I have a degenerative tear in my right meniscus diagnosed years ago. I've started to feel the same pain in my left as well. With plantar fasciitist in both feet, osteoarthritis and spinal disc compression pinching my sciatic nerve I have extreme difficulty with walking. It is true that you don't know what you've got until it's gone. I would do almost anything to be able to walk without pain. So many take their health for granted.
no kidding. i never took anything for granted as i was so sick as a child and just had that mindset. My husband had to take a job for the first time in his life (he was disabled due to a double knee surgery before ) my point being that now, he is walking across town , working a job, coming home - shovels snow if need be , walks to get the groceries. He is63, and was never this active or healthy before. I worked 3 jobs at a time until i crashed when i was in my late 40's . Then i got hit by a snow plow when i was on my bike on jan 2 2021. I can't walk now. i can still ride my bike - but i am in a LOT of pain. If anyone complains about walking now - - - i just look at them . . .like are you kidding? I used to dance 5 hours a day until my life was stolen.
ACL here, 8 years ago. Surgery was a success, great doctor with a lot of experience. The rehab was painful, I thought it never ended, but after a few months I started to see the light and I restarted normal activity. Now - after sports in general and personal training - I'm feeling pain after a small fall. Went to the same doctor today, he asked for deeper exams. I confess you my fear, but I hope it isn't nothing serious. ACL rehab, as well as with other injuries, creates warriors. If you are reading this, I hope you take care of your body everyday, and avoid traumas. Now I'm here, listening Bob and Brad, overthinking in my knee. To them, warm regards from Portugal!
I buckled my knee ever so slightly and heard what sounded like hands cracking knuckles but in my knee. After weeks of swelling went down. I was able to do long walks, short sprints, and cycling. I didn't go see a doctor, but I listened to experts on my symptoms. I midly tore my meniscus. My knee pops once in a while. Constant cycling outside, walking, and some sprints have my legs as strong as ever. I do everything I use to, as I'm a very active 50 yr old man. I never let this or tendinitis in my elbows slow me down. For tendinitis, I beat by curling with weights, and it's gone, and it never came back.
This happened to me too 3 days ago, minor swelling, but can’t extend my knee straight. How long till you were able to extend your knee straight without pain? I’m worried I might’ve damaged something bad. I have an MRI soon
THANK YOU FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED COMMENT. HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE DOC SLEEVE? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH IT, IF NOT, WHAT TYPE OF KNEE SUPPORT DO YOU RECOMMEND? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
I tore LCL completely but it grew back alone. Also had LCL partial and ACL partial on other knee, and now MCL unknown state. I compete in BJJ so be careful with your knees. Once you tackle it is not the same
Oddly enough I was told when I was 22 years old I had a torn meniscus but never told anything more specifically. I didn't get into healthcare until I was 24 and now a RN for 5 years and graduate this December with my MSN for Adult/Gero Primary Care NP and the knee has always been difficult for me to understand. This video really helped and makes me worried I should get my knee looked at again as it causes some discomfort still here and there. But I'm only 31 years old and thinking I may need a replacement in my life for sure. There was no treatment I ever got for my knee injury, I got an MRI didn't get notified of my results until 3 months later and re-evaluated to be told it was all healed and nothing further is done. I regret not knowing more about healthcare at this time and wish I had done PT to ensure it healed properly. Bottom line always ask questions and never be afraid to advocate for yourself.
Omg thanks so much I injured both my knees jogging and they are all bruised both knees and I’m sore and it’s somewhat hard to walk. I’m very upset. I think it might be a pigment because my knee is popping I think both are. Sucks because of an under grown tree branch I fall right on my face and knees. Love it. 😢 congrats with graduating that’s awesome though. Hopefully you can still get help with your knee
Awesome Advice I actually went through the same thing It's Been "I Wish I w Would Have Many Years Later" Ruined because of not given the Right Advice Workman's Comp screwed me over Please people get Second opinions ❤
Bob & Brad, THANK YOU SOO SOO MUCH for guiding me with all of my physical injuries through out the years. We may never personally meet, but I want to at least be able to thank you for all that you both do. Your work to help those in need is like having angels on earth. May you both continue to be blessed many times over in this life and in the next for eons to come.
Thanks for the Video clip! Sorry for chiming in, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Riddleagan Beating Sonorousness Remedy (search on google)? It is a good one off product for getting rid of your chronic knee pain without the normal expense. Ive heard some decent things about it and my cooworker after many years got cool success with it.
I wasn't to thank you guys for this video. I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome so ligament injuries are nothing new. But I recently had a really talented and amazing fall that severely injured my right knee.8⁷ My ortho told me he'd be it MRI and never even examined the knee. Never even touched it and the proceeded to give me a 20 minute lecture about my weight. At which point I stopped him and reminded him we were here to discuss my knee. Results came in and ligaments looks fine (not the first time shredded ligaments looked fine on an MRI) the radiologist called them 4 meniscus tears due to severe and unusual trauma. Dr said he couldn't actually see the full tears and that they're probably just nothing to worry about. 4 months later, I'm in so much pain that I can't function. I can't walk hardly at all, and when do, its caused pain and dislocations in my back and pelvis. Anyway, thank you for posting different tests to try to pinpoint that cause of all my knee pain Thank you guys.
What a fantastic team you both are, and how amazing that you found each other and share yourselves with us ! Your energy is fantastic, and the way you explain evrythig in not some general way, but in such a precise manner to show us exactly , the how and why is so perfect, so helpful. Your balance of filling in one anothers explanation is so cool. I thank you so much for taking the time to do this for us. Man, I sure wish you were in Seattle… Blessings for to y9uo and yours for all you do to help us heal.
Just got back into skateboarding and this video helped me understand my knee pain is from the lateral meniscus. I use my left foot to snap the board down for tricks repeatedly, and when I bend my knee all the way in I can poke at the area and feel exactly where its at.
YOU GUYS ARE GOLD. This is the first one of your videos i watched but surely not the last one. You got yourself a new subscriber. Keep it up and stay healthy
Whenever i do physical therapy exercises my kid loves to watch you both (She loves the Energy and Excitement visible in you )she just shouts like hey Bob and Brad just like she knew personally😃.I couldn’t stop smiling😆..Thank you so much for your wonderful videos with amazing positive quotes👌❤️🤗.
Don’t do any exercises just do fasting Absolutely I’m feeling great after intermittent fasting I eat twice and between these two meals only water water I love water I am 60 years of old had lots of knee pain back pain everything gone I can run now I got more energy then before mental clarity is great don’t feel fatigue
@@sassysandie2865 you right but as I said you should try one month with intermittent fasting before doing any other treatment if it’s not work then you go with doctors help in this method it’s not going to harm the benefits are there for health
I remember when I damaged my meniscus once, I knew exactly when it happened as I felt a warm explosive sensation in my knee as it perforated, not hugely painful as you mention, and I could maneuver around the damage and feel almost normal. It was only painful in certain orientations of the tibia to the femur. Fortunately straight forward walking and sitting was ok. What made it super distinctive the next day though was the knee swelled up to the size of grapefruit, the classic "water on the knee". It felt like my knee had turned into a water balloon. There was also a sandy or granular sensation on knee movement, likely bits of shredded cartilage floating around on the articular surface.
@IShouldNotAlwaysPlay No surgery, took about 5 years to really heal though. So surgery would definitely be faster if not more economical. Even after a few years I could still occasionally feel bits and pieces of cartilage grinding around in there, and there was sporadic "water on the knee" swelling. All of those healing issues have resolved though, but the hole is still there since if I push my legs in the extreme position that originally caused the injury, I can feel a bone on bone sensation, - fortunately it is a rather eccentric position that I normally would never encounter or pursue in daily life.
I was just walking and my knee shifted. My floodlight camera captured it when it happened and it clearly shifted and didn't twist. At the same time I heard a loud crack with immediate pain. I could not put weight on it at all for several days. Eventually, I could walk on my toes, not flat footed, and about a month later I could walk more normally. I had an MRI and was told it was a meniscus tear. I was using a knee brace and ice pack in the evening. My doctor told me it would not heal, but one year later it seems to be fine, but occasionally it feels loose. I'm very grateful!!
Mind if I ask what did u do for it to heal injured my knee last night just heard the pop saw the video and self diagnosed it as a meniscus or ligament but curious if u ended up going to the hospital
Thank you Bob and Brad!! Great job explaining the different types of knee injuries that can occur. I recently hurt my knee; hit both on the cement; however the right knee hurt much more than the left in which at same time I twisted my ankles both during the impact; again the right being more seriously injured than my left. Nevertheless, its been over 2 months and I am still experiencing pain along with going to physical therapy. I appreciate your demonstrations along with the both of you explaining everything. You guys work great together as a dynamic team!
I have had three meniscus repairs total in both knees in Sioux Falls by two different surgeons and both did NOT do these types of tests. Now, i am doubtful the surgeries were even necessary. Thank you Bob and Brad for the education. Always be your own advocate.
I've torn meniscus in both knees and had surgery each time, and each time, after about 3 to 6 months of rehab, my knees were back to almost new without pain. Sometimes you need to scope them.
i locked my knee when doing a dance work our and tore a ligiment not acl. but another one i forget what its called ad my joint is still weak after 7-8 months sigh
Holy smokes! You’re a wealth of info right when I needed it. 3 weeks out from from a bucket handle repair and the pain is worse than it was before the surgery. You guys have given me hope.
Had the same, my Dr scoped it and had to remove "about 60%" of my meniscus. The first 6 weeks are hard and I was very doubtful. Go to PT and do twice the exercises they give you on the paper. My leg looked like a holocaust survivor compared to the right one. Hang in there. It took me about 9 months to be able to jog. Now I wrecked my mcl on the other leg. I also just found out I have Lyme disease and my insurance runs out next month because I got let go from work a few months ago. Dang didnt mean to drag on and tell my problems.
