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I hv meniscus tear issue..whenever i do knee bending excercise i face swear pain in upper back shoulder... Then i rub it with ball.n feel.bettr..but question is how it.is connected to my shoulder muscles. And how can i avoid?
@@AskDoctorJo Doc says There is a radial tear at the anterior body of the lateral meniscus at the inner margin. Can someone please explain which zone my tear is and will it heal?
I love you... 3 weeks of doing these stretches and icing my knee, it’s gone from barely able to fully bend it to almost back to normal ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for this
Love these exercises. Your exercises helped me when I broke my ankle in 2015 get back to cycling centuries. Back again for torn meniscus exercises, biked 26 miles today and no pain. Thx Dr Jo for your videos. YOU ROCK!
I've been doing exercises like this prescribed by my PT, my knee has improved greatly. My DR. is so pleased he told me to stop PT and continue on my own until Spring. Then he wants me to come back for an evaluation.
I am doing my own therapy at home since my torn meniscus happened a little shy of a year ago, March 16, 2019. I have mod/severe Osteoarthritis, with no cartilage on certain parts of my bone on my inner left knee. 💕
Why does my knee seem to beg to be popped now? Im about 2 months post injury and it’s still healing. As I sit, it gets a little stiffer and the inside burns a bit, then there’s a huge compulsion to twist just a little to get it to pop. Instantly it’s more pain but then total relief too. But that relief doesn’t last long. Then it’s also sometimes over and over and over throughout the day that it “wants” to be popped. The pop started with my knee just about a week ago. Is it gas or fluid getting in somewhere that just doesn’t feel right so it “wants” to be popped? Am I hindering healing by popping it? I’m so glad you are on TH-cam! I’ve sent a small donation, subscribed, and I’m on my way to look at what else you have.
Thank you! Sometimes with a meniscal tear, you can have what is called a bucket handle tear. Often it will catch and have that feeling that it needs to pop to move again. If the pop is painful, it's not the best to do, but movement is important as well (so it's a tough balance). Sometimes just turning your knee slightly inward or outward will help avoid the pop.
Dr jo Your fantastic I have arthritis in my knee. These seem to be all the exercises they gave me in physical therapy for strengthening Had to look up iTunes fell while on vacation Need to get back in training You have a joyous voice that shows u care
Thank you so much for your time....my pain started suddenly with a lot of locking & popping of the knee one day. And as I continued my usual routine of execrcise and dance rehearsals it got worse to pain and swelling. Since then I have changed my routing to mostly release & strengthening of the knees and avoided jumps and deep flexing of the knees and direct pressure on it. I practice RICE too. I feel better but pain persists on the inner side of the tibial bone in the front of the knee below the pattella on a point. I am on a performance tour in Australia and having to perform as choreography requires with jumps and deep plie etc though some stuff I have managed to shift to the other side or chenged completely. I appeciate your valuable time....warm regards
just try correctly if u feel pain stop u cam do it as much tim as u van u can even do these exercises after healin the meniscus too so dont worry just start an give them a try :-)
I had a surgery for grade 3 tear and my doctor suggested not to do any strenuous stuff til six months and I play football (soccer if u r from us) so that after 9 months from surgery.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! After one run through of your exercises, I already feel a difference after three years! The blood probably wasn't getting in there properly to heal it. Ahhhh! I was thinking surgery - not any more. Thank you, Dr. Jo.
I found out that I have a little tear in my knee so I have to do physical therapy. Hopefully I don’t have surgery because I stand on my feet quite often doing hospice. New to your channel and thanks for sharing.
My wife has a meniscus tear in her left knee. She will be going for an MRI to see how bad it is. Should she wait to do these exercises until they find out how bad it is?
Dr Jo, does this exercise help reducing the swelling of meniscus tear? I had a few aspirations on my knee already. It is still swollen but it was much worse when I first got injured two months ago. I just started my PT .
I have been doing the exercises and have no real pain at this point however when I fully extend my leg I have small pop within the knee with no pain and also when I fully bend or flex my knee it has a catch and pops once I extend back out. Again no pain but was wondering if this is common and may go away?
Hi doctor Jo I hurt my knee about 2 weeks ago and at the time of injury I heard a popping sound but there was no swelling afterwards. My knee doesn’t hurt anymore unless I completely bend it back or straighten it with force. How long do you think I should wait and do you think that doing exercises like the ones you showed help avoid surgery?
