How long does it take an MCL injury of the knee to heal?
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- Many people want to return from injury as quickly as possible to play sports or to exercise. On the other hand, many patients are simply concerned about when they can do their normal activities. In this Ask Dr. Geier video, I address that concern regarding an MCL injury of the knee.
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Bhavesh asks:
I suffered an MCL injury while doing squats. It has been 2 weeks, and the pain is less compared to the first day of injury. How many days will it take to heal so I can just walk and do my work? I apply an ice pack 3 times a day and rest and do some normal exercise. Is that OK?
The MCL is the medial collateral ligament. It is a thick, strong ligament along the inside, or medial side, of the knee that protects against side-to-side stress. You can injure it cutting to change directions while running or when someone hits you on the outside of the knee.
TREATMENT OF AN MCL INJURY
MCL injuries almost always heal without surgery. Your orthopedic surgeon might put you in a hinged knee brace to allow you to regain knee motion while protecting the ligament as it heals.
TIME FOR AN MCL TEAR TO HEAL
How long it takes the MCL to heal depends on the severity of the injury. These injuries are graded 1, 2 and 3 which roughly corresponds to mild, medium and severe. Grade 1 injuries often heal in 1 to 2 weeks. Grade 2 MCL injuries often take 2 to 4 weeks, and grade 3 injuries can take 4 to 6 weeks or more.
In this video, I discuss the timeline of healing for an MCL tear based on severity and location on the injury. I also discuss return to daily activities like walking as well as return to exercise and training for sports.
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So i injured my knee dont recall how... But i when to the Dr. Nd i was told i tear a Meniscus. Whats the best knee brace i can use? I work a 12hr shift nd I'm standing all the time.
Updated 30th 2pm
Yest. Football I twisted outward right side right leg. Yes even I heard popping. And I yelled a lot when it happened. I felt as if I broke my leg. So I went ER. And Dr. Checked and all. Xray shows nothing. But exactly 24hrs now I can walk but I can't bend that knee fully. At all. Its become stiff. What do u think. Do i have minor or major. MCL. What medication. I had a minor pcl last July. It took 2 months to heal. N then I started playing in Oct.
Updated 31st 2pm
Today is 31st 2pm and I had injury on 29th. 940pm. My knee today is completely swelled up. With effusion. I think that's what it is called. I don't have any pain.
I am still hoping lot nothing major. But I m hoping because I love playing football. I am 42. Been playing for 3 years now.
Just let me know what medication I need. I am having 1. tendocare forte. you can look up on the net. 2. Cadcium. And enzoflame.
Dr. David Geier i have complete tear in mcl should i go for surgery or excercise can heal my knee like past
Dec.2nd i fell on my ramp. Orthopedic doctor said i sprung or sprained my mcl .i still can't straighten or bend my knee that far. Its still swollen some. The last visit i got a knee brace like after you have knee surgery. I'm thinking about getting a 2nd opinion. Cause it still hurts and can't bend or straighten knee.
Hi Dr. David......
while playing soccer before 40 days I fall down to the ground. initially the doctor gave me plaster for 4 weeks. But When I've seen the MRI report it shows partial ACL and partial LCL tear in the Rt knee. what should I do now????
1:38 "Fortunately the MCL almost always heals without surgery." Music to my ears, thanks.
what about a complete tear.
Chicken Permission they are now saying that full tears will heal without surgery.
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Mine too
Do you beed surgery
I injured my MCL about 2 months ago playing football. I gave myself plenty of time to rest, did light exercises for the knee, and slowly continued with my yoga practice. After a month and a half I was slowly jogging (barefoot) and my yoga/flexibility/mobility was improving... I'd say I was at about 85% with some mild pain when bending or extending. I gained a little bit of confidence and decided to play volleyball with some friends. There was one play where the ball got tossed close to the net which I instinctively jumped off one leg to recover... and "pop"...down I went. That happened yesterday and I am now having to restart this painful process over again. DO NOT RUSH THE HEALING PROCESS! I learned the hard way. This time I am giving myself a year before even thinking about sports.
very helpful experience and thanks for sharing!
Hello mate… how you feeling now?.. I recently just injured my mcl (last year November) I still feel instability in the knee.. please any advice?
How’s your knee now 3 yrs later? I did mine a month ago and already feel it could be a huge amount of time before it’s better
I hurt mine 2 years ago, got the “magic” steroid shot to alleviate the swelling, felt like a new knee in 24 hours. that shot “fixed” my knee for about 18 months but the constant pain is back, must have reinjured, it expect to get an mri this time and go from there.
Same for me.
62 yr. old male. Injured inside MCL shooting basketball. Really appreciate the info doc. Feel much better about my recovery. Thanks.
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Hi doc my right knee damage six years ago when I was 18+ it was so hard for me I couldn't walk properly at the time I didn't go to see any doctor because I didn't have any money. The only thing I could do at the time is pray. My prayers and others prayers is what help to go through but it take days for me to walk properly. Thank God.🙋🙏
Currently recovering from an MCL injury. I didn't have any physical injury to the knee but I have moved incorrectly whilst getting into bed the first time. The pain was excruciating, far worse than a normal tweek of a knee. The pain continued for three weeks solid unable to fully weight bare let alone walk. Finally went to seek medical assistance after a few days of no improvement, they said I just badly tweeked my knee.
A few days later it happened again for the second time, but the pain was far worse and had to attend a&e where they said I had suffered a severely sprained MCL ligament to possible grade two MCL injury/small tear.
No knee brace was required so i strapped it up with support bandages which helped to support my knee, rested and iced three times a day. At present it's now three and a half weeks on, I'm now fully recovered ish, but need physio to strengthen my knee ligaments.
Feeling good to be part of a community
I'm healthy and fit. Always exercise, and mine took a solid 4 to 6 months to get to about 75%. Initially there was significant swelling that subsided after about a week. For the next several months there was mild but visible swelling, pain on the inside of the knee, and reduced flexibility. The knee was stiff constantly, especially after sitting or laying down. I was able to walk stiff-legged. Never took any time off. Pain was intermittent from about month 6 to 9 and the knee still didn't feel solid, and twice, a hard step off a curb knocked me back down to square one for about a week or so.
