapy...no reason why you can't hit the bags & spar just find a different form of cardio that doesn't aggrivate your knee swim, do the bike etc..

 

Might be an IT band issue

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/kneepainandinjuries/a/IT_Band_Pain.htm

 

I got my leg really mangled in a judo accident about a year ago now. I was unable to walk unassisted for about 2 weeks, and then was unable to walk without limping for another 5.

I found personally that icing regularly (particularly after long walks and such) helps immensely with the pain, as any kind of exertion will likely cause a small amount of swelling to come back.

If it gets to the point where you can walk normally, rehabilitation is necessary before you go out running again. Personally I continued with my squat and deadlift routine, making sure I used proper technique and a pair of TK knee bands to minimise the stress on my knees. If you haven't done squats before, have an instructor show you how to do them properly, or you WILL make your knees worse.

For a long time my knee wasn't quite right, but with a pair of good running shoes to minimise impact, and with continued use of kneebands during boxing/wrestling training for about 6 months after, I am finally able to train without knee supports again.

of course, this is just what I did, and relies on the doctor being right when he said there was no serious injury to your knee.

 

You need to rest. When I had a knee injury it took a few months for me to be able to train normally. I decided to do whatever else I could to strengthen my body without further aggravating the injury. I had to refrain from running, which is the worst **** for a sprinter, and instead focus on an area I didn't focus on very much previously, like core work. You can continue your weight training and stretching and core work, etc. I used a kind of skip/run like leg workout (next to no knee action, instead using a heel to toe movement at a very fast alternating pace but slow speed down a 60m track) so that I was at least maintaining. Basically, if you can't run or even jog like I wasn't able to, focus on another area of training. Running isn't essential to boxing, I'm a sprinter and I got through it with rest recovery, you can do the same.

 

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Keep at it bro. With luck, you'll be back in the gym in no time. I experienced something similar a while back in Muay Thai where I got swept off my feet at a bad angle and felt pain in my knee (just under the patella region). It took a couple of weeks to heal up but it was fine after that. Keep us posted.

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