@@lerch400block make sure to do leg knee rotations and in a circular motion from low to just above 90° and also side to side from low to just above 90 degrees as well. Also cross leg and put ankle on knee. Also grab the foot and do a quad stretch those will really help. Check out a mostly plant based diet and consume minimal to no processed food look around its healing people to amazing results stay strong stay healthy
10:13 the moment that saved my life. I injured my meniscus about 6 months ago from bicycling. It’s getting better on its own but I just did your experiment and I heard a POP. That’s what I’ve been look for, a pop to get it back in place. It seems to be even more flexible now 😄
THANK YOUUU SO MUCUHHHH. I DID IT TOO AND THEN *POPPPPPP* sorry for caps lol, but thank you I did it a few times no pop, but I did it without holding my leg and it worked
I usually don't mind their humor, but today after a bad skateboarding fall I'm watching this video to see what I tore and these guys are just cracking jokes 😩.
They seem to think if they can do it everyone should be able to 😞 It's crazy! All the ones telling him he shouldn't have given up when they have no idea what happened to him. And maybe he does something else now that he doesn't play impact sports anymore. Too many judgers out here!
Don’t do any exercises just do fasting Absolutely I’m feeling great after intermittent fasting I eat twice and between these two meals only water water I love water I am 60 years of old had lots of knee pain back pain everything gone I can run now I got more energy then before mental clarity is great don’t feel fatigue
Thanks for making the diagnosis to simple gentlemen. I broke my patella about 6 months ago during football and went through an operation to bring things to place and did about 5 months of PT, now I have knee pain while stretching my leg during walking, and after doing your cartilage test you mentioned, it seems like a ligaments problem not cartilage. I will try to train my ligaments and muscles to see if the pain will decrease, hopefully. Thanks a lot again for your simple yet demonstrative video.
Oh my gosh...you guys ( pre appointment) made me realize I got a problem...know exactly when it happened...but so glad I watched this..will see doc soon ❤️
Great video, love you guys! Seen a large reduction in ACL surgeries with complete tears, very much depends on your activity levels and sports you do! Even meniscal patients without the surgeries are doing very well compared to some that decided to get repaired!....research, research research!
@@dominiqueveney3483 HI, can you please give me more details about your situation? Are you still surgery free? I just got my medial meniscus torn and I am so afraid of the side effects of the surgery, that I canceled it. But the pain and discomfort are still affecting me a lot 2 weeks later
I’m so glad I ran across this page! I’ve been wondering if my meniscus was injured but after doing these tests I don’t think it is. I’ve recently started back training Tae Kwon Do after 35 years, I have some pain in my right knee from past injuries. It’s still giving me some problems when stretching if I over do it, otherwise it’s not to much of a problem.
Several years ago, I had a meniscus tear in my left knee from doing strenuous golf swings on the driving range where being a right handed golfer, we pivot around our left knee very fast through the downswing. Being older, I also had bone on bone. Did injections for a little bit and helped some, but it was just a band aid and the pain was still there playing golf. I did not want to wear a knee brace, so finally did a full knee replacement surgery and my knee felt 100 percent after the rehab sessions. The knee is still fine and doing great playing golf.
Your comment was so reassuring for me. I'm 72, used to golf... oh and walk! Ha! I did the same as you, ie, injections plus exercise. They worked for about a year and a half but everything stopped working. I've been watching TH-cams that say... how to prevent surgery. After seeing those I was concerned perhaps I wasn't doing something right because my knee still hurts. Point is...I have knee replacement scheduled July 31 but was thinking of canceling. From your comment it's evident I need to go thru with the replacement. Thank you. Happy golfing!!!
Thanks for the excellent, intelligent and clear instruction on what to expect and what is being tested! I've damaged my MCL by this definition, with potential damage to associated parts. I fell off a Segway, rotated my body and my left foot was stuck in the wheel well. The knee is totally unstable medially and unable to bear weight due to pain. MRI is scheduled for Monday and I'm working to get an appointment with a sports medicine ortho group.
I have the same injury and it’s been a nightmare. Doing PT to strengthen my leg and do see some progress. Can’t walk without support. Since my MCL is damaged, it can cause my leg to buckle. I am hopeful that PT will be enough to walk normal again. Surgery would be complicated and be the last option.
I wish you guys could review my MRI. I fell 6 months ago and after a couple cortisone shots, I still walk right. Doctor said it’s just arthritis, but I disagree because it only happened right when I fell.
Isn't arthritis a symptom but not an exact diagnosis which requires more testing. I know i get the old arthritis conclusion but that's too get me out the door, not to answer or further investigate the cause. Your pain can be caused by different factors. The mri shows if you have soft tissue damage. One explanation by a nurse practitioner was the pain in my case can be from gout which can localize away an injury. Im not saying you have gout because that's what i have. It's just an example in my case. Where pain exists from areas of old injuries and in my case high but in normal range of uric acid build up. I also have pain from a herniated disc and i can't remember which doctor simply said i have arthritis. I actually have 3 herniated discs, and several other injuries.
Thinking Impaired I to was told my inner knee pain was arthritis, no meds were prescribed or anything. I started thinking it might be gout, sometimes the pain goes as far as below my knee but on the inner part of my leg. They burn like sometimes or just a annoying pain.
@@beckybrown3426 I'm definitely sorry to hear of your pain. I wanted to tell you I'm not a doctor or nurse but I just want to tell you what I've experienced. I've never had pain run down the inner part of my leg it's always been the outer part and to the right edge of my right foot and and then both of my calves and also kind of a burning I always thought that my leg for example on my thighs and my case felt numb and cold and what I do just push again I put any pressure on there I feel a lot of pain. In your case I just don't have a clue of what might cause the pain to run on the inside of the lower part of your leg. However you could be wrong on the right track where you do have nerve issues so don't give up. I would definitely talk to a different doctor if you can afford it or if your insurance will allow you to get a second opinion. That's what I did I just continue to research until I found a correct diagnosis.
Hello everyone my bad knee says hi. My left knee’s favorite activities is usually giving up on me when I play soccer and constantly sprain since I’m missing a ligament. It’s been 6 years since I tore a ligament and I never got surgery. I can still run and play soccer but because Im missing 1 out of 4 ligaments, it’s slightly unstable and will sprain easily
Don’t do any exercises just do fasting Absolutely I’m feeling great after intermittent fasting I eat twice and between these two meals only water water I love water I am 60 years of old had lots of knee pain back pain everything gone I can run now I got more energy then before mental clarity is great don’t feel fatigue
I tweaked my right knee while doing squat, I'm feeling pain while standing up and sitting down, what to do now? The pain is not that severe but it hurts.
What exercises can we teach kids for their overall development, height growth, eye strength and overall growth you know Foods that we must avoid and give to kids Whatever best you can teach on that will be really grateful
I hurt my right knee from jumping off a kitchen counter I landed on the right leg instead of both , my days for jumping are over, I'm taking my time to do everything so it can heal.
Just torn my left mpfl had my right one done 7 yrs ago and it's the only optional surgery that changed my life,now it's the left one .Had an optional but necessary nasle value implant one fell out or my face a week after surgery nothing was done.
I think I injured my left MCL last month while doing a 8K road race. My right Achilles tightened up at mile one , so for the last four miles , I think I over compensated for that pain by putting too much pressure on my left leg, and did not back off the pace. BTW, I am almost 65, and fit. The next morning I could barely get around, and took a week off from running. Subsequent runs of three to four miles have resulted in more pain and tightness on the inside of the knee. I've been living it for pain relief and wear an elastic wrap for support during the day. Is heat advised to promote healing? Should I get it looked at by a PT? I don't think it's torn, as I have full range of motion, it's not loose, but it is sore and tight. Thanks for all you men do. Always good straight forward info with a dash of humor.
I am lying down in pain watching this. I don’t know exactly what I did but my MCL hurts as bad as an ice cream headache. I think I twisted my knee in the weight room replacing the curl bar on the rack. It got a bit better so I decided to start running again....big mistake. I’m gonna need crutches, braces, orthotics....something. It’s not swollen but I won’t be running again anytime soon. I hope I can at least hike in a week or so!
If you have OA in your knee, some of these tests might result in a false positive because of the lack of cartilage. However, none of the tests in this video are specifically meant to test for OA.
This is an old video, so I'm not sure that you guys still review comments. Here goes--I had an injury to my knee three years ago. I was walking and my knee shifted sideways. It wasn't a twist, but a shift. There was a loud crack and immediate pain. I could only walk on my toes, not flat footed. The pain went away after about two weeks and a month or so later fluid developed making the knee tight. I couldn't bend it. I had an aspiration and immediate relief. 20cc of fluid was removed. I had an MRI and was told there was a meniscus tear. There is no pain, but it feels unstable at times. Your description of the ligament injury sounds more like my injury, especially with the loud noise when it happened. Oddly enough, my security camera captured the injury and it clearly shows my knee shifting to the outside. I'm wondering. Thanks.
I have osteoarthritis through out my body. My left knee is swollen and it hurts with out moving it. Looks like my meniscus is being worn away too :( The pain and frustration of not being able to do the activities you want to do is real. I also have psoriatic arthritis. Age 51, Female.... I want a body transplant!
Thank you for all this knowledge I visited the physiotherapist and he knew only one of these tests after 7 min He said poping in the knee was a normal thing And quickly charged me 30 eur and next patient This is a normal state of play most of doctors orthopedics and phisio therapist they don't consider it as a serious medicine but it is only the business and money You two are lonely angels and you saved already my arm swimmers arm problem Thank you for all goodness you have done to the world
Better late than never. I have always liked you two but now I love you. I where were you five years ago tho. . I had a car accident driving my car and had 4 whiplashes, and a full hit square on my right knee. Both injuries were not taken seriously but over the next few year caused extreme pain and treatments were varied. I had three fusions on my neck and lumbar spine and got back to work teaching. One day I was walking to class and because the sidewalk was uneven I tripped and ripped my fusions and landed square on my knee. This made my knee worse and my knee specialist did not give me any of your tests to check my tendons but after a replacement and subsequent tendon problems a revision I was told my hip was bone on bone. Then I had a hip replacement that relieved most of the knee pain. I still have problems with my hip pain. If I do too much I have aching pain in my gluteus that runs tight down my thigh. I did all my rehab exercises religiously. I don’t want to go back to my specialist because we disagreed that my knee problems made my hip worse. Insurance was involved and I am pretty sure he didn’t want to do paperwork. I had to pay. for the hip surgery. It always has been a fight for me but that doesn’t mater here what I need to know is how to save my left knee. It is getting worse. Please help, the last 25 years has been a nightmare. Also my psoas os half the size widthwise as it should be. As time went on I’ve had 7 spinal fusions. I always waited until I couldn’t walk with each decision.