I was afraid to run on it or overload it in anyway. By about one year from the initial injury it had healed and I no longer felt anything. I never saw a doctor. I bought a brace, which helped greatly. I wore it for about the first 3 to 4 months. I followed suggested self-treatment regimens on TH-cam. Once the weather warmed up, cycling helped to loosen the knee up substantially. That was probably the biggest help in getting back to normal. Turmeric also helped greatly in reducing tightness after periods of immobility, such as sleeping. Instead of waking up stiff-legged and sore, I woke with reasonable range of motion and mobility and was able to pop right out of bed. It may have gone quicker had I seen a doc. But, the pain was tolerable if inconvenient, and I was never immobile. But, it definitely took quite a while.
Wow. So I'm looking at about 1 year for full recovery
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Ok pls help me understand the usage of turmeric. I'm doing everything right but twice this year I did a silly move and I went back to square one. I'm fedup and infact I'm thinking about surgery ....but from what I read, I am also against it. The pain on the first day is unbearable to be honest
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Thanks alot.
thankyou for you report on your experience. I crashed on ice and pavement on my bike and tore all the ligaments . I had to fight for any medical attention at all - no pain meds - i was throwing up for a month i was in so much pain. Finally i got them to get me in physiotherapy. All the while they are saying 'you'll be even stronger in 6 weeks' Well. 8 months later - i can ride my bike but walking is impossible. The knee is swollen - ALWAYS - and clunks loudly when i move at all .The doctors are ignoring me - won't even give me an X-ray. Your story sounds much more realistic of a 'holy shit that hurt' injury. hope you are well - and i will keep doing what i can.
This sounds like my injury. Not sure what specifically caused it, though I was up and down a ladder several times before it happened. I'm 41 and pretty healthy and exercise a good bit, have always had strong-looking legs, at the very least, thanks to soccer and biking. But my knee blew up insanely big, looked like a bad case of bursitis. After about a week, which is how long the swelling took to drop down about 90%, bruising set in on the inside of my knee and all the way down my leg. Wore a compression sock starting the first week and am just under two weeks in wearing a non-locking hinge brace as rec'd by my PT buddy, who said it's likely a Grade II tear, and am walking a bit stiff-legged but not having a problem bartending three days a week. Sleep is surprisingly the most painful part of my day thanks to the sensitive stir-swollen knee and the different gravitational directions while lying down. This feels like it's going to last months, though, and I'll be shocked if it doesn't stay tricky for a long time.
Thanks for sharing. I am 69 and got into similar problem playing basket ball with grand children in a play area during recent UK visit. May be the hopping & jumping did it. Feel lighter after reading your write up. It is nearly 3 months & cure even in a year is sweet music to me. Thanks.
You are basically describing my symptoms..I'm treating it the exact same way you did..its been 3mos..still struggling..swelling has not gone yet...I'll will try the turmeric though...your post has made me understand not to be so impatient with this injury..
Thank you so much..👍🇨🇦
I'm 75yo, 5'10", 162#. 7 Weeks ago I slipped on basement stairs and the left ankle held me from falling all the way, but damaged my MCL. Probably type 2 from your description. Used ice/heat and a sleeve for 2 weeks. No relief. Called orthopedist and took 2 weeks to get in. Hurt the whole time. Got a brace. Wore it for 3 weeks. 3 days ago I saw him again and he had me stop the brace and will start physical therapy next week. So, 7 weeks out it's not too bad as long as I don't twist it which is painful. There was never any swelling or redness. Ibuprofin helped but gave me stomach pains. Tylenol didn't help for some reason. The biggest problem for me is that I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep as my knee aches no matter what position I lay in. I use a pillow under my knee but it barely helps. Still can only walk slowly and difficulty with stairs.
how you going now? How long did it take you to fully recover? Cheers
@@lesg5260 → At 3 months it abated. Now I'm back to normal. I have developed a fear of going into our basement though. I use the hand rails and think about that incident every time. Thanks for asking.
@@wilhelmtaylor9863 thanks for your reply 🙏
All the best.
My second degree MCL injury was estimated to be 4-6 weeks but it didn't feel "right" for almost 8 months for normal walking. Little foot slips, say on a wet floor, would cause sudden pain. Nothing long lasting but generally foot twists and deep squats took over a year to feel normal again.
Thanks Newt!
Newt Tella Damn. Im a linemen so I do heavy squats and bench press. And I just got diagnosed with grade 2 mcl tear.
Samuel Yi b hey bro how’s the knee going
Man
At what age you got injured?. Please reply. I am 37, I am suffering from MCL injury for 2 months.
I had to lay up for a while after prostate cancer surgery which followed a career of constantly being on my feet and running around and noticed that my knees started to feel very stiff! Then one day when I was working in my yard I had to squat down all the way and heard something crack in my right knee! I'm sure it was a tendon problem because it's swelled up real bad the next day but I've been keeping it elevated, icing it three times a day, using my hand gun massager got a knee brace and also some compression wraps! Been a couple of weeks now and starting to feel better!
I did my MCL 2 weeks ago while playing football, hard tackle sending the foot one way the knee forces itself the opposite direction, very painful the first 3 days almost could not walk. It has improved but nowhere near as good as being mobile, taking the stairs still very hard, the reason for not recovering is cos I keep working and can not stop, so my advice is! if you can then take some time off and elevate it, hot and cold treatments should help. if you keep moving as I do, it will take a lot longer. Thanks for reading.
Same here, there's a reason professional athletes heal up fast and go back. They don't have to work
injured both knees, MCL tears (still waiting for MRI results) skiing. Skis were too tight and did not come off, so essentially did the splits and knees went sideways. Very hard to walk for the first week, iced, rest etc. was able to walk longer stretches after 2 weeks. Started working out very gently and seemed to gain some mobility but still stiff after sitting for prolonged times. Still can't fully extend the right knee which was more severely injured, and occasionally have some tenderness there, although I don't recall there being a lot of swelling even within the first 48hrs. I am very active and of course worry about recovery times, and fully regaining function to the knees.
How long did your recovery take? I got a grade 2 MCL sprain skiing. I'm on week 3 of recovery. I can walk and put weight on, but am still unable to bend my knee very far.
That’s great I am 55 years of age and been a fan since I was 4 years old!
YNWA!
It's been well over a year and I still have pain on the inside of my left knee.