@@AskDoctorJo hi doctor I have tear in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus & a small popliteal cyst behind knee. My knee is very painful I can't run I find it hard to kneel down with knee pads on. Often hearing & feeling a clicking sound was told today it's not a 100% they will operate I have got to wait. I have been doing strength exercises but it still hurts can you help? Do you think I need a operation I have had this problem for 9months
Saul Escobar Hey, I have the same problem as you did a year ago you put this comment right now, did it heal on its own or did you had surgery? Thank you !
It sounds like your closed captions got turned on. You can easily turn them off by clicking the "CC" button at the bottom of the video. If you want to leave them on, you can drag them to another area on the screen, or you can make them transparent. You can even automatically translate them into many different languages! I show how to do all this and more here: th-cam.com/video/VatNBZh66Po/w-d-xo.html
You're welcome! It depends on what stage of recovery you are in and how your body reacts to treatment, but in general, therapeutic exercises can be done 1-3 times a day, every day.
I found out from my doctor that I have a miner meniscus tear. I showed him your exercises and he said they were good plus he gave me some hip and glute exercises as well. After two weeks from the time I initially felt pain I'm almost fully recovered. How do I know when I could go back to running? Light running of course not intense. Should I wait until I feel nothing at all?
Dr.Jo You are a lifesaver. I got sciatica in the right leg due to L5S1 disc herniation,also I have meniscus tear in the same leg.I can't sit due to sciatica ,so which one of these exercises for meniscus I could do along with your sciatica exercises for disc herniation ,which by the way are working for me they have helped me a lot.I regained motion,I walk,just few times a day when I do some akward movement,I get meniscus pain.ThankYou so much.
hi!!! i am having lateral menscius tear along with grade 3 MCL as well as patella problem.....i had an ACL surgery before 6 months...i am still feeling instability in my leg....could you help me knee strengthng exercise?????
Stretching and light exercises help with the healing process without increasing the irritation. Often the meniscus will not repair on it's own, but once the initial irritation goes away with proper treatment, you can then progress your strengthening program.
Ok update. Stretches where effective along with the other knee stretches you had, pain/discomfort 2 out of 10, it was 8 of 10 and Thank you, not a time to visit the provider or call out.
Thanks for taking your time and making this really informative video... I have a medial meniscus tear and Everytime I exercise, my range of motion increases but it swells up more... There is not much knee pain at all but there is tenderness.. is there any way to overcome tenderness of the knee..?
You're welcome. Tenderness can come from tightness and weakness, so hopefully as you get stronger and more flexible, the tenderness will decrease. Good luck.
Thanks Dr.Jo , nice video 😊👍I am suffering from a small tear in the Posterior horn of the medial meniscus for the past 2 months. Doc advised me to use a walker for 3months, but I am not doing that as I am not feeling comfortable with that, but I have reduced walking and avoiding any load on my knee... All this while didn’t try anything due to the fear of worsening the tear. However I want to get back to my Dance Aerobics soon 😬 I will try these exercises to get recovered fast😉
Hi I am from TURKEY. I am 23 years old. 2nd meniscus degree tear in 2.5 years. I went to 4 different hospitals. I had physical therapy in 2 different hospitals. but my meniscus still hurts.Doctors said that you are young and it will heal with exercise, but it does not. I haven't run for 2.5 years. I don't strain my knees. I exercise but it is not improving. I am now looking at the physical therapy exercise plans of different countries. Do you think I should remove part of the meniscus with surgery? THANK YOU.
Just had a surgery for my right knee minscus tear, 3 months already of PT but I still have pain and challenges in walking and getting up and down of stair, does healing/progress had something to do with age?, Im 57 yrs old, and also have athritis. Im I gonna feel better again? Or should I accept that this will be my new normal. Thanks🙏
Hlo doctor can I start this exercises I have torn acl with vertical tear meniscus doctor suggest me for surgery but I don't again surgery plz tell me what I do in this situation,
Thank you for these, right knee has pain with no trauma, no swelling just Wearing new shoes for one week with high arch for my flat left foot, to where on the floor on 12 hour shifts, know right knee hurts a lot, interior. Glad to give this a try. Figure the shoes caused A flare up
hello Dr. Jo, thank you for great videos , they are very informational, I'm a 42 years old and my knees cracks, grinds, pops and have mild pain often. I had this problem for a long time and I have leaned to live with it but it seems to be getting worse; I have flat feet and I have tried foot orthotics but it doesn't help, what exercises do you recommend to fix this problem or strengthen the knees?