I have pain behind the left knee when I walk, not on the front. Feels like it comes from within the knee. Also pain increases when taking stairs down not up. The knee feels like it gets locked. Went to doc but she dismissed any problem and told me to go to PT. I had already been going to PT for right side hip impingement/ FAI but no relief from the left knee pain. Why does it take some much time for a doc to acknowledge that my pain is real and not made up :(
Literally going through the same problem as you but I had ACL reconstructive surgery and a meniscal repair done 10 years ago. I believe most of my impingement in my hip is due to my hurt knee from the surgery. I must not be walking correctly or it has to be weaker than the stronger uninjured side. I really don’t know what’s going on. I hope you’re better.
That was extremely helpful. I can tell my doc I did these to help with their official diagnosis & hopefully make their job a bit easier. Also helped me understand the situation. Many thanks!
I am doing physical therapy for both knees that have torn meniscus. I am going to try the cortisone shots in a couple weeks but even my Dr. stated that I likely will end up with knee replacements in both knees. Covid and having primary doctors change positions at Mayo and one who retired have led me to having to wait 4 years to finally have someone do something. It has been a journey with an incredible amount of pain and led to a sedintary life which in itself, created more problems.
Thank you for the information and valuable tests. So to summarize, you mean it pays off to have a good therapist while keeping exercising hips, knee, ankles and feet. I completely agree with you.
Depends, is there a moment you can point to which caused this? If not, it could be a lot of things. The knee is really complex. The only way to tell is with professional help
Thanks for sharing. I couldn't even dream of managing to do any of the exercises... I got my left knee that started swelling without any apparent reason (no trauma, fall or shock) and I can't bend it. The next day, the right knee started swelling and now I can barely walk as both my knees are painful on each step... even going to the bathroom. Tomorrow I will get an X-Ray to see what is going on and what can be fixed!
A little over a month removed from meniscus choroidectomy(they removed the part of my meniscus that was torn causing my knee to lock up) it’s like I have a new knee. Now my other one is causing me discomfort with similar symptoms. Grinding/vibrating in the knee cap, difficulty straightening, PAIN!
I had a weird knee incident. I was sitting and got up too fast with left leg in front and right knee bending inward and something popped loud and after that I was in so much pain I couldn’t move. I couldn’t walk on my other leg because I couldn’t hang the right leg without excruciating pain. I went to ER. I had to drag myself on my belly holding a table to get to the front door and into my moms car. Doctor took X-ray even though we knew no bone was broken ($800) but found nothing wrong. Doc wanted to give me a leg brace that looked super expensive and pain meds and that is all. So I said no I just want an ace bandaid and crutches. It hurt at a scale 10 for 2 days. On the 2nd day, I was sitting on the floor crossed legged all day. I got up to use the bathroom and the pain was gone. Like 10 to 0. A couple months later it happened again where I got up too fast with left leg in front is the back knee is bending inward and immediately felt the same pain. So this time around I immediately sat crossed legged on the floor. That worked again. I have no ideal what is going on. So now I’m just really careful not to,get up fast in a weird position. I don’t feel pain but I do still feel it slightly off once in a while when I stand in a certain position. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this?
@@Claudia-fm7eq it’s the weirdest thing. It happened twice but literally went from 10 to 0 and I’m fine now. I even crossfit and do squats and lunges but I just need to make sure I never put my knee in that weird position that triggers it. MRI would be like $1000 so I’m going to hold off on that and just be mindful of my movements for now.
I’ve had my knee like “go” (I’ll call It that) a number of times since I was 11…. And I always just treated myself with ice, rest, elevated and when I can try walk about so it can gain from strength and/or prevent stiffness and in a couple days or a week tops I’m all good again but now I’m almost 32 just took a walk home from work made it to my apartment and took one step down some stairs and for the first time in say 5/6 years boom! It goes and of course I ended up dropping pizza I was soo looking forward to😢 but my first instinct was to make sure while I go down make sure I fall backwards and not down the steps like a slinky… and of course that’s when the pain set in and I either forgot how much it hurt or I might of done something else but my knee felt like it was on fire so I allowed myself to just get it all out scream swear maybe cry take deep breaths… then after that part was over I had to plan on how I was getting myself to a safe and comfortable spot luckily I had a knee strap in my bag so I got that around it for support and had to slide down the rest of the steps on my butt and had to use my fiancé as my human crutch to help me get into the apartment and to the sofa to lie down elevate it (squishmallow was close at hand) then I was like “okay ice, pain killers, anti inflammatory!…. Stat!” Of course my pizza survived the drop it folded in half in the box… I still ate it drank a coke cos I felt like I was going to pass out then went to sleep and went to A&E first thing in the morning!
Woke up with a swelling outa nowhere last week and limping. When i walk, it hurts but when i sit down the pain goes, dont recall injuring it but the 12.40 minutes in to the video, that slight movement gets the pain going again. I have dislocated that knee many times over the years but to wake up with that knee pain is out of the ordinary for me
That's what happened to me , woke up to a stiffness one day and it's only been getting worse now I can barely bend my knee and put it straight . My kids definitely learned some colorful words 😅
HELLO I JUST WATCHED YOUR VIDEO, I KNOW I NEED TO MOVE OUT OF MY APT. I HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 10 yrs., (UPSTAIRS) WILL BE 11yrs. IN JUNE. I HEARD THAT POPPING SOUND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE LAST COUPLE OF wks. HAS BEEN VERY EXCRUCIATING. MY KNEE WAS SWOLLEN SO BIG, I FIRST PUT ICE ON IT! THEN I WOULD STAND IN THE SHOWER and LET THE HOT WATER FALL DOWN ON IT, MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU HAVE A PRODUCT THAT WILL SUPPORT MY KNEE TIL I CAN MOVE OUT OF MY APARTMENT? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IAM A ONE YEAR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR (SEPT) IAM GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE!!!
@Kittycuteie: hello just saw your reply pop up from two yrs. ago. Here is an update about my knee. I have been healed in my knee, currently living in Wisconsin. Thank you so much for the love you showed two years ago. Stay in touch. Maybe we can become pin pales. That's old school talk. Where do you live and how's life treating you? Hope to hear from you, take care, Love and Light! 💖🙏💞
I injured ACL, meniscus and fractured the Tibia in HS. Had surgery 35 yrs ago…never any pain until 51:(. It just started to hurt when I was doing a lunge or squat.
On the first test where you held the stick and swiveled, if it is a meniscus tear where is the pain located? Media, lateral, distal , proximal ? On shin? Where's the pain
idk what i have but i fell outside pretty badly im not gonna go into detail but everytime i stand it sends a sharp pain up my leg and its hard to walk mostly hurts in my knee though...
I heard a crack when I got up from my mattress that's on the floor so hopefully it's just a minor injury but I've been unable to walk fine without pain for 5 weeks now.
I had my mattress on the floor and was laying on my side , got up as I kicked my feet in the air to get up off the mattress and very lazily leaned on the wall as I got up and I heard a crack and felt a strong pain. That was about a week before thanksgiving but I will say I have been feeling better very slowly hopefully it's just the weather that's slowing my healing down I live in illinois so it's cold af right now.
@@2sweet4life96 I don't know how easy it is for you to see a doctor, but I've just had a meniscus surgery and 3 years ago I had an ACL repair. While I'm far from qualified, I've had plenty of experience with knee recovery. You don't want these things leaving. Even if your knee gets 100% better, not being able to walk properly for 5 weeks has other issues that come along with it that could lead to more injuries or problems that can only be made better with physiotherapy. For example, limping may cause muscle imbalances throughout the body which you may not even notice until later on in life.
@@2sweet4life96 For example, I've torn my meniscus twice, one i didn't get treatment for and one 4 weeks ago that I did and recovering from now after surgery. I can already tell my recovery will be so much quicker now even though I had surgery because I have help. While I did make a full recovery, the first meniscus tear took months to recover from because I didn't get proper treatment. It also caused pain in other muscle groups as I developed imbalances where they were compensating for weaker muscles in the injured leg
I fell on my knees around late 2017 from fainting ...then in early 2020 i woke up with my knees bruised from being at a concert...i never remembered falling or hitting my knees ...now i have dull aches in my knees almost everyday.....
I'm watching this, getting an understanding of the structure of the knee to try to better understand where my problems are coming from while I wait for the slow process of appointments to get me into a professional's opinions. Moderate to significant pain and instability of both knees, most severely while at work at my factory job on hard floors all day. I have some form of hypermobility and can rotate both feet over 180 degrees from inside rotation to outside rotation, among other joints with far beyond the normal ROM. Based off this, I am almost certain that both knees, both inside and outside lateral ligaments are functioning very poorly, with notable side to side wobble in the joint.
I hurt my knee dancing a few months ago and it keeps getting worse, I got an MRI of my knee and everything looked fine besides microtears on my miniscus.
I hurt my right knee in my 20s while stadium running, it took a good 3 months before I could even walk briskly. You have to just let it heal. Ice & heat alternating, I sleep with a heat pad on my knee sometimes. Old injuries haunt you in middle age. 😓
@Hi Weeds😂😂😂Same thing, I hurt, actually, dislocated my knee while dancing in October. I was put on a cast and crutches for 6 weeks. After the cast was removed, I still felt severe pain around the inner side of my knee...So now I'm using knee braces and it's swollen, I can't even move it. I'm going for my MRI in 2 weeks, I really hope it's none of these because my high school graduation is next month. Quick question, Did you do surgery? Anyway, good luck! Hope we find a solution to our pain😂😂😂
@ TH-cam hubs, thanks for asking. I haven't gone for an MRI due to the strict lockdown measures in my country. But I have stopped using the braces and the knee doesn't hurt anymore. There is still some swelling though around the joint and my feet and the leg is a little crooked and I can't run as fast as I used to, but no pain at all. So that's all for now. Stay safe and Happy New Year in Advance!
