What Does A Torn Meniscus Feel Like?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2015
- The answer to the question "What does a torn meniscus feel like" is difficult to answer without knowing just how much damage to the meniscus has been done. This video covers the degrees of damage caused by a torn meniscus in the knee.
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Very helpful and straight video
well described thanks
Thanks for this video. It helped to clear things up a bit.
I think i have the middle one..relieved to know what is ..thanks
Good info
Dragged my foot in an awkward slant/forward/lateral/twist while throwing jabs and had immediate, intense pain in my right knee with almost no weight-bearing ability. Had to hobble myself out of the gym. I know that this is a reoccurance from a previous lesser tear or sprain, but this time I think was the straw that broke the camel's back :( No weight-bearing for 4 days, immediate swelling, sharp pains with twisting or relaxing down onto a pillow, and suuuuper tender medially. I'm on day 6, did errands with 1 crutch, can walk funky with moderate weight-bearing now and regaining rom with light rehab while laying/sitting. Still cannot extend fully, still have severe stiffness throughout, and still swollen but much less so.
I believe it's a full tear with stretched ACL & MCL and I'm praying 🙏 the cartilage didn't flap over. Hoping for a full recovery as I've RICEd it continuously and been gentle to it with crutches. I'm giving it 4 weeks for a 90% recovery with 10% left for quad-strengthening rehab.
PRAY FOR ME IN JESUS'S NAME PLEASE!
How long was your recovery??? Same exact thing you mentioned happened to me 3 days ago it’s crazy
Did you recover in 4 weeks?
i just straight up tore my meniscus in a football match and had to go to the hospital,it was the extra large kind by the way,which means you are in excrutiating pain for days and takes months to fullt heal
I made the stupid decision to go down a relatively steep road on a VERY unstable caster board, it was a cheap version of the razor ripstick that I usually go down that same hill on. Well anyways, I jumped off to stop myself from swerving off the road (Although it would have been ideal because at least I would have landed on soft grass, but I was going so fast so I couldn't really respond well to the situation). But when I came off my palms slid along the ground first, then my knee twisted and a very recent sore was completely torn off again. That was 3-4 months ago. I just couldn't bear the major pops and clicks followed by not being able to put much weight on that leg a few days after. The knee is 2 times the size of my healthy knee. Well anyway, I saw a doctor and then got an x-ray and ultrasound. There was no damage to the ligaments or muscles and the doctor just told me to put a brace on it. This is what I believe it is. The brace is not at all working and I have noticed that over the months it has progressively became worse. My mum tells me that resting is what I should do, but when I rest all day on my phone she yells at me to spend more time outside. I just don't know what to do anymore, in a couple of years I will be riding my horse and I just don't want this to have such the affect as it does now.
It has been 3 weeks since my "Injury." There was no specific injury but they told me Arthritis is the culprit. I had been laying on the sofa and went to get up and my knee/leg did not want to flex or bend. I barely could walk and climbing stairs was impossible without taking weight off the leg. In the following days, I needed a cane to walk. Meanwhile I was told I likely had a torn Meniscus. A week later 2 huge bruises appeared. One behind the knee and the other on the inside of the thigh. Now, I feel healed. My knee is normal and I can do about all I did before and even fold the leg--foot against the thigh!! I still have the thigh bruise but it is dissolving slowly.
Can you share your contact
I want to enquire more
Same problem i have
So you had no surgery? It just healed on its own?
I had a horizontal minuscus tear and only God knows how painful it was for me. The pain would come and go. But when it came it was like a wave of pain throughput my leg down to my ankle. It was sort of a bone deep pain whenever I had a flare up. Gosh it was painful before I had the surgery.
I walked upstairs, and all of a sudden, excruciating pain in my knee, a popping noise, and my leg collasped forward. Didn't know what I had done. Had to crawl to my bed and realised that I couldn't bend or put weight through my leg. At the time I thought I had a MCL tear as that was really sore. Took to elevating, iceing and rest. Needed crutches for a week before I could put weight through my leg again, only for the knee to buckle and collaspe again. Only then did I seek medical advice. The problem is initially the whole knee hurts and is swollen inside and out, so it's difficult to work out what exactly is causing the pain. Mine settled into the joint line on the medial side and the MCL gradually improved. MRI, showed a large medial meniscus tear. Quite a shocker of an instant injury from nowhere. Oh and I needed strong pain meds after the second collaspe.