Horizontal tear with superior articular extension involving anterior and posterior horns of lateral meniscus and posterior horns of medial meniscus noted Fluid collection in suprapatellar medial and lateral patellofemoral recesses causing distention of same with minimal knee joint effusion noted
I'm unable to straighten my knee completely, I'm just about there, but I'm a little afraid of trying to straighten fully in case I injure my knee further. I've been to a doctor, but with covid-19 I'm not able to get any imaging done to tell if it's really a tear.
Hi Dr. Joe, thanks for the awesome videos! Is this protocol useful as conservative treatment for a meniscus tear or is more tailored to post-operative rehabilitation? Thanks in advance for your help.
Hi Dr Jo! I just had meniscus surgery yesterday and I want to know when I can start doing some of these exercises I have three days with my bandages on and I really want to get back in the gym And take my time so that I can recover at a good pace.
Did you have just a scope (they cleaned it up), or did you have a repair? Basically are you allowed to put weight on it or not? It kind of depends on what you can do yet :-)
Oh wow that"s really work Doc i also have a miner Meniscus Tear and it work pretty well thanks Doc hope i can see more video for stretch and recover for the Meniscus. :)
These exercises look good. I had a meniscus tear on my right knee a couple of years ago, so I recognise the symptoms and the pain. I am going away on holiday in two months time, so I want to be strong and fit for walking, hiking etc.. I am going to do these exercises twice a day. Thank you for your advise.
I can't wait to see if I have a meniscus tear. Sad to say I had left knee arthritis since 6 years ago. I put too much weight on my left hand side since the age of 13 because I dislocated my right hip. Just two days ago I did Zumba and I twisted my knee. I would hate to be told that my pain is all arthritis. So bad I can hardly walk Saturday afternoon.
I'm dealing with a medial meniscus tear. How many times a day should these exercises be done? And would the clam shells with a theraband be even better?
respacted Dr My left knee MCL both injury grade 3 so what can i do you're exercises. 3 weeks ago my accident bike vs bike and i wolk easyly so Dr says u need surgery plz ans me to heal fully without surgery is it possible. or not plz reply me plzzzzzzzzzzzz i dont want to surgery.
Diagnosed with a torn meniscus or what was left of my meniscus from getting scoped 25 plus years ago. I have some fluid on my knee and can't fully straighten to full extension or bend it real well. Injured it about 3 months back. MRI shows torn ACL also but prior to this injury my knee was bullet proof, weight training, cross training, swords and kicks NO problem. Since this happened and I can't lock my knee out my right thigh is withering and freaking me out. The Dr says to do some stretches to get my knee to lock out again and bend. Not sure what to believe or do at this point,
Hello Dr. Thank you for all training videos..i have torn meniscus & runners knee same time. Can i do all exercizes for both parallely or will it conflict with each other & make it worse ?
Hello doctor Iam suffering from meniscal tear grade 1 since 2018. I did some PT sessions Sometimes i feel pain & stiffness around the knee. I got ur videos From today im doing your stretch exercises I only have one question. I actually do online zumba class for weight reduction. Is it advisable to do zumba or aerobic with meniscal tese grade 1 ?
Dr. i am 26 year old from India and I met any accident before 8 years and from that very accident ,my knee gets locked suddenly........, last week I did MRI and the report shows "tear of posterior horn medial meniscus + minimal joint effusion+ small cystic Lesion in the popletial fossa noted 23*9.3mm" Dr what do you recommend for me ? Surgery or exercises?? Is above video enough to get cured??? Plz reply
Thanks Dr I do have a recent partial tear in my medial meniscus in my left knee while playing football As confirmed by the MRI: * A suspected small grade III B tear posterior horn medial meniscus * Grade I sprain medial collateral ligament Such injury is about 14 days ago Yet i still feel some pain and as u said a sort of instability in my knee My doctor tell me to wait and see before rushing into an endoscope Will such stretches and exercises help Thanks alot for your valuable videos
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I hv meniscus tear issue..whenever i do knee bending excercise i face swear pain in upper back shoulder... Then i rub it with ball.n feel.bettr..but question is how it.is connected to my shoulder muscles. And how can i avoid?