@@dr.glorynja1308 That’s great to hear. Sad that you are still experiencing pain... I have my first Orthopedic appt on the 7th, I will update next week.
In 2016, I fell out of bed and landed on my knee. I went to the ER and they gave me a cortisone shot in the knee on the MCL side. A week later it looked like I had a huge divet missing out of my knee. It felt painful but I just continued on with my life. In 2018, same knee gave out, had an MRI and that revealed arthritis and was given a shot. Divet from 2016 still there. It occasionally locked up but I just thought oh I’m getting old. Now, 2021 it’s been hurting XL so my doc ordered an X-ray. That revealed “a lesion on the MCL from a previous injury” My pain doctor gave me a shot into the knee cap that helped the arthritis a little but nothing to MCL (obviously right?) It kills me to move my knee in any direction where my MCL has to work. I have to wonder if this “lesion” is fixable because I really can’t afford to be babying my knee throwing my horrific spine out of whack. A knee specialist recommendation for Houston, TX would be great. And yes, that divet is still there. The pain radiates to the back of the knee and through the knee cap. It can drive someone mad.
I had an MRI on my left knee and the meniscus is torn, but there is also osteoarthritis so the surgeon said he would not repair the meniscus, that I needed a complete knee replacement. I’m 65, so is that a thing with age. I don’t really want to get a total knee replacement, but the knee causes me pain all day long every day.
I hyper extended my knee about a month ago and when it happened i felt dizzy for a bit and normal after a few minutes. Since then my knee only slightly swollen but i have zero pain. Occasionally I'll feel soreness behind my knee but nothing unbearable. I have full motion with no instability issues. Would this be meniscus issue?
My knees starter hurting looking at the tests, ouch! When I had a torn ligament, the physiotherapist did exactly those tests, lots of pain, but quick diagnostics.
Don’t do any exercises just do fasting Absolutely I’m feeling great after intermittent fasting I eat twice and between these two meals only water water I love water I am 60 years of old had lots of knee pain back pain everything gone I can run now I got more energy then before mental clarity is great don’t feel fatigue
Ironically, I just had to have knee surgery to repair my torn meniscus in the middle of May this year... 🤦♀️🤦♀️ then this comes out. Thanks y'all! I love watching y'all.
Hey Bob & Brad! I have suspected meniscus tear from having a tibial plateau fracture. I did the first and second test. No pain while doing it. But definitely felt some uncomfortable feeling in my right knee. Also, I felt the pain after I did both exercises. My doctor said, I'm physically okay. But gave me the choice if I want to undergo MRI just to have a peace of mind.
I am a PT and have seen scar tissue (which forms during healing) cause these symptoms. Scar tissue on the tibial plateau can act the same as a méniscal tear. If it is scar tissue causing the issue, you can have it removed but there is a strong possibility that it will grow back.
@@johncalvinsandoval9117 does your knee seem to be popping more frequently when extending your leg out? And does it feel weird in your knee when walking? This has been happening to me, after nothing noticeable traumatic happening to my knee.
Good video, thank you! After not running consistently for over 4 years, I started up again, but I think i started too strong... I was doing 4 mile runs, then suddenly one day, my inner joints on both knees started hurting! 2 weeks later, i'm feeling relief. But i'm still nervous if it is a Meniscus or ligament... I'll definitely try out these tests!! But I've NEVER had knee pain before, even running 50 mile weeks in the past...
Hey Bob & Brad, thanks for the video. I tore my PCL years ago with a ski crash. The doctor did the anterior drawer test and thought it was the ACL, but on X-rays they found out it was the PCL. So the test can come to an ACL or a PCL injurie conclusion.
It’s actually due to the position of the test. When the PCL is torn, the tibia will drop backwards due to gravity, then when they perform the Ant Drawer Test, there will be excessive forward motion which makes it looks like a ACL tear = False Positive.
With the pcl tear was it super painful to go from a full bend to straight? I keep forgetting my knee hurts when I do that and will bend my leg when I sit and put it under me, then when I go to get up it hurts so bad it get it straight
What do you have on a sore fibia? I had bunion surgery on my left foot. When I was transitioning to shoes I over compensated my right leg and now I have a very sore fibia and a sharp pain at the top of the fibia/tibia on the outside of the knee. Physical therapy made me way too sore.
Great video. Is there any test that ya'll know to figure out why persons knee would swell the size of a grapefruit without any physical activity at all ? I have had 4 surgeries on my lateral meniscus, with removal of both meniscus and scar tissue and my knee consistently swells with pain, worse with physical activity. Thanks for all you do.
I’ve never been more anxious in my life than I am watching these tests. I can feel the gears and spokes popping off my knees every time they do something new. 😩
I ran track in college. After college a continued to run to stay in shape; however, 11 years ago I tore my knee (not the ACL). Six months later most ligaments healed naturally with the exception of the PCL. The doctor recommended that I have surgery to repair it. I elected to go to physical therapy instead. After rehabbing the knee I have been able to run for years (with a knee brace). Now at 45 I not only have knee pain but leg pain as well. Can you please give me exercises that does not aggravate the PCL? Thanks!!!
I hurt my knee twisting it on snowboard 4 weeks ago. I wish i could do ANYthing of that... its just stuck and hurt. But they didnt advive anything on the hospital, just use the thing to hild it
same twisting knee from falling. now i do stretching 3 times a week for 1 month now. I feel better but idk the stretching is hinder the recovery or not.
I have a degenerative tear in my right meniscus diagnosed years ago. I've started to feel the same pain in my left as well. With plantar fasciitist in both feet, osteoarthritis and spinal disc compression pinching my sciatic nerve I have extreme difficulty with walking. It is true that you don't know what you've got until it's gone. I would do almost anything to be able to walk without pain. So many take their health for granted.
That sounds like a lot to take on, very tough...
What steps have you initiated to combat these issues?
no kidding. i never took anything for granted as i was so sick as a child and just had that mindset. My husband had to take a job for the first time in his life (he was disabled due to a double knee surgery before ) my point being that now, he is walking across town , working a job, coming home - shovels snow if need be , walks to get the groceries. He is63, and was never this active or healthy before. I worked 3 jobs at a time until i crashed when i was in my late 40's . Then i got hit by a snow plow when i was on my bike on jan 2 2021. I can't walk now. i can still ride my bike - but i am in a LOT of pain. If anyone complains about walking now - - - i just look at them . . .like are you kidding? I used to dance 5 hours a day until my life was stolen.
ACL here, 8 years ago. Surgery was a success, great doctor with a lot of experience. The rehab was painful, I thought it never ended, but after a few months I started to see the light and I restarted normal activity. Now - after sports in general and personal training - I'm feeling pain after a small fall. Went to the same doctor today, he asked for deeper exams. I confess you my fear, but I hope it isn't nothing serious.
ACL rehab, as well as with other injuries, creates warriors. If you are reading this, I hope you take care of your body everyday, and avoid traumas. Now I'm here, listening Bob and Brad, overthinking in my knee. To them, warm regards from Portugal!
Great, so I'm a supreme *Mega-Warrior* after 5 injuries/surgeries on my right knee 😊
@@Kikwatzyou are! I hope you are doing well!
@@Raphazoni Thanks! I'm ok, last surgery is about 8 years ago and I'm not planning another 😉
Finally get to the tests at 6:12 - You're welcome.
I buckled my knee ever so slightly and heard what sounded like hands cracking knuckles but in my knee. After weeks of swelling went down. I was able to do long walks, short sprints, and cycling. I didn't go see a doctor, but I listened to experts on my symptoms. I midly tore my meniscus. My knee pops once in a while. Constant cycling outside, walking, and some sprints have my legs as strong as ever. I do everything I use to, as I'm a very active 50 yr old man. I never let this or tendinitis in my elbows slow me down. For tendinitis, I beat by curling with weights, and it's gone, and it never came back.
This happened to me too 3 days ago, minor swelling, but can’t extend my knee straight. How long till you were able to extend your knee straight without pain? I’m worried I might’ve damaged something bad. I have an MRI soon
@@brambills1968im really curious on what did you find out? And how is your healing process going? Hopefully the pain is completely gone
Bob and Brad.
The two most famous.
Physical Therapists.
On the internet.
In thier opinion bob
THANK YOU FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED COMMENT. HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE DOC SLEEVE? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH IT, IF NOT, WHAT TYPE OF KNEE SUPPORT DO YOU RECOMMEND? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
Love that intro song. Its my new ringtone!
@@rickmorgan8895 I mean they are teaching us all of this for past 10 years so I guess in physiotherapy they are famous 😀😃🤧
@@VelocityTheory 😂😂❤️🤦🏻♀️
my knee hurt just watching these tests done😬😬😬 really great information!
Bob & Brad’s glow up is the best on TH-cam
Thank you
I tore LCL completely but it grew back alone. Also had LCL partial and ACL partial on other knee, and now MCL unknown state. I compete in BJJ so be careful with your knees. Once you tackle it is not the same
Oddly enough I was told when I was 22 years old I had a torn meniscus but never told anything more specifically. I didn't get into healthcare until I was 24 and now a RN for 5 years and graduate this December with my MSN for Adult/Gero Primary Care NP and the knee has always been difficult for me to understand. This video really helped and makes me worried I should get my knee looked at again as it causes some discomfort still here and there. But I'm only 31 years old and thinking I may need a replacement in my life for sure. There was no treatment I ever got for my knee injury, I got an MRI didn't get notified of my results until 3 months later and re-evaluated to be told it was all healed and nothing further is done. I regret not knowing more about healthcare at this time and wish I had done PT to ensure it healed properly. Bottom line always ask questions and never be afraid to advocate for yourself.