Very helpful💪🏾
I don't have any knee problems but someone I do know does. So I was just curious what kind of knee problem their are.
I got an mri and a couple days later I went to the local doctors. They said I had bucket torn my lateral meniscus, where is that on this list
I have all these symptoms except for the pain
I felt the big pop in my knee, MRI showed 1 larger year and 1 small. Surgery next Monday,can't wait to get this over with and get to recovery. It happened in my left knee,squatting,crouching,twisting or carrying anything too heavy is definitely something you want to avoid. I had a cortisone, a Durolane gel injection ($460) and a $1000 brace that hasn't helped at all. Surgeon deemed it necessary as nothing outside of surgery will help.
How did your surgery go ? Mine is in 2 weeks and I'm scared
@@ancientdiscoverys it's been 2 weeks exactly today. Still quite sore,the swelling has been tough with moving and bending but just keep icing and anti-inflammatory medications. I never really had a terrible amount of pain until I started walking slowly without crutches and then I started to use muscles I hadn't used in a bit. You will be given exercises you start literally the day after your surgery, stretches,movement and light muscle focusing workouts. They're not fun but have to make sure you do them. I've been walking about 5 days now without crutches,taking it very slow,stairs are slow but it's progress. Don't be scared of the surgery,the recovery time can be fast if it's simple. They had to insert a screw into mine so I don't know what that means for my recovery but he will let me know when I have my post op appointment on the 24th.
@@nolby1758 ..was yours trimmed or sewn? I'm not scared of the surgery it's the anesthesia I'm terrified of
@@ancientdiscoverys I honestly don't know,I saw the surgeon before the surgery and then I haven't seen him since. I was told they went in and cleaned it up so likely just trimmed but again,I'm not too sure what the screw is in there for.
@@nolby1758 ..well atleast you can get out the house a little now . Might make it easier
I have all the last symptoms but all rhet are offering is cortisone for stage IV chondromalacia and 6mm tear
Described my symptoms perfectly. I'm in pain at this very moment. I need an MRI to confirm. Physical Therapist says I just have flat feet. 😢
Siobhan Shavonne me too . I’ve been doing an athletic taping in mine. It’s been helping me get through until my surgery.
@@aviancag8716 I've had physical therapy and the 3 Euflexxa injections. That only helped with some of the stiffness. I feel like I have an injury not just arthritis. It's hard to stand up. Hope your surgery goes well.
Siobhan Shavonne thanks ! Yes my knee is like that too. Hurts to stand or do anything .!
@@aviancag8716 when I try to bend my knees, stand up from a sitting position or lift something heavy I feel pain. My knee click sometimes. The doctor gave me medicine and said if it doesn't go away I need a surgery. I am really scared 🙄😣😣
@@tahrin.choudhury hello tahrin i just read your tex how is your knee today did you have operation i hurt my knee this week and my pain is really bad i think it is meniscus tear i need MRI scan to find out
Hola I'm an sports person in some sort sports activity when I tried to stop running forcefully my knee when in and came out after that I felt pain outside my left knee and back of knee on day 2 it got a little worse what might be the reason😢pls help me
My inner knee has been poping on an off for the past two years I first noticed it during my wrestling season but I am a sprinter and I decided to do cross country this year and after my first practice my inner knee had been hurting really bad and is really stiff it's hard to walk without it hurting.