@Darien Jordan yo same here😂
@Darien Jordan dude my leg stings when I try to walk... Idk what to do man... The docs like it'll take time
In my left knee too
Same here 🖐🏻 , it has only been a week and it feels like an eternity, i am in pain right now,wish me luck
did you heal properly? because when it happened to me i was a dickhead about it, i would say why isn’t it healing but i was still playing sport, still, extending it in places it shouldn’t, it will heal when you rest it, barely put weight on it and brace it well
Not only in sports but also in accident like me, i had knee ligament sprain after incident 3weeks ago
Both knees skiing Feb 2019 after a skier decided to wipe me out! Anyway I would say still recovering a year on, as in still gaining strength,(I would class myself as fit, I work out 5-6 days a week). Took me a long time to walk correctly again with one leg. I wear Cambivo braces which have helped when working out, going on long walks and hikes. Put me out of action for a good 6 months and had to work myself back into my HIIT routines. Took a long time till I could kneel and crouch down. Just keep doing your exercises and I found spinning has been the best thing....if I miss a couple of days my knees now get stiff. Never used to happen till this injury. I saw my Dr the other day and laughter about the recovery time of 8-12 weeks, but then he said I wasn’t normal as I had to do both 😸😸 Glad that I am not like I was when it happened, then I thought I would never walk right again....but it all came back together, not the same as before accident have more pain in knees, but now getting ready to hit the slopes again....yeah think I maybe crazzy! 😂 but it could have been worse! Phew one life to live....so go live it!! Good luck to all recovering from this injury you can do it!
with old injuries on both knees, you really should not go back to skiing! seriously, no kidding! take care anyways
Thanks why i don't ski fucks ya knees big time and 3G or 4G pitches
I am 61 and in pretty decent condition. injured the knee walking my 2 dogs , about 60 and 75lbs, walking over a small bridge after a rain and the bridge has a foot wide strip of indoor outdoor carpet. The carpet was wet pretty soaked had my right leg on the carpet and left on the wooded bridge. dogs saw something and were pulling me to get it and my right leg slid out on the carpet the left knee bent sideways stretching the MCL. I started with ice and after a week moved to heat. Also have a stretch type brace. Knew does stiffen up when not being moved. Been about 3 weeks and I still walk the dogs. Knee feels best after movement and walking helps. Still very stiff after sitting any length of time and when getting out of bed.Have bought a heated knee brace. Has a rechargeable battery so portable but at this time usually use when stationary sitting down. The heat does help. I have self diagnosed but if not better in a few weeks will follow up with Ortho. It is feeling better each day but I am impatient. Want to be able to play tennis again but do not want to put any side to side stress on the knee.
Years ago I had LCL injury from martial arts. Its the supporting leg from a kick which I was wearing a running shoes which cause the whole thing. I did all the therapy that was available for months and got better. I switched to competitive mountain biking and never had a problem with my LCL for many years. Two year ago I started playing soccer again and realized my LCL was hurting especially on tall grass in the field. I know what it was and realized I didn't strengthen my LCL injury from the martial art incident many years back. My solution was to stop playing soccer, but I didn't do much therapy then and went on mountain biking which doesn't hurt anyway. Last year I revisited my martial art which I was really good at it long time ago and I'm still very flexible. Well you probably assumed what happened next, I re-injured the same LCL from 15 years ago from a similar kick which is the supporting leg, but I was not wearing any shoes this time. I was hopping with one leg coming from a complicated kick. Yes I knew immediately what just happened. So I started therapy again like I remember, but something odd happened when I was kneeling down working on my car while I was still recovering, my MCL got injured too just by kneeling or something. Now its was a bigger problem and doing therapy for both LCL and MCL. For almost one years I struggled on recovering and avoiding all sports. Today the LCL feels much better, but MCL still telling me its still weak. I can ride a bike, hike, jog, balance with one leg with slight pain. I'm still afraid of fast running, high jumps or quick side to side. What's wrong with me or what em I not doing. My first LCL injury was at age 35 and today I'm 48 still active. Thanks for reading my story!!!
What type of Therapy?
do testosterone theraphy
@@cactusstudiossouth Wooden Wobble Balance Board, step up and step down on different heights and stretch
I’m almost at exactly 4 months since the onset of my injury. It took me a month to start PT due to the bruising and swelling. My MCL still hurts. I can’t walk due to no ACL. So I hobble and use crutches. I’m waiting to have surgery next month. I also had an acute fracture below my knee as well as torn LCL. So in short . LCL has healed. , fracture has healed ,but my ACL needs total reconstruction and doctor is unsure about my MCL. I have a pretty significant injury BUT my MCL may not need surgery. Doctor said once he operates on my ACL he will see if my MCL is still unstable at that time. He will perform more tests while I’m under anesthesia. Currently the pain is a 7/10. It’s definitely stiff. My advice is to do physical therapy and do exercises at home while icing and elevating. Unfortunately, time is the key here. Don’t overwork yourself through the pain or else you will be going backwards. Follow your doctor and PT instructions, and make sure to EAT healthier since your body needs all the nutrients for proper healing. Stay hydrated with water. For pain I recommend taking either Meloxicam, Tramadol or the very least take ibuprofen for pain management. Good luck. Be patient you will get through this.
5 months & still injured and swollen, improving slowly but suffered loss of balance and many falls. I’m back cycling though, it’s an electric bike so I can vary the intensity which is a Godsend!. Waiting for an MRI scan but hospital is only admitting emergencies during lockdown 😢
I got injuried on 7th of Feb 2020 along a skiing downhill at 4 p.m. I cried of pain and was not able to raise myself alone from the ground. A sleepless night followed. I put something to chill the area and then some plant packages on it. After 26 hours I could walk for about 50 meters and gone up and down 100 steps, just to feel how it is .... I try to bend the leg (extensions & flexions). Rotations are also possible. Walking is not possible yet. If it doesn't get better in 1-2 days, I go to the doctor. I also use mental stuff (we are the placebo after all and I experienced this before) I am pretty sporty (trail running and cycling, female over 50), so this was the part of a good chance in this accident. I will keep posting :-) Thanks for your video, I use any information I get (I am also a sports coach and a bit familiar with injuries).
hi have you recovered yet? i have similar problem with my knee
Make sure knee brace/ compression sleeve is not too tight. I'm not sure if it was the injury itself, heredity, or the tightness of the sleeve that gave me a few varacose veins behind my knee. I had to get a doppler to make sure it wasn't a clot.