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Omg thanks so much I injured both my knees jogging and they are all bruised both knees and I’m sore and it’s somewhat hard to walk. I’m very upset. I think it might be a pigment because my knee is popping I think both are. Sucks because of an under grown tree branch I fall right on my face and knees. Love it. 😢 congrats with graduating that’s awesome though. Hopefully you can still get help with your knee
You did a great thing sharing that
Awesome Advice
I actually went through the same thing It's Been "I Wish I w
Would Have Many Years Later" Ruined because of not given the Right Advice Workman's Comp screwed me over
Please people get Second opinions ❤
Congratulations on your Accomplishment🎉
Bob & Brad, THANK YOU SOO SOO MUCH for guiding me with all of my physical injuries through out the years. We may never personally meet, but I want to at least be able to thank you for all that you both do. Your work to help those in need is like having angels on earth. May you both continue to be blessed many times over in this life and in the next for eons to come.
The intro always makes me chuckle.
It's so awesome. I just started following because of it.
Same. So sweet. ♥️
Thanks for the Video clip! Sorry for chiming in, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Riddleagan Beating Sonorousness Remedy (search on google)? It is a good one off product for getting rid of your chronic knee pain without the normal expense. Ive heard some decent things about it and my cooworker after many years got cool success with it.
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I subscribed cause of that intro
I wasn't to thank you guys for this video. I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome so ligament injuries are nothing new. But I recently had a really talented and amazing fall that severely injured my right knee.8⁷ My ortho told me he'd be it MRI and never even examined the knee. Never even touched it and the proceeded to give me a 20 minute lecture about my weight. At which point I stopped him and reminded him we were here to discuss my knee. Results came in and ligaments looks fine (not the first time shredded ligaments looked fine on an MRI) the radiologist called them 4 meniscus tears due to severe and unusual trauma. Dr said he couldn't actually see the full tears and that they're probably just nothing to worry about. 4 months later, I'm in so much pain that I can't function. I can't walk hardly at all, and when do, its caused pain and dislocations in my back and pelvis.
Anyway, thank you for posting different tests to try to pinpoint that cause of all my knee pain Thank you guys.
What a fantastic team you both are, and how amazing that you found each other and share yourselves with us ! Your energy is fantastic, and the way you explain evrythig in not some general way, but in such a precise manner to show us exactly , the how and why is so perfect, so helpful. Your balance of filling in one anothers explanation is so cool. I thank you so much for taking the time to do this for us. Man, I sure wish you were in Seattle…
Blessings for to y9uo and yours for all you do to help us heal.
Just got back into skateboarding and this video helped me understand my knee pain is from the lateral meniscus. I use my left foot to snap the board down for tricks repeatedly, and when I bend my knee all the way in I can poke at the area and feel exactly where its at.
YOU GUYS ARE GOLD. This is the first one of your videos i watched but surely not the last one. You got yourself a new subscriber. Keep it up and stay healthy
Speechless. I swear.you guys are psychic. Always just what I need.
Whenever i do physical therapy exercises my kid loves to watch you both (She loves the Energy and Excitement visible in you )she just shouts like hey Bob and Brad just like she knew personally😃.I couldn’t stop smiling😆..Thank you so much for your wonderful videos with amazing positive quotes👌❤️🤗.
Don’t do any exercises just do fasting Absolutely I’m feeling great after intermittent fasting I eat twice and between these two meals only water water I love water I am 60 years of old had lots of knee pain back pain everything gone I can run now I got more energy then before mental clarity is great don’t feel fatigue
@@alwaystruth1.2 based on what studies? Hmmm…..
@@sassysandie2865 there is no study it’s personal experience
@@alwaystruth1.2 well that’s an anecdotal story. Maybe it works for you or is placebo effect.
@@sassysandie2865 you right but as I said you should try one month with intermittent fasting before doing any other treatment if it’s not work then you go with doctors help in this method it’s not going to harm the benefits are there for health
I've been learning so much from you guys. Your information is immensely appreciated. Thank you.
I remember when I damaged my meniscus once, I knew exactly when it happened as I felt a warm explosive sensation in my knee as it perforated, not hugely painful as you mention, and I could maneuver around the damage and feel almost normal. It was only painful in certain orientations of the tibia to the femur. Fortunately straight forward walking and sitting was ok. What made it super distinctive the next day though was the knee swelled up to the size of grapefruit, the classic "water on the knee". It felt like my knee had turned into a water balloon. There was also a sandy or granular sensation on knee movement, likely bits of shredded cartilage floating around on the articular surface.
@IShouldNotAlwaysPlay No surgery, took about 5 years to really heal though. So surgery would definitely be faster if not more economical. Even after a few years I could still occasionally feel bits and pieces of cartilage grinding around in there, and there was sporadic "water on the knee" swelling. All of those healing issues have resolved though, but the hole is still there since if I push my legs in the extreme position that originally caused the injury, I can feel a bone on bone sensation, - fortunately it is a rather eccentric position that I normally would never encounter or pursue in daily life.
I was just walking and my knee shifted. My floodlight camera captured it when it happened and it clearly shifted and didn't twist. At the same time I heard a loud crack with immediate pain. I could not put weight on it at all for several days. Eventually, I could walk on my toes, not flat footed, and about a month later I could walk more normally. I had an MRI and was told it was a meniscus tear. I was using a knee brace and ice pack in the evening. My doctor told me it would not heal, but one year later it seems to be fine, but occasionally it feels loose. I'm very grateful!!
Just be careful not to climb stairs or over extend your knee. Maybe wear a knee brace when you know you will need to walk some distance.
What did you do for healing I am 31 and has been weeks have knee pain and anxious weather it is meniscus .
How long will it take for a torn cartilage to repair..can we do any workouts during the repair process
Thank you both for helping me diagnose myself. Meniscus and ligament in my right knee injured this afternoon on the stairs at home.
dude it literally happened to my left knee too, just because i climbed stairs like crazy and then i heard a pop on my left knee 🥲
Mind if I ask what did u do for it to heal injured my knee last night just heard the pop saw the video and self diagnosed it as a meniscus or ligament but curious if u ended up going to the hospital
Thank you Bob and Brad!! Great job explaining the different types of knee injuries that can occur. I recently hurt my knee; hit both on the cement; however the right knee hurt much more than the left in which at same time I twisted my ankles both during the impact; again the right being more seriously injured than my left. Nevertheless, its been over 2 months and I am still experiencing pain along with going to physical therapy. I appreciate your demonstrations along with the both of you explaining everything. You guys work great together as a dynamic team!
ACL injury
I fell with all my weight on my right knee too
Hurts when I bend knee too far
Do mri only then confirm what injuried.
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I have had three meniscus repairs total in both knees in Sioux Falls by two different surgeons and both did NOT do these types of tests. Now, i am doubtful the surgeries were even necessary. Thank you Bob and Brad for the education. Always be your own advocate.
@KMennen - Are you still in pain after your surgeries?
right, they dont do enough hands on tests
I’ve had the same issues with doctors in Dakota Dunes SD, and I was thinking of doing a second opinion in Sioux Falls. Should I even bother?
I tore my meniscus doing Tae Bo exercises. My knee has never been the same. I pray no one ever hurt their knee.
Did it happen when you kicked? This happened to me ugh but a different excercise video. It sucks. 😓
@@suzannebernier2682 yes it sure did. It was a loud pop. You're right, it sucks.
I've torn meniscus in both knees and had surgery each time, and each time, after about 3 to 6 months of rehab, my knees were back to almost new without pain. Sometimes you need to scope them.
@@danalawton2986 I had the knee scope and they are not the same 🤔, but I'm thankful that I can walk. Glad things went well for you
i locked my knee when doing a dance work our and tore a ligiment not acl. but another one i forget what its called ad my joint is still weak after 7-8 months sigh
Holy smokes! You’re a wealth of info right when I needed it. 3 weeks out from from a bucket handle repair and the pain is worse than it was before the surgery. You guys have given me hope.
Had the same, my Dr scoped it and had to remove "about 60%" of my meniscus. The first 6 weeks are hard and I was very doubtful. Go to PT and do twice the exercises they give you on the paper. My leg looked like a holocaust survivor compared to the right one. Hang in there. It took me about 9 months to be able to jog. Now I wrecked my mcl on the other leg. I also just found out I have Lyme disease and my insurance runs out next month because I got let go from work a few months ago. Dang didnt mean to drag on and tell my problems.
@@lerch400block make sure to do leg knee rotations and in a circular motion from low to just above 90° and also side to side from low to just above 90 degrees as well. Also cross leg and put ankle on knee. Also grab the foot and do a quad stretch those will really help. Check out a mostly plant based diet and consume minimal to no processed food look around its healing people to amazing results stay strong stay healthy
Also add knee to chest stretching
@@lerch400block I hope you're doing much better now! 🥰🙏
10:13 the moment that saved my life. I injured my meniscus about 6 months ago from bicycling. It’s getting better on its own but I just did your experiment and I heard a POP. That’s what I’ve been look for, a pop to get it back in place. It seems to be even more flexible now 😄
THANK YOUUU SO MUCUHHHH. I DID IT TOO AND THEN *POPPPPPP*
sorry for caps lol, but thank you
I did it a few times no pop, but I did it without holding my leg and it worked
@@majesticaaa4131 how did you do it by yourself?
@@dylanlawrenceholland3295 lay on your side and bend the leg and then extend. Keep doing it
Yo for ur meniscus, is it still good or do u feel pain at times?
my knees are gone can't even squat anymore
I usually don't mind their humor, but today after a bad skateboarding fall I'm watching this video to see what I tore and these guys are just cracking jokes 😩.
lmao same im like cmon 😩😩
They seem to think if they can do it everyone should be able to 😞 It's crazy! All the ones telling him he shouldn't have given up when they have no idea what happened to him. And maybe he does something else now that he doesn't play impact sports anymore. Too many judgers out here!
Same boat. Complete tear 3 months ago but i ignored until it got better just retore yesterday and now i gotta get it fixed
Doctors always crack jokes. The truth hurts.
O poor baby did you hurt your little knee
I'm crying just watching you do the leg movements.
Don’t do any exercises just do fasting Absolutely I’m feeling great after intermittent fasting I eat twice and between these two meals only water water I love water I am 60 years of old had lots of knee pain back pain everything gone I can run now I got more energy then before mental clarity is great don’t feel fatigue
Me too!