Did you do surgery?
thanks this video was very helpful my doctors have been trying to fugire out my knee problems for years and i think i've just find some useful information but why couldn't they find the problems with MRI ,CTscan and XRAYS i've done it all and now it's getting worse and i can barely walk😢😢😢😢
X-rays won't show ligament tears I believe MRI is in order, but since you had one I am not sure what can be done, I hope you get well soon, all the best to you. :)
I have a moderate tear. It wasn’t moderate, but after several years, and dancing on it like a madman during a wedding last month, it’s paying me back, Big time :(
This is true yall I had these symptoms and I had a meniscus surgery two weeks ago
I was told 2day i have this, surgery did it go well for you, I'm scared mite go throw it 🙌🏻
I have symptoms from all of them, but mostly the large tear. I just went to the doctor today and they told me I have to got to the orthopedist and maybe get an MRI I am pretty scared and really hope I will not need surgery. I cannot fully straiten my leg, it sometimes locks, it hurts on the side sometimes, it is extremely hard to walk/run, and it feels very uncomfortable to do...well...anything. The worst part is, I have a dance audition in 6 days! I hope I am okay!
Nina Bean - I hope you get well soon.
Nina, this is comment.
I have same symptoms I hurt it 2 years ago and the pain just never went away...
Nina Bean i totally feel you, but hey good luck i hope everything is going well!
Sorry sweetie may i suggest kissing your leg to heal it quicker:)
mine never got very inflamed. and I even had to get surgery later on cause it kept popping out of place. Lateral meniscus
Did the surgery helpo
I had a 2nd degree mcl tear as well as a harsh meniscus tear in the same play in hockey, in which I hurt it during the first 10 minutes, being stupid I played the rest of the game and fell on it a few times, Burning and sharp feeling the entire time. I couldn't move the knee at all in the morning. ... Its been 12 weeks now, the mcl has finally tightened up, but the meniscus is still causing me stiffness and some pain after rehab or light exercise. No pain once when the joint is all warmed up, when its warm it feels like it used to.... But as soon as rest a bit, it stiffens up. I was advised that no surgery is necessary.....Damn knee injuries. Can take a week and it can take years. Always clicks, I have full range of motion, still some pain on the medial side when I twist, or push off on my right leg, in hockey.
18 weeks. Mcl Is healed up. Meniscus pain is still present when moving in or getting out of bed. Stairs are no issue. I am back to playing hockey, and back in the gym, but not without a solid warm up. Stiffness does start an hour or so after exercise and lingers for a day. Of course some days are better than others. Id say from my last post, it has improved from 5/10 to at least a 7.5/10. My knee always clicks as well.
Strength is about 8/10 back to normal.
Where did you get the meniscus tear? Which portion i mean? And thanks for the update, i hope you feel better. I also torn my meniscus 2nd grade 4 months ago. It's very bad. Life just stops.
Please update your status if you see my comment. Thanks.
@@sg72792 how about now man???
@@troy9524 All recovered, no issues. It's been at least a year and a bit without any pain or stiffness. Feels 100% back to normal.
@@sg72792 glad to hear dude
Yes I feel that got that point 3 week or less
Im doomed
Thank you, now I know that my fatal knee crush is objectively only a small tear, happily
I have had this happen since 2nd grade I’m in 12th grade now, after all these years doctors have been telling me I have a lack of muscle in my knee, finally yesterday I went to a new doctor and was told I have a derangement of the knee. I have been in pain for years everyone!!!!
What did you do? Did it recover?
They told me I had derangement in my brain and said I should be committed for 2 to 5 years.
@@tahrin.choudhury I had surgery
My knee sometimes pop and lock but there is no great pain and swelling, how could i know if this is severe or mild case
Sever Pain and I fall it only get worse
I injured myself a few years back doing BJJ and I have some lingering pain coming back after a few years off and doing some heavy training getting ready to start back up. I’m hoping it’s just from the heavy running sessions. 🙄
Bj?