I Stumbled across this video which is 7 years old, but hoping you are still practicing. I a complete right knee replacement. had a fall on my dirt bike. the Dr. took an Xray to see if anything was broken, and nothing was. But he said I had a grade 3 MCL tear. In a brace for three months, and not better so he did surgery to replace mcl with cadaver MCL. As I was going thru PT I kept feeling "clunking" in my knee, (feels loose in the socket). He said that is just they way it is. (honest- my wife couldn't believe he said that either). It's now 6 months after surgery and it is still "clunking" and still sore when I walk a mile or two. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. There is no way I can go thru the rest of my life like this. Thank you for your time and consideration. Peter D.
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I caught my toe on a mat and fell while quickly walking, so I twisted my ankle, twisted my knee and smashed it. No popping sound and while it really hurt I was still able to limp around and finish work. The next day I was using crutches and it was super coloring up on the inside and outside of my knee. I used ice etc... I still had to work as I own my own business. 8 weeks later i'm off crutches but there is still pain and limping. I wear a brace while working. I'm hoping for better days in another 8 weeks. :\
I tore my MCL, sprained LCL, ASL, PCL..also "frayed" damaged. Tibia spine and fibula fractured. I chose no surgery or "clean up" of area about 6 years ago. I'm almost 57 now and I still have issues with my knee.
2 weeks ago pulled my MCL and also fell onto it, at speed off my bicycle, so the skin was road rash, the MCL bruised and sprained.
The Femur side’s attachment point hurts the most, right along the edge of the femur’s knuckle head. Never had a problem putting weight on it, but night one I couldn’t sleep any movement was level 7-10 pain.
Body weight on the joint compresses it and the ligament isn’t stretched as much, so right now I can bend it like halfway without pain if I’m standing with weight on it, but only 1/5 at rest.
The ligament is clearly the only pain source and it seems to only hurt when knee bending stretches it. (If I slowly grit thru the pain to a folded knee it doesn’t hurt there either). I got lucky I guess, no loss of stability to the joint and don’t think I’ll need a brace. If anything my concern is this healing too tightly so gonna start walking up and down gradual inclines to help orient the healing.
Been full resources on this for 2 weeks; rest, elevation, taking lots of all vitamins, collagen, hyaluronic acid, turmeric, aircast cryocuff (cold and compression), and lots of food and arm-based workouts for growth hormones.
I’d say I’m 70% healed and 50% functional this point.
I can walk normal-ish if I pick up my toes (not with shoes on tho). I can just barely walk up stairs, but not down. Ruled out meniscus with that stand and twist test (on the injured knee, zero pain there).
I tried that metal bar therapy (used a big wrench lol) which helped ID exactly where the pain was, but I’m not sure it helped heal anything. Also that kinesiology tape. It helped like 5% but sure hurts to remove from hairy legs.
Good luck everyone 🙏
Coming up on one month and the pain/stiffness varies a lot these days. Overall still progressing in capability and pain reduction. Massaging the tissue with my hands REALLY loosens up the joint, relieves pain and swelling, and can double capability. It’s crazy what rubbing a ligament can do - highly recommended.
7 month update? :)
Anders Sjöström so I was just about back to normal within 3 months. Interestingly, using my body/knee sped up healing of the last bit. Light/normal use like walking. Crossing my legs took more time to not be painful. These days 99% of the time I have totally forgotten it ever happened, but if I carry heavy things upstairs I can later be reminded with echoes of the original pain point. I do think there’s some very minor permanent damage on the outer edge of the meniscus but luckily not enough to worry about.
I was dancing to "The Stray Cats" a Rock and Roll band :). I have been able to stay injury and or surgery-free for a very long time now. Keeping good form, and mobility. Maintaining a hydrated myofascial :).
Reassuring to read these comments. I fractured my patella and tore my MCL 6 months ago and although I can walk ok now, I sometimes limp a bit and struggle a bit going up and down stairs (worse going down). Think it is going to take a fair bit more time to be completely better and hopefully it will get there eventually.
It was worse going down the stairs for me too.
Hello, 4 years on how is your pain and dealing with the stairs?
Twisting on a ladder daily at work. Ignored the pain. Two months later after climbing on an RV roof I could not walk on it. MCL grade 2 is my self diagnosis. Won’t go to the doctor because of the runaround I will get.
Did not injure my MCL doing anything other than just waking up! Went to a specialist and had x-rays and MRI (after 3 weeks of icing and not being able to put my full weight on). The MRI showed a slight sprain and shortly after my MRI I was able to walk again. Put ice on it and did the exercises prescribes. All together it was about 6 weeks before I could put all my weight back on it and walk normally. I still don't know where it came from (except I played lots of sports when I was younger and College Football and Baseball). I sure would like to know how it got sprained? Help! Looking for some concrete answer. Thanks!
You are already the best Doc....# YNWA for life ...i am thinking about having the surgery done .
Thanks and good luck!
I had already some knee crepitus that was more intense and painful lately. One day, doing a external bending stretch it was like the inner femur and inner tibia split and I could not put my feet on the floor. Pain was excruciating and I got a inflammation of the knee that I treated with ice and ibupruoen. However still x2 weeks and I have pain specially walking w shoes and more than 10 minutes. The knee is not stable and add a patellar tendonitis in both knees. Perfect storm. Working strength and flexibility now.
Standup Paddleboard surfing. Not a big day. Just tried to catch a wave and thr board twisted my leg and my knee bent to the side with the lower leg hyperextending out to the side. I think it's a grade 2-3 MCL. Took a long time to heal, maybe six weeks. Used a knee ice machine that was a game changer. But had to keep using for quite some time, even after I thought it was fully healed, i hit it with the ice a few more times, and that has gotten back to feeling solid enough to surf and skate. Hoping to be 100% in a few more weeks. Will def be going back to yoga and Bikram for maintenance.
Thanks for sharing your story!
I suffered a Grade 2 MCL injury playing football my junior year while running the ball and one of my teammates fell on my knee while trying to make a tackle in practice and my doctor told my I tore it pretty well I was back playing on the field about 4 weeks later with slight discomfort and then pain and discomfort free in the next season which was in December so about 2-3 months later after I began to rest
My name is Priyanka .I too have got same injury when someone hit me on the knee . It has just been 4 weeks . I ma using a long knee brace . Is it okay or please give any suggestions.
I have mcl injury from 3 year back... mentally disturbed..my weight is increasing day by day.. should I join gym for upper body workout without any weight training?
2 years with chonic MCL pain. Went 3 months of no plyometric activity and it finally stabilized. Played 1 30 minute game of basketball and the pain is back.
use testosterone replacement theraphy. it strengthens the ligaments
I have similar things now. How long does the pain usually last when you use your knee extensively?