Thanks for making the diagnosis to simple gentlemen. I broke my patella about 6 months ago during football and went through an operation to bring things to place and did about 5 months of PT, now I have knee pain while stretching my leg during walking, and after doing your cartilage test you mentioned, it seems like a ligaments problem not cartilage. I will try to train my ligaments and muscles to see if the pain will decrease, hopefully.
Thanks a lot again for your simple yet demonstrative video.
Oh my gosh...you guys ( pre appointment) made me realize I got a problem...know exactly when it happened...but so glad I watched this..will see doc soon ❤️
Great video, love you guys! Seen a large reduction in ACL surgeries with complete tears, very much depends on your activity levels and sports you do! Even meniscal patients without the surgeries are doing very well compared to some that decided to get repaired!....research, research research!
Absolutely! Surgeons just want to butcher people up
What treatment options are they’re for a partial ligament tear I wonder? besides surgery...
you can get it 😎
I am one of thos meniscus patients who opted out of the surgery.
@@dominiqueveney3483 HI, can you please give me more details about your situation? Are you still surgery free? I just got my medial meniscus torn and I am so afraid of the side effects of the surgery, that I canceled it. But the pain and discomfort are still affecting me a lot 2 weeks later
I’m so glad I ran across this page! I’ve been wondering if my meniscus was injured but after doing these tests I don’t think it is. I’ve recently started back training Tae Kwon Do after 35 years, I have some pain in my right knee from past injuries. It’s still giving me some problems when stretching if I over do it, otherwise it’s not to much of a problem.
Several years ago, I had a meniscus tear in my left knee from doing strenuous golf swings on the driving range where being a right handed golfer, we pivot around our left knee very fast through the downswing. Being older, I also had bone on bone. Did injections for a little bit and helped some, but it was just a band aid and the pain was still there playing golf.
I did not want to wear a knee brace, so finally did a full knee replacement surgery and my knee felt 100 percent after the rehab sessions. The knee is still fine and doing great playing golf.
Your comment was so reassuring for me. I'm 72, used to golf... oh and walk! Ha! I did the same as you, ie, injections plus exercise. They worked for about a year and a half but everything stopped working. I've been watching TH-cams that say... how to prevent surgery. After seeing those I was concerned perhaps I wasn't doing something right because my knee still hurts. Point is...I have knee replacement scheduled July 31 but was thinking of canceling. From your comment it's evident I need to go thru with the replacement. Thank you. Happy golfing!!!
My disco test came positive when i bend to 15° and twisted insided on my right leg...rest all were comfortable
Thanks for the excellent, intelligent and clear instruction on what to expect and what is being tested! I've damaged my MCL by this definition, with potential damage to associated parts. I fell off a Segway, rotated my body and my left foot was stuck in the wheel well. The knee is totally unstable medially and unable to bear weight due to pain. MRI is scheduled for Monday and I'm working to get an appointment with a sports medicine ortho group.
I hope it's not something serious 🤞
I have the same injury and it’s been a nightmare. Doing PT to strengthen my leg and do see some progress. Can’t walk without support. Since my MCL is damaged, it can cause my leg to buckle. I am hopeful that PT will be enough to walk normal again. Surgery would be complicated and be the last option.
I wish you guys could review my MRI. I fell 6 months ago and after a couple cortisone shots, I still walk right. Doctor said it’s just arthritis, but I disagree because it only happened right when I fell.
Isn't arthritis a symptom but not an exact diagnosis which requires more testing. I know i get the old arthritis conclusion but that's too get me out the door, not to answer or further investigate the cause. Your pain can be caused by different factors. The mri shows if you have soft tissue damage. One explanation by a nurse practitioner was the pain in my case can be from gout which can localize away an injury. Im not saying you have gout because that's what i have. It's just an example in my case. Where pain exists from areas of old injuries and in my case high but in normal range of uric acid build up. I also have pain from a herniated disc and i can't remember which doctor simply said i have arthritis. I actually have 3 herniated discs, and several other injuries.
Thinking Impaired I to was told my inner knee pain was arthritis, no meds were prescribed or anything. I started thinking it might be gout, sometimes the pain goes as far as below my knee but on the inner part of my leg. They burn like sometimes or just a annoying pain.
@@beckybrown3426 I'm definitely sorry to hear of your pain. I wanted to tell you I'm not a doctor or nurse but I just want to tell you what I've experienced. I've never had pain run down the inner part of my leg it's always been the outer part and to the right edge of my right foot and and then both of my calves and also kind of a burning I always thought that my leg for example on my thighs and my case felt numb and cold and what I do just push again I put any pressure on there I feel a lot of pain. In your case I just don't have a clue of what might cause the pain to run on the inside of the lower part of your leg. However you could be wrong on the right track where you do have nerve issues so don't give up. I would definitely talk to a different doctor if you can afford it or if your insurance will allow you to get a second opinion. That's what I did I just continue to research until I found a correct diagnosis.
Sorry about the typos I didn't mean to say that you could be wrong I apologize. It's just that I'm using voice recognition texting
I meant to say you could be on the right track. Instead of you could be wrong that's very embarrassing using this voice recognition
Hello everyone my bad knee says hi. My left knee’s favorite activities is usually giving up on me when I play soccer and constantly sprain since I’m missing a ligament. It’s been 6 years since I tore a ligament and I never got surgery. I can still run and play soccer but because Im missing 1 out of 4 ligaments, it’s slightly unstable and will sprain easily
Don’t do any exercises just do fasting Absolutely I’m feeling great after intermittent fasting I eat twice and between these two meals only water water I love water I am 60 years of old had lots of knee pain back pain everything gone I can run now I got more energy then before mental clarity is great don’t feel fatigue
I tweaked my right knee while doing squat, I'm feeling pain while standing up and sitting down, what to do now? The pain is not that severe but it hurts.
Where exactly the pain would be felt if it's meniscus tear? How would I differentiate it from any other type of knee pain?
What exercises can we teach kids for their overall development, height growth, eye strength and overall growth you know
Foods that we must avoid and give to kids
Whatever best you can teach on that will be really grateful
Yoga. But any sport is good and give them Healthy food that's it lol 😉
I hurt my right knee from jumping off a kitchen counter I landed on the right leg instead of both , my days for jumping are over, I'm taking my time to do everything so it can heal.
You guys are great and make things so simple to understand! Thanks for posting!!
Thanks to the man who sent this to me. VERY thoughtful. HUGS!
In bed right now with a knee injury, 5 years working as a Fork lift operator finally took its toll.
Stay safe my people !
Praying for your knee.❤️🇺🇸
@@kimberlygeiger570 thank you 🙏🏾 sweet and kind of you.
Curious, how does working as a fork lift operator cause this?
Dont you sit down the whole time? And 5 years is not a lot😂😂
Just torn my left mpfl had my right one done 7 yrs ago and it's the only optional surgery that changed my life,now it's the left one .Had an optional but necessary nasle value implant one fell out or my face a week after surgery nothing was done.
I think I injured my left MCL last month while doing a 8K road race. My right Achilles tightened up at mile one , so for the last four miles , I think I over compensated for that pain by putting too much pressure on my left leg, and did not back off the pace. BTW, I am almost 65, and fit.
The next morning I could barely get around, and took a week off from running.
Subsequent runs of three to four miles have resulted in more pain and tightness on the inside of the knee.
I've been living it for pain relief and wear an elastic wrap for support during the day.
Is heat advised to promote healing?
Should I get it looked at by a PT?
I don't think it's torn, as I have full range of motion, it's not loose, but it is sore and tight.
Thanks for all you men do. Always good straight forward info with a dash of humor.
I am lying down in pain watching this. I don’t know exactly what I did but my MCL hurts as bad as an ice cream headache. I think I twisted my knee in the weight room replacing the curl bar on the rack. It got a bit better so I decided to start running again....big mistake. I’m gonna need crutches, braces, orthotics....something. It’s not swollen but I won’t be running again anytime soon. I hope I can at least hike in a week or so!
Will pain during these tests also be positive or indicative of regular osteoarthritis
If you have OA in your knee, some of these tests might result in a false positive because of the lack of cartilage. However, none of the tests in this video are specifically meant to test for OA.
This is an old video, so I'm not sure that you guys still review comments. Here goes--I had an injury to my knee three years ago. I was walking and my knee shifted sideways. It wasn't a twist, but a shift. There was a loud crack and immediate pain. I could only walk on my toes, not flat footed. The pain went away after about two weeks and a month or so later fluid developed making the knee tight. I couldn't bend it. I had an aspiration and immediate relief. 20cc of fluid was removed. I had an MRI and was told there was a meniscus tear. There is no pain, but it feels unstable at times. Your description of the ligament injury sounds more like my injury, especially with the loud noise when it happened. Oddly enough, my security camera captured the injury and it clearly shows my knee shifting to the outside. I'm wondering. Thanks.
I have osteoarthritis through out my body. My left knee is swollen and it hurts with out moving it. Looks like my meniscus is being worn away too :( The pain and frustration of not being able to do the activities you want to do is real. I also have psoriatic arthritis. Age 51, Female.... I want a body transplant!
I have osteoarhritis and im 38....
I want a body transplant too
Thank you for all this knowledge
I visited the physiotherapist and he knew only one of these tests after 7 min
He said poping in the knee was a normal thing
And quickly charged me 30 eur and next patient
This is a normal state of play most of doctors orthopedics and phisio therapist they don't consider it as a serious medicine but it is only the business and money
You two are lonely angels and you saved already my arm swimmers arm problem
Thank you for all goodness you have done to the world
Thank you both!
Nice, clear explanation and simple tests for indication.
Great job!