@@eddietheman00 yes Eddie, I injured myself getting a BJ 😂
So littele tear 10 days rest.wailkin fine and i can stretch my knee easy.
hm I feel no pain when i walk or run my knee pops on my knee cap but nothing hurts but when i lay down my knee feels weird idk what the cause is the coaches told me it always happend's to offence of line man
Sounds like the patellar
I'm just recovering from a partial menisectomy. I seem to have a rare case in which a little bit of damage caused a lot of problems. I apparently had a small tear, about 80% of that meniscus is left and the knee is in overall good shape. But the problem was this then folded over, causing a lot of problems. It really is about luck too
It’s not rare drs just love using that term. 🙄
@@boundariessetinstone5893 it wasn't the doctor, just what I read when I found out what I had
@@boundariessetinstone5893 it wasn't a bucket handle tear if that's what you're thinking
this helped, thinking i may have a small tear hopefully 2-3 weeks of rest should be good then ill be back to squating
No lol it takes months almost a year
it actually was a ruptured bursa so it ended up taking like 6-8 weeks.
ive been back at everything for a while now
sean noonan what is a bersa?
its like a little cushion in between joints thats helps support and stuff
Surgery on my 62 year old meniscus(es) on Wednesday. Hopefully, no more prying with a screwdriver.
Kitty Vaughn how did it go? Is it feeling better?
ingFinn ...Absolutely great!!! Gonna get other knee done. 6 sessions PT was all I did...all that was needed. I just thought that my knee would always hurt... part of growing old, but that's definitely wrong. Knees have hurt for 20+ years...not now. I definitely recommend this type of surgery.
Kitty Vaughn lol glad to hear your knee is feeling better
@@kittyvaughn76 so just physiotherapy? did u do surgery?
@@justanotherday1205 had both surgery and physical therapy. The surgery, recovery, and PT went very smoothly..just have arthritis pain now. Now I am looking at a torn rotator cuff...I am extremely clumsy. Hoping this surgery (shoulder) goes as well as the knee surgery. Will not have my husband to help me with this surgery and frankly, I am a bit worried. My wonderful husband passed away suddenly on Sept. 2nd.
I know what it feels like. I have a medial meniscus feels like- and a torn ACL and MCL. I have a hard time walking. I have therapy soon.
i think i have a very small tear, i work out legs one day a week and i experience some discomfort if i try Squat, should i stop working out my leg till it go away???? of just live my normal life ?
Same issue I face when I try to do Yoga. Serious issue my pain hurts really bad.
Rest it and see if it improves after a week or two. If not, see your doctor or orthopedic surgeon.
i hit my knee now it makes a sound whenever i extend it it started to hurt also would it not be a tear
I think I have a large one it pops every time I go up the stairs and hurts after physical activity and feels like it's catching something and when I extend it sounds like something tearing it's been like this for 2 months.
lyssa.kbeauty see a Dr
Actually since this, it's gotten treatment by my school trainer & isn't 100% but it's a lot better, but thank you so much !
I barely feel pain in my knee I've been tryna recruit fast twitch muscle in my leg for sprint running, going hard mode on the machines
“a direction it’s not supposed to go” lol and also, I’m fucked
I think I had a moderate tear about 7 years ago. I still have knee troubles to this day and I'm 18.
hanselxy, when I'm bending my knees, I can't sit on my knee
hanselxy, can't really recall
my knee got twisted while playing football
its been 2-3 weeks but i cant extend or bend my leg properly.. litle bit pain is there
Brutalgaming man as
Brutalgaming man I couldn't for 1 week
Same, I was making a tackle I got up and twisted my knee.
Same I had my ankle on a riddell bag after getting tackled in a Oklahoma drill and someone landed on my knee and my ankle stayed and knee went down. Getting it looked at today.
Any updates on your knee ???
I had ants on my leg so I was stomping to get them off but then I jumped up and my knee went inwards I’m now limping
while walking my right foot caught on something and my body went forward landed on my left knee on concrete. my knee swelled, it wasnt a large fall but my knee just crushed like a melon, will this heal to normal? i never had injury on that knee,
Did it heal man? I fell off my bike same way. Please let me know
im getting surgery on my right knee shit hurts
I am finding that the muscles above and below are killing me!
No mine it’s been three months and mine still herts
I went to the Dr. and she gave me a cortisone shot. It hurt and swelled for 2 days now it feels a lot better.