Also, is it a pain or more like an inflammation?
Update* I ended up spraining my achilles tendon so I finally stopped running and playing ball and focusing on weight/strenght training for my legs. I don't lift heavy but after building the muscles around my knee up it appears my knee has improved significantly. No pain!!!
@@pvmilk sharp mcl pain would occur if I tweaked or twisted my knee abruptly. Inflamation probably didn't help. After developing the surrounding legs muscles through strenght training, it has finally stabilized and feels stronger.
@@adriansierra751 Ic. Thank you very much for your reply. I initially thought exercise normally would be enough to strengthen it, but I guess I am wrong. I guess I need to do some strengthening dedicated for it alone.
Thanks again. Great to hear you gotten over it. Hope mine resolved soon.
Its been ten months since I injured my MCL with a grade 2 tear. A lovely young fitness trainer in a HIIT gym class didn't have us warm up enough (I'm 54). We did ten jumping jack's as a warm up and then threw around heavy kettle bell's! The gym gave me free three months but definitely not worth this injury. It was getting better, but I've tweaked it doing yoga, cycling too far. I can walk long distances, but even doing the breast stroke recently irritated it. I'm a former triathlete, fitness is my passion, despite not having estrogen as my joint lubricant anymore. My girlfriend thinks I need to see an orthopedic surgeon.. I'd prefer not to. Any suggestions? Get back to my daily PT exercises and pray? ;) pls LMK.
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Currently suffering from a grade 1 mcl which happened while playing cricket. Its been a month of rest and now started my physiotherapy sessions with ift and us. I can walk normally, but i still think i have a long wait ahead to feel confident about my jumps and runs again
I injured mine over the summer chasing my son at the community pool with diving fins on. I was partially twisted as I went to sprint and felt an instant intense burning on the inside of my knee. Still hurts but not to bad mainly annoying. I’ll bend down wrong now and then with my leg outward and feel a tweak.
Today is my 3rd week since I injured my knee. I was just in the trampoline with my autistic nieces and slipped on some balls inside the. My pain tolerance is very high so it was a lot of pain but for some reason I thought I could walked from the back of the yard to go inside the house, but I moved off and the knee bend and I fall straight to the ground. Now the pain is around 4-6 on most days but I came of the medication because I got the good stuff. Am able to balance and make 2 steps on my own, but I try my best to take of as much weight off it as possible
My son recently suffered a right knee injury during football practice while pivoting to his right. Initially after initial assessment, the doctors thought he had both torn his ACL along with a dislocated knee cap. The MRI results just came back and fortunately, the ACL is intact and the patellar is normally located centrally within the trochlear groove with signs of recent dislocation. The 3 issues diagnosed however include: complex horizontal tear of the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus, a Grade 2 tear of the MCL near the femoral region, and lastly, evidence of a complete tear of the medial retinaculum at the femoral region. I believe all of the these issues individually are not as severe as an ACL tear and collectively, the recovery period even with arthroscopic surgery is much shorter than had it been an ACL replacement. My question is, can he continue to exercise and finish the football season and delay surgery to fix the meniscus and medial retinaculum with the aid of a brace as long as he does not feel pain ? Ultimately, he is only 15 years old and we probably should repair the 2 issues. Thanks in advance.
I've had an mcl injury when a lifty slammed the chairlift into the back of my legs on the mountain. I was forced to keep skiing on it to get to the bottom. I tried to avoid painful movements but it took months for the pain to go away. The pain did go away eventually, however my mcl started hurting again after I did a long uphill bike ride and has sensfoth continued to give me some annoying pain in carying conditions.
I'm 64 and i damaged my mcl I've been 9 weeks now it is getting better, very slow process. When I walk it starts to sting, the more I walk. In the first few weeks found it hard to sleep due to the pain when layed on my side. My advice is to be patient your knee has to last a life time.
This is exactly what I am feeling right now...you described it to a T....so frustrated in the healing process
@@coreen588 its incredibly frustrating to sit stuff out
How are you know ?
@@tomg2304 If you are asking me 😊...I am a lot better...there is still some pain but oh so better...🥰
@@coreen588 how long did it take to walk normal ?
Excellent explanation doc. My only question is, by doing this exercises, will my torn ligament turn back as it was?
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well I injured myself (MCL injury) while jumping some stairs on skateboard I kicked out of the trick and fell on the ground with my leg absolutely straightened so it f*ed up my knee ... I've got some water pulled out of my knee ( not much it was like a shot worth ) and now I am just waiting for it to get better at home and playing videogames ... :D
I injured my knee back in July still having significant swelling. Can’t get a mri done cause the coil won’t go around my knee. Was starting to feel better but slipped in the shower caught my self and my knee popped and now the swelling is bad and hurts worse again I call the ortho only thing they did was call me in more pain meds and said we’re working on getting you a mri
I had an MCL injury in 2019 due to a football incident & now my knee still in pain and & hurt.
I broke my leg while snowmobiling and broke my fibula in two places and ripped my MCL. It’s been two months and I’ve regained about 15% motion in my leg.
I tore my mcl from getting buck off my horse and it’s been 7 years since it happen and I been still suffering pain and now I’m having lost of feeling of my knee because it
I still have problems with mine 8 year later. Didn't help that I didn't see a doctor about the problem.
I got an mcl today at rugby but i can walk and run a little bit but i cant move it to the left or tight and what exercise must i do to fix it?
I’m 63. BJJ knee cut pass, got my foot caught in opponents quarter guard. My knee passed but my foot stayed behind. D’oh
It’s been about 6 weeks. Walked on it right away, (had two more rolls)
But at the 6 week point, I’m still in minor pain. I think i was/am a stage 1
Thx
Injured my knee playing football, got tackled pretty hard. My second degree MCL injury was estimated to be 4-6 weeks but it still doesnt feel good now almost 3 months after... Little foot slips, say on a wet floor, causes sudden and great pain. It does not last for long, but still. Im maybe 70% healed now after 11-12 weeks, can walk, run and do squats pretty normally. Things like changing direction sharply while running and kicking something, as a football still causes big pain and some unstability:/
Hope you are doing great now bud! I've torn my mcl a week before, now feel a little better. I can walk after 3 days.
Hello mate.. how you felling now?… I tore my mcl since November last year… and it’s causing some instability in the knee.. there’s no pain
@@rizzpapichulo thx man! How is yours now?