Better late than never. I have always liked you two but now I love you. I where were you five years ago tho. . I had a car accident driving my car and had 4 whiplashes, and a full hit square on my right knee. Both injuries were not taken seriously but over the next few year caused extreme pain and treatments were varied. I had three fusions on my neck and lumbar spine and got back to work teaching. One day I was walking to class and because the sidewalk was uneven I tripped and ripped my fusions and landed square on my knee. This made my knee worse and my knee specialist did not give me any of your tests to check my tendons but after a replacement and subsequent tendon problems a revision I was told my hip was bone on bone. Then I had a hip replacement that relieved most of the knee pain. I still have problems with my hip pain. If I do too much I have aching pain in my gluteus that runs tight down my thigh. I did all my rehab exercises religiously. I don’t want to go back to my specialist because we disagreed that my knee problems made my hip worse. Insurance was involved and I am pretty sure he didn’t want to do paperwork. I had to pay. for the hip surgery. It always has been a fight for me but that doesn’t mater here what I need to know is how to save my left knee. It is getting worse. Please help, the last 25 years has been a nightmare. Also my psoas os half the size widthwise as it should be. As time went on I’ve had 7 spinal fusions. I always waited until I couldn’t walk with each decision.
I have pain behind the left knee when I walk, not on the front. Feels like it comes from within the knee. Also pain increases when taking stairs down not up. The knee feels like it gets locked. Went to doc but she dismissed any problem and told me to go to PT. I had already been going to PT for right side hip impingement/ FAI but no relief from the left knee pain. Why does it take some much time for a doc to acknowledge that my pain is real and not made up :(
Literally going through the same problem as you but I had ACL reconstructive surgery and a meniscal repair done 10 years ago. I believe most of my impingement in my hip is due to my hurt knee from the surgery. I must not be walking correctly or it has to be weaker than the stronger uninjured side. I really don’t know what’s going on. I hope you’re better.
Same problem
That was extremely helpful. I can tell my doc I did these to help with their official diagnosis & hopefully make their job a bit easier. Also helped me understand the situation. Many thanks!
I am doing physical therapy for both knees that have torn meniscus. I am going to try the cortisone shots in a couple weeks but even my Dr. stated that I likely will end up with knee replacements in both knees. Covid and having primary doctors change positions at Mayo and one who retired have led me to having to wait 4 years to finally have someone do something. It has been a journey with an incredible amount of pain and led to a sedintary life which in itself, created more problems.
Good luck, and I hope you don't give up!
Thank you for the information and valuable tests. So to summarize, you mean it pays off to have a good therapist while keeping exercising hips, knee, ankles and feet. I completely agree with you.
My left knee pops when I walk or I sometimes hear grinding while going up the stairs. No pain at the moment or swelling. Could that be the meniscus?
I think its minicus. That gets that popping sound. The all types of CL's are the ligaments that holds the knee.
Depends, is there a moment you can point to which caused this? If not, it could be a lot of things. The knee is really complex. The only way to tell is with professional help
What doctor do I go see to check out my knee?
I like your new background setting, it looks more relax to watch. Your content is also more direct and simple.
My leg just goes from under me when I bend my leg walking and nobody can fix it I spent thousands trying to sort it but dts just ireland 4 yeah
I was told by a knee surgeon that I have a L1 tear in my right knee can you please help and show me the way to help relieve the pains.
Thanks for sharing. I couldn't even dream of managing to do any of the exercises... I got my left knee that started swelling without any apparent reason (no trauma, fall or shock) and I can't bend it. The next day, the right knee started swelling and now I can barely walk as both my knees are painful on each step... even going to the bathroom.
Tomorrow I will get an X-Ray to see what is going on and what can be fixed!
I‘m curious, did you get a diagnosis?
That happened to me but it was just one knee. An x-ray isn’t very useful for meniscus or ligaments.
A little over a month removed from meniscus choroidectomy(they removed the part of my meniscus that was torn causing my knee to lock up) it’s like I have a new knee. Now my other one is causing me discomfort with similar symptoms. Grinding/vibrating in the knee cap, difficulty straightening, PAIN!
I had a weird knee incident. I was sitting and got up too fast with left leg in front and right knee bending inward and something popped loud and after that I was in so much pain I couldn’t move. I couldn’t walk on my other leg because I couldn’t hang the right leg without excruciating pain. I went to ER. I had to drag myself on my belly holding a table to get to the front door and into my moms car. Doctor took X-ray even though we knew no bone was broken ($800) but found nothing wrong. Doc wanted to give me a leg brace that looked super expensive and pain meds and that is all. So I said no I just want an ace bandaid and crutches. It hurt at a scale 10 for 2 days. On the 2nd day, I was sitting on the floor crossed legged all day. I got up to use the bathroom and the pain was gone. Like 10 to 0.
A couple months later it happened again where I got up too fast with left leg in front is the back knee is bending inward and immediately felt the same pain. So this time around I immediately sat crossed legged on the floor. That worked again. I have no ideal what is going on. So now I’m just really careful not to,get up fast in a weird position. I don’t feel pain but I do still feel it slightly off once in a while when I stand in a certain position. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this?
I m so sorry for you. Could maybe be the meniscus? Why don t do an MRI? It will be seen all the structures
@@Claudia-fm7eq it’s the weirdest thing. It happened twice but literally went from 10 to 0 and I’m fine now. I even crossfit and do squats and lunges but I just need to make sure I never put my knee in that weird position that triggers it. MRI would be like $1000 so I’m going to hold off on that and just be mindful of my movements for now.
I’ve had my knee like “go” (I’ll call
It that) a number of times since I was 11…. And I always just treated myself with ice, rest, elevated and when I can try walk about so it can gain from strength and/or prevent stiffness and in a couple days or a week tops I’m all good again but now I’m almost 32 just took a walk home from work made it to my apartment and took one step down some stairs and for the first time in say 5/6 years boom! It goes and of course I ended up dropping pizza I was soo looking forward to😢 but my first instinct was to make sure while I go down make sure I fall backwards and not down the steps like a slinky… and of course that’s when the pain set in and I either forgot how much it hurt or I might of done something else but my knee felt like it was on fire so I allowed myself to just get it all out scream swear maybe cry take deep breaths… then after that part was over I had to plan on how I was getting myself to a safe and comfortable spot luckily I had a knee strap in my bag so I got that around it for support and had to slide down the rest of the steps on my butt and had to use my fiancé as my human crutch to help me get into the apartment and to the sofa to lie down elevate it (squishmallow was close at hand) then I was like “okay ice, pain killers, anti inflammatory!…. Stat!”
Of course my pizza survived the drop it folded in half in the box… I still ate it drank a coke cos I felt like I was going to pass out then went to sleep and went to A&E first thing in the morning!
@@sarah6969 oh no is it ok now? Does it usually get better on its own?
@@eelnus You have to be careful. Avoid climbing stairs or overextending your knee.
If your therapist confirms it might be the MCL and possibly the Meniscus injured, how long will you have pain, ans struggle to walk normally?
Thank you for the detailed demonstration. I've been trying to find out what exactly I had injured, and now I'm going to find out! Thanks again! 💐
Woke up with a swelling outa nowhere last week and limping. When i walk, it hurts but when i sit down the pain goes, dont recall injuring it but the 12.40 minutes in to the video, that slight movement gets the pain going again. I have dislocated that knee many times over the years but to wake up with that knee pain is out of the ordinary for me
That's what happened to me , woke up to a stiffness one day and it's only been getting worse now I can barely bend my knee and put it straight . My kids definitely learned some colorful words 😅
HELLO I JUST WATCHED YOUR VIDEO, I KNOW I NEED TO MOVE OUT OF MY APT. I HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 10 yrs., (UPSTAIRS) WILL BE 11yrs. IN JUNE. I HEARD THAT POPPING SOUND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE LAST COUPLE OF wks. HAS BEEN VERY EXCRUCIATING. MY KNEE WAS SWOLLEN SO BIG, I FIRST PUT ICE ON IT! THEN I WOULD STAND IN THE SHOWER and LET THE HOT WATER FALL DOWN ON IT, MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU HAVE A PRODUCT THAT WILL SUPPORT MY KNEE TIL I CAN MOVE OUT OF MY APARTMENT? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IAM A ONE YEAR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR (SEPT) IAM GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE!!!
I hope things are going well for you.
@Kittycuteie: hello just saw your reply pop up from two yrs. ago. Here is an update about my knee. I have been healed in my knee, currently living in Wisconsin. Thank you so much for the love you showed two years ago.
Stay in touch. Maybe we can become pin pales. That's old school talk.
Where do you live and how's life treating you? Hope to hear from you, take care, Love and Light! 💖🙏💞
I injured ACL, meniscus and fractured the Tibia in HS. Had surgery 35 yrs ago…never any pain until 51:(. It just started to hurt when I was doing a lunge or squat.
You guys are fabulous!!! I was asking about my knees ... And POP there's a video... What a surprise
Ditto. They're the most highly responsive and sensitive famous physical therapists on the internet. In my own opinion of course.
On the first test where you held the stick and swiveled, if it is a meniscus tear where is the pain located? Media, lateral, distal , proximal ? On shin? Where's the pain
idk what i have but i fell outside pretty badly im not gonna go into detail but everytime i stand it sends a sharp pain up my leg and its hard to walk mostly hurts in my knee though...
Sound like me. Did you get it checked out?
Very helpful, thank for putting this up.
Glad it was helpful!
I heard a crack when I got up from my mattress that's on the floor so hopefully it's just a minor injury but I've been unable to walk fine without pain for 5 weeks now.
5 weeks, please see a doctor. What did you do when getting off the bed? Did you fall or something?
A minor injury you should be better in 2 weeks at the most
I had my mattress on the floor and was laying on my side , got up as I kicked my feet in the air to get up off the mattress and very lazily leaned on the wall as I got up and I heard a crack and felt a strong pain. That was about a week before thanksgiving but I will say I have been feeling better very slowly hopefully it's just the weather that's slowing my healing down I live in illinois so it's cold af right now.
@@2sweet4life96 I don't know how easy it is for you to see a doctor, but I've just had a meniscus surgery and 3 years ago I had an ACL repair. While I'm far from qualified, I've had plenty of experience with knee recovery. You don't want these things leaving. Even if your knee gets 100% better, not being able to walk properly for 5 weeks has other issues that come along with it that could lead to more injuries or problems that can only be made better with physiotherapy. For example, limping may cause muscle imbalances throughout the body which you may not even notice until later on in life.