I think I have a moderate one in my left knee, happened a few years ago, my symptoms are when it happens (it will be fine for months on end then suddenly bam it happens) sharp excruciating pain in my knee like im being stabbed, feels wobbly and my knee bends typically to the left, I lose balance and hit the ground, then it's swollen and stiff and the amount of time varies but typically for a week or so. And because it's stiff I walk with a limp or so till the swelling goes away. I can still fully extend my knee and walk on it it bends forward and backwards like it should.
I have the same have u seen a doctor about it
No I haven't yet
ok well I mean Monday or Tuesday do u want me to tell u what they say
I'm kinda scared tho
Yeah please do
I had a meniscus tear, had surgery, they failed to repair the tear, and did a lateral release (I was later told that it's Standard Procedure to do a Lateral Release while in there) and made matters much worse. Two years later and pain and weakness is still present. Surgeon (Chief of Staff) and hospital would not return my calls. Tried to do a lawsuit, but could not afford $35,000 for a professional to go to court and testify on my behalf. PLEASE, before any surgery READ all paperwork thoroughly. Once you sign those documents you give the surgeon, the hospital and those involved carte blanc to butcher you and you have NO recourse.
chinookvalley if u need an attorney then i may be able to help u and your case....
reply back to my comment if u need more info..
Chinookvalley I'm struggling to understand why you're filing a lawsuit. If they performed a lateral release after you received damage to the meniscus, what more did you expect them to do? Weakness will be due to your lack of coherence with a rehabilitation program, or the extent of damage received initially. A meniscectomy does not guarantee you will be rid of your pain and weakness, it only delays the onset. Pain will forever be present regardless. You have to understand that your knee will never be normal.
Hurts when you tear it but no pain after that.
I have same problem. It hurts at back of the knee, ( when I move at different direction suddenly0 I would lose strength and fall down, But it is ok in few minute, not hurting. Don’t know what is the best course of action...
@@scottyang6529 what did you do to it ? And how are you feeling now?
My inside knee either feels fine or like someone is stabbing it with an ice pick. I get the results of my MRI back soon.
what was your results? If you mind me asking. I'm in a sticky situation right now. I tore my medial meniscus of my left knee in 2014 and had it repaired the same year. Had an MRI and arthogram a few weeks ago and said I retore it. Each of these tears I have no idea how the hell I tore them, because I gave up running years ago, due to having six knee surgeries and patellofemoral pain for 8 years. so I literally do nothing physical. It aggravates me! Just my luck I just got a new job and literally found out this bad news the same week. My knee keeps giving out, the pain isn't excruciating, but very uncomfortable. But no locking or noticeable major swelling. I keep having wishful thinking and thinking that I wont need surgery. I will say this, I refuse to have another repair, too long of recovery and too risky that it will just tear again. Ughh so anyways was your a meniscus tear too and if so what r u going to decide on for treatment?
The MRI showed I had a small degenerative (old age) tear in my medial (inside) meniscus with bruising on my femur. The doctor gave me a cortisone shot and prescribed a knee brace by DONJOY that puts pressure on the outside of the knee to open it up to allow the meniscus to heal. The knee still hurts but it is much much better after the cortisone shot. If my knee continues to give me trouble, surgery may be an option to "clean up" the meniscus. I am also 60 lbs overweight which puts significant pressure on the knees. Hope your knee gets better!
Thank you for the reply :) Man these meniscus injuries are just awlful aren't they. I start a new job tomorrow, I was so excited a few weeks ago and looking fprward to It until I had this incident. I think what makes me most upset is that I literally do nothing physical anymore and this is what I get! I just want to be able to live normal life, I gave up running and sports for good. Are you working?? I am thinking about getting a cortisone injection maybe for just short term relifef. I just got this job so I can't be getting surgery this quickly, even though I don't even know if my knee will handle it. sigh. I have also heard people talking about stem cell and PRP injections to heal the meniscus since it can't heal on its own. I just don't want to have it repaired again, because I'm scared of having a third tear and that would involve time of work. Have you ever had a clean up of menisucus before? Or is this your first one? I heard that if they just remove the damage most people are up and going within days. I would lean toward that just because of work
You have to be very careful when you have orthopaedic/pain issues because they can lead to weight gain and the weight gain can lead to more ortho/pain issues. You have to keep moving in some manner. Immobility itself can lead to more ortho/pain. It's a real challenge because now you have two battles and weight issues can lead to all sorts of problems, heart disease, diabetes, cancer etc. It's a real challenge getting older. You are constantly having to adapt to a new situation which usually comes down to changing the way you eat. Good luck on your new job!