@@tenesantos Hi! :) not perfect to be honest! It’s like 90%, can do almost everything completely normally, but football and kicking in general causes pain and I can sometimes feel a bit of unstability:/ Been like 7 months now
Hope yours is healing fine!👍
@@thomasrylolsen6133 Mhen.. mine is about 3 months now.. just the instability in the knee aside that I’m good.. hopefully we get better and stronger bro 🙏🏽
I just discovered my MCL grade 2 strain/tear. Chances are I caused the injury skiing. I cannot meet with orthopedist until March 10. Hopefully just 4-5 weeks away from skiing will help a great deal.
Hi, it's been 2 year since mcl tier level 2. It still pains.
😭😭
I injured my knee January 25, 2023 and had very little swelling. I only used Biofreeze and a brace. 2 weeks in and it feels a little bit better. I guess this is going to take some time.
4-6 weeks??? I got a friend who took 4 months. Most injuries heal after 4 months
Its heals
Injured 2 and half years ago. MCL grade 1 tear. It still hurts now. Now going to ultrasound therapy, ES and MHT. Hope I'll be normal again. It's very frustrating to have pain for almost 3 yrs now.
Brother same here from 3years
Everytime i consult the doctors they simply preferred physiotherapy till now.i am an army brat and feel very depressed from this situation...i requested many times doctor to surgery or what ever they want to do to secure my knee.somehow my other leg also feel like in injury due to all strain resisted by unbalance safe leg
4-6 weeks lol more like 4-6 months
I came back to football after grade 2 MCL injury after 8months only and I still feel pain after activity
Karina G sorry to hear about that! I have a grade 2 MCL year & have been in crutches now for three months :/ good luck with your recovery. I hope you eventually start feeling much better
@@TheMergina Realy mam 😃
my Mcl sprain 2nd grad wht I do plz reply I'm a spots man
@@nofurtherwest3474 we live in the 21St century after all 🤷♀️
@@TheMergina how long did it final get better?
Hi I injured my MCL rock climbing grade 2 had treatment at my local private hospital which involved injection and 4weeks physio,worked wonder knee near 100%
If you don't mind me asking what kind of injections did you get to help.
Sadly It's been just about a year now since my injury, and it doesn't feel fully healed. Not sure wether I would need surgery.
@MECHAGODZILLA yeah it’s a sprain
Inner knee has been in pain for a week. Tightens up anytime I let it sit still. Hurts to bend, or straighten completely. Has some swelling as well. Think it’s mcl? Hopefully heals soon.
Are fine now
How are you now? Would really appreciate some inputs
@@Maliq993 fully recovered now. Rest, compression, ice, and time did the trick
@@randall7853 that's really good to hear.. I had skiing accident 2 weeks ago, my knee is still not right , need to get it checked up this week. Will see what the results say... My main concerns is will it leave permanent long term consequences (of course it all depends on the grade of injury). Are you able to perform usual sport activities like cycling, running ?
@@randall7853 congratulations! what do you mean by compression?
torn my MCL today. The year is in the upper part but looks like grade 3 Will update the group in 6,8 weeks
I have a Grade 1 MCL Strain and I can walk with no pain or support about 1 and a half weeks in, it's just when I run or jump i can feel some pain.
Hey bro how’s your leg doing now?
@@miguelmauriciodiaz7262 Completely normal, no issues at all. The pain actually came back. a couple days after that comment, it was pretty bad or a bit. I injured it in the beginning of July of 2019 and was completely back to normal by Mid-November. It took me around 5 months to recover completely, but ever since then I've had no issues.
Fell on slippery ice the winter I was 16 :( a decade later, it's still a weak spot prone to sprains again and again. When it's good, I can do sports and enjoy life and then out of nowhere some seemingly harmless motion makes it twist again 😢
I have partial surgery on my meniscus on June 26th, it’s been about 6 months now and it’s still swollen and still bothers me a bit, I can run in a straight line without pain but when it comes to cutting in and out it tends to bug, I do my physical therapy 3 times a week to build up my muscles in my leg but I’ve read that meniscus surgery tends to take 3-4 months to get back to playing sports. Is there something that I should be doing more? Or less?
I'm just seeing this now. But I've been dealing with some minor MCL pain. I'm 45 and have been a runner most of my life with doing road and trail running. I'm also an active gym user going at least 3-4 times a week. I like using the elliptical when its bothering me since I know its a non impact exercise. I'm currently using a knee brace for work and everyday walking. I have also stopped running until it starts to feel better. I'm trying to find right exercises to help strengthen that area. I'm hoping with rest and the right strengthening exercises that it heals properly and I can go back to my regular running activity. Thoughts?
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Not sure if you can see the link i sent
Hey sir i m having knee medial meniscus tear from last 1 months still its paining how much tym will take ?
A long time
@@aldoringo439 done with the surgery today
I had my MCL injury since 2017 and still in pain. . . i have to continue work out on it. . When Im playing basketball im hesitated to crossover I'm afraid that my MCL will teared again. . I do exercises like stretching squating every other day so that it will alleviate the pain and thank to the experts for the advice coz it's improving now im 75% good hoping that ill achieve full recovery Thanks God!
Mine is grade 2 on Feb 2021.
Everything got better and better. At around a year, I could normally exercise but when it is too intense, I felt it got inflamed the next day, but it went away with a few days at rest.
Now at, 1 year and 4 months : had a intense tennis session for 1 hour, now I felt some uncomfortable on the MCL again. Not to the extend that I cannot walk. It does not hurt, but you felt it is not right. I think it has swollen due to inflammation.
Thanks Dr. Geier. Skiing is how I sustained my rt mcl injury 3 days ago today. Local clinic diagnosed a torn mcl, by (Vegnus?) testing…currently, leg on brace and will see orthopedist tomorrow; very likely will ask for an MRI. Knee is very swollen. I feel pain on femur side rather than tibia, so I suspect tear or partial tear?
Update? I’m in the exact same situation as you, a skiing fall from 3 days ago and waiting for orthopedist appt
My knee was swollen due to a bacterial infection of MRSA which led to sepsis and my ligament got torn as the leg was leaning heavily to one side. It has been 6 weeks and I am still experiencing pain in the area. I am doing physio to help heal and straigten the knee.