@@2sweet4life96 For example, I've torn my meniscus twice, one i didn't get treatment for and one 4 weeks ago that I did and recovering from now after surgery. I can already tell my recovery will be so much quicker now even though I had surgery because I have help. While I did make a full recovery, the first meniscus tear took months to recover from because I didn't get proper treatment. It also caused pain in other muscle groups as I developed imbalances where they were compensating for weaker muscles in the injured leg
I fell on my knees around late 2017 from fainting ...then in early 2020 i woke up with my knees bruised from being at a concert...i never remembered falling or hitting my knees ...now i have dull aches in my knees almost everyday.....
Thank you for this video! It made it clear to me it’s a ligament, not my cartilage/meniscus ❤️
I'm watching this, getting an understanding of the structure of the knee to try to better understand where my problems are coming from while I wait for the slow process of appointments to get me into a professional's opinions. Moderate to significant pain and instability of both knees, most severely while at work at my factory job on hard floors all day. I have some form of hypermobility and can rotate both feet over 180 degrees from inside rotation to outside rotation, among other joints with far beyond the normal ROM. Based off this, I am almost certain that both knees, both inside and outside lateral ligaments are functioning very poorly, with notable side to side wobble in the joint.
I hurt my knee dancing a few months ago and it keeps getting worse, I got an MRI of my knee and everything looked fine besides microtears on my miniscus.
I hurt my right knee in my 20s while stadium running, it took a good 3 months before I could even walk briskly. You have to just let it heal. Ice & heat alternating, I sleep with a heat pad on my knee sometimes. Old injuries haunt you in middle age. 😓
@Hi Weeds😂😂😂Same thing, I hurt, actually, dislocated my knee while dancing in October. I was put on a cast and crutches for 6 weeks. After the cast was removed, I still felt severe pain around the inner side of my knee...So now I'm using knee braces and it's swollen, I can't even move it. I'm going for my MRI in 2 weeks, I really hope it's none of these because my high school graduation is next month. Quick question, Did you do surgery? Anyway, good luck! Hope we find a solution to our pain😂😂😂
@@dr.glorynja1308
What was the results on your MRI?
@ TH-cam hubs, thanks for asking. I haven't gone for an MRI due to the strict lockdown measures in my country. But I have stopped using the braces and the knee doesn't hurt anymore. There is still some swelling though around the joint and my feet and the leg is a little crooked and I can't run as fast as I used to, but no pain at all. So that's all for now. Stay safe and Happy New Year in Advance!
@@dr.glorynja1308
That’s great to hear. Sad that you are still experiencing pain... I have my first Orthopedic appt on the 7th, I will update next week.
what supplements if any should someone take to promote knee health? also what exercises should be done to keep knees strong?
In 2016, I fell out of bed and landed on my knee. I went to the ER and they gave me a cortisone shot in the knee on the MCL side. A week later it looked like I had a huge divet missing out of my knee. It felt painful but I just continued on with my life. In 2018, same knee gave out, had an MRI and that revealed arthritis and was given a shot. Divet from 2016 still there. It occasionally locked up but I just thought oh I’m getting old. Now, 2021 it’s been hurting XL so my doc ordered an X-ray. That revealed “a lesion on the MCL from a previous injury” My pain doctor gave me a shot into the knee cap that helped the arthritis a little but nothing to MCL (obviously right?) It kills me to move my knee in any direction where my MCL has to work. I have to wonder if this “lesion” is fixable because I really can’t afford to be babying my knee throwing my horrific spine out of whack. A knee specialist recommendation for Houston, TX would be great. And yes, that divet is still there. The pain radiates to the back of the knee and through the knee cap. It can drive someone mad.
you can get it 😎
Those shots can deplete cartilage.
I had an MRI on my left knee and the meniscus is torn, but there is also osteoarthritis so the surgeon said he would not repair the meniscus, that I needed a complete knee replacement. I’m 65, so is that a thing with age. I don’t really want to get a total knee replacement, but the knee causes me pain all day long every day.
I don’t know why I watch these videos & freak myself out, but I do.... I just need to go see an orthopedic because it’s not going to heal itself.
Yes, go! Your comment 8 mos. ago. I hope you got seen! I went yesterday, relief!
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XC ski fall a yr ago last Mar. It let out a pretty loud "pop" Seemed to heal up in about 6-8wk. Now a yr later it's begun to give me trouble.
Any updates?
@ivan32607 Yes!! My knee is fine. I ended up doing some stretching for awhile and I've not had any troubles.
I hyper extended my knee about a month ago and when it happened i felt dizzy for a bit and normal after a few minutes. Since then my knee only slightly swollen but i have zero pain. Occasionally I'll feel soreness behind my knee but nothing unbearable. I have full motion with no instability issues. Would this be meniscus issue?
Did you feel a pop?
My knees starter hurting looking at the tests, ouch!
When I had a torn ligament, the physiotherapist did exactly those tests, lots of pain, but quick diagnostics.
My meniscus was “fixed.” So, now I don’t know if my grinding is the meniscus torn again, or just my screws grinding together
That just sounds painful! I hope all is well and you feel better! Have a great day and be safe. 🙂
Don’t do any exercises just do fasting Absolutely I’m feeling great after intermittent fasting I eat twice and between these two meals only water water I love water I am 60 years of old had lots of knee pain back pain everything gone I can run now I got more energy then before mental clarity is great don’t feel fatigue
Ironically, I just had to have knee surgery to repair my torn meniscus in the middle of May this year... 🤦♀️🤦♀️ then this comes out. Thanks y'all! I love watching y'all.
What did you do that caused the meniscus?
How much did you pay?
I had knee surgery. It wasn't repaired. The torn parts on my lateral and medial meniscus tears were removed and edges smoothed out.
Hey Bob & Brad! I have suspected meniscus tear from having a tibial plateau fracture. I did the first and second test. No pain while doing it. But definitely felt some uncomfortable feeling in my right knee. Also, I felt the pain after I did both exercises. My doctor said, I'm physically okay. But gave me the choice if I want to undergo MRI just to have a peace of mind.
I am a PT and have seen scar tissue (which forms during healing) cause these symptoms. Scar tissue on the tibial plateau can act the same as a méniscal tear. If it is scar tissue causing the issue, you can have it removed but there is a strong possibility that it will grow back.
@@chareecollins3768 Oh I did not know that! Is the scar tissue also the reason why my right knee is clicking?
@@johncalvinsandoval9117 it depends on where the clicking is but most likely not.
@@chareecollins3768 i think the clicking is on the joints area.
@@johncalvinsandoval9117 does your knee seem to be popping more frequently when extending your leg out? And does it feel weird in your knee when walking?
This has been happening to me, after nothing noticeable traumatic happening to my knee.
Good video, thank you! After not running consistently for over 4 years, I started up again, but I think i started too strong... I was doing 4 mile runs, then suddenly one day, my inner joints on both knees started hurting! 2 weeks later, i'm feeling relief. But i'm still nervous if it is a Meniscus or ligament... I'll definitely try out these tests!! But I've NEVER had knee pain before, even running 50 mile weeks in the past...
Hey Bob & Brad, thanks for the video. I tore my PCL years ago with a ski crash. The doctor did the anterior drawer test and thought it was the ACL, but on X-rays they found out it was the PCL. So the test can come to an ACL or a PCL injurie conclusion.
It’s actually due to the position of the test. When the PCL is torn, the tibia will drop backwards due to gravity, then when they perform the Ant Drawer Test, there will be excessive forward motion which makes it looks like a ACL tear = False Positive.
With the pcl tear was it super painful to go from a full bend to straight? I keep forgetting my knee hurts when I do that and will bend my leg when I sit and put it under me, then when I go to get up it hurts so bad it get it straight
X-rays cannot show a PCL tear.
@@Therealw1 Ok, you are right... I mean an MRI or how is that thing called...
What do you have on a sore fibia? I had bunion surgery on my left foot. When I was transitioning to shoes I over compensated my right leg and now I have a very sore fibia and a sharp pain at the top of the fibia/tibia on the outside of the knee. Physical therapy made me way too sore.
Great video. Is there any test that ya'll know to figure out why persons knee would swell the size of a grapefruit without any physical activity at all ? I have had 4 surgeries on my lateral meniscus, with removal of both meniscus and scar tissue and my knee consistently swells with pain, worse with physical activity. Thanks for all you do.
I’ve never been more anxious in my life than I am watching these tests. I can feel the gears and spokes popping off my knees every time they do something new. 😩
Nice video guys 👍, Could you do a video about the reverse hypertension ? It's such a great movement.
What would you think an injury would be if the knee locks out at random and it hurts really bad like I pinched a nerve.
I think at High School, Brad was a hunky jock who used to make Bob do his homework. Who’d have thought years later they’d be best buds?!
Lmao......Bob looks like he may have played basketball or something. These guys are great.
I ran track in college. After college a continued to run to stay in shape; however, 11 years ago I tore my knee (not the ACL). Six months later most ligaments healed naturally with the exception of the PCL. The doctor recommended that I have surgery to repair it. I elected to go to physical therapy instead. After rehabbing the knee I have been able to run for years (with a knee brace). Now at 45 I not only have knee pain but leg pain as well. Can you please give me exercises that does not aggravate the PCL? Thanks!!!
I hurt my knee twisting it on snowboard 4 weeks ago. I wish i could do ANYthing of that... its just stuck and hurt. But they didnt advive anything on the hospital, just use the thing to hild it
same twisting knee from falling. now i do stretching 3 times a week for 1 month now. I feel better but idk the stretching is hinder the recovery or not.
how r u now?
@@paulom.5044 I feel better. the pain is still there. but i can use more strength before feeling pain.
@@paulom.5044 basically i can step now... much better 1 month ago. But i still have a small sharp pain in the inside of my knee. Its annoying
@@melhordamusicabrasil damn. did u go to the doctor? what did he said? hope u get well soon
Hello mga sir from Philippines.. Thanks for this sharing, because I have a injury in my knee when I was play basketball... Last year.. My left knee..