DCFunBud I had the exact same results and diagnoses. I'm still in pain unfortunately. How is yours?
yup I tore my meniscus
I'm going in here in a few days for an MRI. I'm pretty sure I have the larger meniscus tear.
This__soccer __girl same
what are the results?
I'm only here cause I walked into a trailer hitch about a month ago and my knee is still hurting. 😕
A Little over a week ago I was racing my little brother around the outside of our house. I turned fast stopped jumped and sprinted again, about 5 min later I bent down in a catchers position and my knee had a sharp pain and I heard a loud pop. I have a little pain not nearly as much as the first 2 days after my injury and now my knee feels weak and wobbly any ideas as to what it could be?
It also feels fine to walk but my knee feels especially weak when I do walk or go up/down stairs
+johnathan guthrie something similar happened I gave it 1 -2 weeks days the symptoms went after that thank god
I tore my meniscus
i feel like i tore mine to the top level because im in the 8th grade and we were doing suicides in gym with a basketball and i went the fastest i could and i planted my knee and i heard a pop I dont think anyone else heard it but i did and felt it i didnt fall to the ground screaming but i did start limping and went back to the suicide line and fell down do i have a torn meniscus and if so what level?
Kai Swindle How's it going now?
still kinda sore but its getting better
Az21
you're still young enough that it will heal on it's own...but only if you don't keep damaging it by playing contact sports (or anything like "suicides"). For exercise, get on your bike and ride for a few months or swim or walk...nothing high impact or intense from side to side.
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What about posterior horn tear menisc
SO IT DOES HEAL???
No it does not . If you are a kid maybe. But if you’re older than 17 chances are that is going to require surgery
@@eddietheman00 damn.. it's been one year since my leg feels like grinding sand or something in my knee when i bend it
So how are you feeling now?
Did you get surgery?
@@anthonyalvarez7975 nope. at first it was really bad.. and after that, things went back to normal. sometimes it does the thing and sometimes it doesn't
Bro...I could've read this off Google too...
So thats why John Snow didnt bend the knee
🤣🤣🤣
Turn ya volume down for this beginning its really loud
Well crap, I’m screwed
Well shit.
My knee gives away all the time..
In which direction..does your tibia move forward or backward
U are just a p***y. I can see that ur knee is okey!
Gordon Ramsey Mm you sure that’s not you- I ended up having surgery ... 🤦🏼♀️
Walking down stairs.
My knee is killing me im waiting for surgery cmon kaiser🙄
Best wishes for a smooth and successful procedure.
Shit I gotta get it looked at maybe surgery
What does a torn Meniscus feel like?? Someone is trying to pry your knee cap off.😖
Kitty Vaughn you so true
Numb
I can't wait God to get my surgery from my torn meniscus.
God, it's been pain full & difficult to walk & to run. Now I get my surgery so I can move on with my life.
Thank you God
God Child did u have your surgery? R u doing well? I may have torn my meniscus. MRI soon 🙁 pls tell me you healed well and time frame for healing. Thx
Can’t bend my knee? Walking with a completely straight leg Should I see someone
Caitlyn Machen was
Caitlyn Machen h
I'll fucking tell u what it feels like. I feel like I have a hammer hitting my knee and a saw on my knee. I can't stand and my knee is 4 times bigger than it should be there u go
Ok yea I need surgery forsure hhaha
It hurts like hell. What a stupid question.
*is totally screwed*
To all who have teared their meniscus must go for stem cell therapy ,surely it will help .
hanselxy I have tested it on myself it is very effective
hanselxy India yes I have undergone it in my left knee
hanselxy it will take some time
hanselxy you will start healing after the day of treatment itself
@@divyaraj4400 How much because insurance doesnt cover it
horrible asf