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I was playing basketball and was running sideways when my leg gave out on my and I heard a snapping sound I went to the ER but the doctor didn’t seem too concerned and said to take ibuprofen it’s been 2 weeks and have trouble putting any pressure and bending my knee
Mystina Manu having similar problems did u gey better please reply need help
TMeK94 I’ve been doing physio and can almost walk at my normal pace again it’s a bit tough to walk up and down stairs tho my there is still a bit of swelling
Mystina Manu hey man I was told the same thing and I can walk and go up stairs it just hurts really bad wht do u recommend
TMeK94 I took the elevator for awhile but for walking I was told to put my non- injured leg first going up stairs and my injured one first going down I pushed myself to where it hurt a little but noting unbearable
How long did it take to heal up?
I injured my MCL about 12wks ago. I planted and twisted the wrong way quickly. Couldn't put weight on it at first and rested fully about a week. Then went about my normal routine with a brace and icing it. That helped immensely and I got to about 75% between 4-6 wks out. the last 6 wks have been improving daily but I still can't get to 100%. The inside of my knee has a twinge of pain if I lean on it or move it certain ways. I cannot sit cross-legged and I haven't attempted to kneel for fear of pain. I'm guessing from reading other responses it'll just take a few more months.
That's a video I was looking for. Thank you Dr. Geier. It was a very informative. I think I strained my MCL doing a marathon. I can walk but mild discomfort when climb up the stairs. It is tender to the shin side. It's been 2 weeks and healing but still tender. Can I ride bicycle without hurting more?
yes you can
My knee around the MCL has been sore since November. Xray cleared me of osteoarthritis. Still no diagnosis.
Hi. I'm a female ice hockey and floor hockey goalie. Both knees suffered injuries earlier this year and although I've been told that by now they should be healed, my left knee, the "grade 1 mcl tear" still hurts a bit when I am in the butterfly position. It's different from when I had the injury in that when I'm in butterfly and upright (back straight) I have no pain at the point where the injury was. Before it used to hurt to kneel on that spot or push on it. When I sink my butt back I feel pain on the side where the mcl is. I'm wondering if this is just meaning it needs to be stretched more or of after 11+ weeks a grade one could still be torn. The MRI states "thinning of the proximal medial collateral ligament with a tiny chronic low grade partial thickness proximal mcl tear. No high grade or acute tear. Also says mild proximal patellar tendinosis and minimal insertional quadraceps tenionosis without tears. Minimal lateral compartment chondrosis. And last but not least a tiny bakers cyst". The orthopedic surgeon I saw, who did my meniscus surgery in 2015 on same knee, basically only focused on the mcl, said it was low grade, and PT for 4 weeks and I'm good to go. I've been doing PT two to three times a week for the last 11 weeks and 4 weeks before that so they would allow me to get the MRI. So, lots of PT. The PT I'm seeing said try my lower gear on and get into position and see how it feels. Everything else feels great but this painful tension I'm getting when I drop my butt back. It feels more like it just needs to be stretched, so I'm hoping that's the case. My right knee/calf was the one that had the most wrong with it and it feels awesome. But this left one still making it hard to decide if I should try playing, even thought they say I'm good to go. They're telling me it's ok to go for it. But I'm looking for anyone else who's been off their sport for this long with an mcl tear (grade 1) and having some tightness in the mcl when going back, is it even possible for the mcl to tighten up. Specifically if you're a goalie with this same strain. I've sprained this knee before and I'm 41 so I don't know if that has any impact on it. I know you can't give medical advice, but if you can offer some insight I'd appreciate it. I can't afford another $100 copay to have them say you're good to go when I'm still having pain. Unfortunately not alot of people understand the goalies butterfly position.
Hey there, I'm an Ice hockey goalie as well and I have injured both knees (MCL) while in the butterfly position. I never tore anything to my knowledge, just stretched the ligament way past it's limits to where my knee cap would swing out and around the outside if my knee. It hurts very bad and will swell up to where I can't walk for a couple weeks on it. My experience is once you injure your MCL, the chances of it happening again are huge. The ligament will never be as strong as it was.
Also, I would focus on stretching your hips a lot more. Its the only thing that has helped me still be able to play. If your hips are more flexible it can potentially ease the stress built up on your knees in the fly. You would start to sit a little lower in the fly, but less of a chance of injuring your MCL!! :)
Good luck!
I’m 70 fell July 21. I have a sprained MCL and a bone bruise. I’m still in pain when I walk. I’ve done PT and also cold laser therapy. They Doc told me I have good cartilage for age. Will ever be able to walk without pain.
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Had 7 weeks off work for my mcl grade 3 tear. Been back at work approx 8 to 9 weeks and still doesn't feel right. Not sure how long ill be before i feel more confident with it
Wilton Owbridge
You still must be careful. People said from experience it gonna take up to one year to feel like before injury.
ı torn my mcl grade 3 . I tried to do everything right like ( RİCE and physiotherapy ). After 1 month i started jogging and almost full knee banding. İ cant back to sport and i dont feel completely heal now but i can do myself with daily rutins and clearly walking. So you need to push yourself with basic exercise and apply ice every 3 hours 10-15min. Because when u r resting you forget to use your other muscles and ligaments. Get hinged knee brace and try improve your knee degrees week by week. İts my 6.week now im focusing improve my leg muscle strength and size ( dead knee smaller than the other one ).
I have an MCL injury on the inside of my right knee playing hockey. It's been 4 months since I injured my knee and it's still not fully healed, but I feel it's much better since first week. I still have slight pain when twisting my knee a certain way. Should I be stretching out the knee at all?
For my cartlige I took HGH get it bro it healed before surgery
Thank you for explaining so well
You're very welcome!
I need help. I was skiing back in February now, and I fell and my foot came up to the outside of my knee bent on a 90 angle. Gross I know. I have had 2 braces since then and crutches and was fine. However, I had the brace taken off me now for more than 2 weeks and started physio therapy last week. Now I’m getting pain further down from my knee, up the back of my shin. Is this normal? I can’t walk normally as I’d be walking fine but now it’s a constant ache and feels so heavy and tight, someone tell me I’m not broken😫😫I got injured literally 2 months ago and I’m still not right. This was a third degree injury and was on the inside of my knee.
Same here with Snowboard.. its been 3 weeks now..