Could I do those exercises post-surgery of my meniscus ?? Please I'm waiting your answer doc🌹🌹🌹
Depends on if it is just a scope or a repair, so you will need to be cleared by your surgeon first.
@@AskDoctorJo Doc says
There is a radial tear at the anterior body of the lateral meniscus at the inner margin.
Can someone please explain which zone my tear is and will it heal?
Hai mam...I'm from India..my meniscus tear 2nd grade..how to recovery plz tell me
I have to thank you. Those exercises have helped me so much. I followed this routine for a couple of weeks and I can now walk without pain .
You're welcome.
Wow
@Christophebruce
You are lucky
I love you... 3 weeks of doing these stretches and icing my knee, it’s gone from barely able to fully bend it to almost back to normal ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for this
You're welcome.
Thank you 💕😊 showing your video thanks again I will start to do this exercises
Hallo how are you now
Love these exercises. Your exercises helped me when I broke my ankle in 2015 get back to cycling centuries. Back again for torn meniscus exercises, biked 26 miles today and no pain. Thx Dr Jo for your videos. YOU ROCK!
You're welcome, and thanks!
How long did it take to get back after the meniscus tear with the workouts??
@@sirichandana224 A few months
How are you now and how was your knee pain
Hi, a few months ago. I started using these stretches & exercises it worked so good. I keep using them in my work out. Thanks so much......
You're welcome.
@@AskDoctorJo how many weeks before grade 1 meniscus tear heals?
@@goutfromfriedokra3936bro I also had a grade 1 injury please tell me about your journey
This is probably the best explaination to describe the meniscus tear.
Thanks.
I've been doing exercises like this prescribed by my PT, my knee has improved greatly. My DR. is so pleased he told me to stop PT and continue on my own until Spring. Then he wants me to come back for an evaluation.
Glad you are doing better.
Dr Jo, how often do you reccomend doing these exercises? Daily or 3x a week? Also, how often do you find the meniscus heals from PT alone? Thanks!
Thank you dr jo....I tried these and got so much relief from my old injury
You're welcome. Glad they helped.
Could I do those exercises post-surgery of my meniscus ??
You are the best doctor Jo, when I have any injure I run right away to your TH-cam channel! ❤️ always works! Simple and perfect
Thanks!
I always forget one or two of my exercises, and always come back to dr jo so I can be sure I'm doing them all 🤣
Thanks been looking for something like this.. I had an injury that has healed but never came 100% this helped
You're welcome.
How are you now
I am doing my own therapy at home since my torn meniscus happened a little shy of a year ago, March 16, 2019. I have mod/severe Osteoarthritis, with no cartilage on certain parts of my bone on my inner left knee. 💕
I hope they help.
What kind of tear was it and in which part of meniscus
Joining the Marine Corps, this is going to tremendously help me
How’s the recovery been
@@vertigo2930 how did it feel during and after?
Hope all went well.
Why does my knee seem to beg to be popped now? Im about 2 months post injury and it’s still healing. As I sit, it gets a little stiffer and the inside burns a bit, then there’s a huge compulsion to twist just a little to get it to pop. Instantly it’s more pain but then total relief too. But that relief doesn’t last long. Then it’s also sometimes over and over and over throughout the day that it “wants” to be popped. The pop started with my knee just about a week ago. Is it gas or fluid getting in somewhere that just doesn’t feel right so it “wants” to be popped? Am I hindering healing by popping it?
I’m so glad you are on TH-cam! I’ve sent a small donation, subscribed, and I’m on my way to look at what else you have.
Thank you! Sometimes with a meniscal tear, you can have what is called a bucket handle tear. Often it will catch and have that feeling that it needs to pop to move again. If the pop is painful, it's not the best to do, but movement is important as well (so it's a tough balance). Sometimes just turning your knee slightly inward or outward will help avoid the pop.
Dr jo
Your fantastic
I have arthritis in my knee. These seem to be all the exercises they gave me in physical therapy for strengthening
Had to look up iTunes fell while on vacation
Need to get back in training
You have a joyous voice that shows u care
Thanks! Good luck!
@@AskDoctorJo had meniscus surgery on my knee how long will it take for it to get better
Depends on the surgery, and if you are going to physical therapy for it.