Quickly stopped & changed direction while sprinting playing football, heard a pop, fortunately the game had 5 minutes left and i was able to carry on despite the discomfort. After the game I realised that twisting my leg inwards was impossible without pain, and was painful to the touch directly in the middle of my inner knee. This was diagnosed as a grade 1 strain to my MCL. No immediate swelling or bruising after the event was a good sign in terms of the strain. I took a week off work, to decrease the stress on the knee, as i spend all day stood up walking around, and wore a compression sleeve while walking for 30 mins a day & low stress strengthening exercises for that week to stop the joint seizing up while healing. But 3 weeks after the injury i am able to confidently play half a game of football, KT tape to support the knee, minor discomfort after the game, but resting that evening, and no pain the following day, hoping to build back up to a full game in the coming weeks
Thanks for sharing your experience!
@@DrDavidGeierhi doc I have a very little bit of swelling in inside of knee and mild pain is it grade 1 or 2?
I was wrestling and got a grade one or two. Kept wrestling on it and it’s been a year now but still hurts to bend all the way. 10/10 would recommend let it heal.
Hi Dave great video.. I have an MCL injury and found the info useful, I noticed your LFC scarfs in your office..a man with taste..I am from Liverpool and also support LFC...Y.N.W.A.
If i loosened my MCL via injury and have some visible lax when stressed. Can the MCL tighten over time?
Did it sort of pop out and move more than it should when bending? Mine does that and I’m looking for answers
@@lucasthaler6032 I injured mine and wasnt playing for 4weeks but then I start playing football again,it feels 60%healed
I just found out this is what's going on...I fell down my wooden stairs in May I was praying I didn't damage it to bad but my MRI says this is the type of partial tear I have!! I need all the advice I can get!! So driving me crazy!!
2 days ago I got injured with a knee injury from soccer, my knee buckled after mis-steping while we were doing long kicks. The athletic trainer said after doing a bunch of stuff with me yesterday that its an mcl sprain, but I have to wait till Tuesday to get a second opinion. And rn its putting stress on my good legs ankle and also my hip and upper thigh on the bad leg has pain.
How is now?
And how did you recover?
I have the same condition.
I fell down the stairs and when I stopped my knees and hips did not stop. It's been less than a week since the injury and I'm still swollen. I can't straighten or bend my knee. It'll be over a week until my appointment with orthopedic. My left SI joint is killing me as well as my knee.
My sport is fencing. I noticed some pain start to pop up on the mcl side as well as the pea arsenine area. I took a week off, fencer in a tournament, fenced no problem but both areas are sore now. I could certainly fence if I warmed up properly but what can I do to get this pain to go away. I’d hate to exacerbate the problem further. Any advice would be helpful.
I was playing basketball last week and I was standing behind a lady with a wide girth. She lost her footing, stepped back on my foot trapping it and sat her big fat arse on my knee hyperflexing it. excruciating pain and complete shock. adrenaline made it hard to decipher what the heck happened to me so I wasnt quite sure where to ice so I just put it at the back of my knee. After about 2 hours, the swelling started to show where the issues were. the Mcl and bottom right of my knee. I can walk but to bend it tight is uncomfortable and I'm hoping that it's just a very low grade tear.
I injured my knee and it’s already 1week and 4days since i got injured. My knee is now recovering and i got this injury from kicking a soccer ball with a full force to strike and ta ball got blocked and ma foot twisted and my knee also twisted
Exact same thing happend to me 2 weeks ago now. Still not 100%
Are you still recovering or is it fully recovered now?
Same thing happened to me 😓 how’d the recovery go for you guys
If it’s not too serious ( grade 1-2) do not rest too long ! Start gradual rehab exercise after 3-4 days already. That helps the muscle stay efficient, if muscle goes down then you are in trouble and it’ll take ages ! ( personal experience:). Do you agree doc ?
2 hours into the new year and i got an mlc sprain due to blunt hit to the knee. dr said it is very mild and i just need a few days rest. i am hoping i can walk within a week or two bc i’m going nuts not being able to walk
how are you now?
Small MCL injury during ice skating. After innury I finished my low intensity training without significant pain (30min). Went to home and after 6 hours I can't walk. Not present hematom. Next morning pain was high. Specialy when try to bend knee from streith. 3rd day I feel improvement an pain decreased to half. Can walk with streight leg like robot. Day 4 can walk without pain. Can go up and down to stairs without pain. Tomorrow I'll go commuting with bicycle 2x1 hour with low intensity. Expecting 90% recovery in next 4 days or even better. (I'm 48 year old)
I got MCL and ACL injury with stressed tibial platue on 14 August. I can hardly move my leg and cannot bend my knee at all it's stiff and I am wondering if I can go to physiotherapist now because healing time for ACL MCL n tibial platue is normally 8 weeks. What do you suggest doctor
+Rabia Khan You should talk to your doctor. PT might be an option.
Rabia Khan, how are you getting on with your recovery?
I've done exactly the same, I've got grade 3 rupture of both MCL and ACL and a tiny compression fracture of my femur.
I'm 11 days in. I only found out yeaterday the severity of my injuries.
I've been told to rest and have another appointment in 4 weeks.
I sprained my knee thigh running and I tore the muscle how long does it take for the knee to heal when you have sprained it
@@nicktaylor9485 Hey ..I got the same Issue..how are u now and what treatment u took
Dr. Geiger, like you more after seeing you are a Liverpool FC fan!
YNWA
Lifelong Liverpool fan!
I got mcl injury from playing futsal when the opponent tackled inside my knee rather than tackle the ball lol..its been a month now and i still cant bend my knee
My knee also cannot bend for 4.months now
@Farid zz, are you better now? How long did it take?
same thing happened to me. how long did it take to heal? Ive already been on crutches for about 4 weeks and it still hasnt healed. :(
@@ameliapettigrew6564 4-6 months
@@jeannemaglaque6814 i cant bend my knee without severe pain for a while now. Can u give me an update on ur knee
I had a partial meniscectomy 2 weeks ago (injured during a violent fall 3 years ago) and the surgeon, in manipulating my knee during the scope, accidentally tore my MCL. I was told “it’s not an uncommon occurrence”. What should have been a 2-3 week recovery has turned into a 6-week recovery. On the bright side, the surgery does seem to have eliminated the excruciating pain caused by the torn meniscus. Just hope the ligament heals well. Two weeks in and I still can’t walk far, and will be using a cane for at least another 2 weeks. Not a happy camper.
Im on week 3 Friday squatting today just went back to it play ice hockey in net had guy push me backward in the butterfly right leg extended the fall backwards cause torque on the planted leg valgus stress