Thank you so much, I love these type of excersize. I hope I don't have to have surgery. I will go to therapy first. Again thank you for your videos.
You're welcome. Good luck.
Thank you so much for your time....my pain started suddenly with a lot of locking & popping of the knee one day. And as I continued my usual routine of execrcise and dance rehearsals it got worse to pain and swelling. Since then I have changed my routing to mostly release & strengthening of the knees and avoided jumps and deep flexing of the knees and direct pressure on it. I practice RICE too. I feel better but pain persists on the inner side of the tibial bone in the front of the knee below the pattella on a point. I am on a performance tour in Australia and having to perform as choreography requires with jumps and deep plie etc though some stuff I have managed to shift to the other side or chenged completely. I appeciate your valuable time....warm regards
You're welcome. I hope these help!
Helpful exercises. It reduced my pain. Thanks.
You're welcome.
Dr Jo I did exercise everyday for 2weeks I am ok no pain no swelling. My doctor was shock thanks for very simple exercise bless you
You're welcome, and thanks.
I have the meniscus tear for 4 years. Are these exercises enough for healing the tear? And how much time do I need? Thank you Doctor by the way.
What ... Four years too much long.. im also having it from six months now. Plz dont tell me its really take time to go away
just try correctly if u feel pain stop u cam do it as much tim as u van u can even do these exercises after healin the meniscus too so dont worry just start an give them a try :-)
@@am9339 how are you maaz now???
How are you now Elisa
How do you know when your ready to return to your sports after being diagnosed with meniscus tear
kal sterling we laszs:/“”"”
When your knee doesn’t hurt anymore and isn’t swollen...? Pretty straightforward
@@agreen182 i started jogging after 6 months of knee injury but it started aching again, how long these exercises should be done.
dinoj joseph bro same🤦♂️ I’m scared to even kick a ⚽️
I had a surgery for grade 3 tear and my doctor suggested not to do any strenuous stuff til six months and I play football (soccer if u r from us) so that after 9 months from surgery.
Thanks Dr Jo! I do kickboxing & injured my meniscus recently & this is the best video I’ve found to help it!
You're welcome, and thanks!
You have pain or not
you rollover so easy , i have meniscus and patella injury so i cant really rollover, it hurts
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! After one run through of your exercises, I already feel a difference after three years! The blood probably wasn't getting in there properly to heal it. Ahhhh! I was thinking surgery - not any more. Thank you, Dr. Jo.
You're welcome! I'm glad it's helping.
Hey Richard which videos exactly? All of her ones for knees helped you?
How are you now
I found out that I have a little tear in my knee so I have to do physical therapy. Hopefully I don’t have surgery because I stand on my feet quite often doing hospice. New to your channel and thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. Good luck!
How did it go ? How long for you to get back to normal ?
How are you now
So, I got hurt this 2 weeks ago and ima start this today. I’ll keep everyone posted as the days go by 😁
How it’s going?
My wife has a meniscus tear in her left knee. She will be going for an MRI to see how bad it is. Should she wait to do these exercises until they find out how bad it is?
Dr Jo, does this exercise help reducing the swelling of meniscus tear? I had a few aspirations on my knee already. It is still swollen but it was much worse when I first got injured two months ago. I just started my PT .
They should help. Good luck.
thank you for this. should i wear my compression sleeve while doing these or is it better without it?
You're welcome. I would recommend without out it unless you are getting a lot of swelling.
Out of everybody on iTunes your the best across-the-board!
Thanks!
In what grade of pain or from when we can start all these exercises
I have been doing the exercises and have no real pain at this point however when I fully extend my leg I have small pop within the knee with no pain and also when I fully bend or flex my knee it has a catch and pops once I extend back out. Again no pain but was wondering if this is common and may go away?
same here
Same here
I had similar problem and ended up doing a surgery which was mandatory in my case go see doctor and do your MRI as prescribed this might help
Hi doctor Jo I hurt my knee about 2 weeks ago and at the time of injury I heard a popping sound but there was no swelling afterwards. My knee doesn’t hurt anymore unless I completely bend it back or straighten it with force. How long do you think I should wait and do you think that doing exercises like the ones you showed help avoid surgery?
Unfortunately, I really don't know since I can't evaluate you. That could be a number of things.
@@AskDoctorJo hi doctor I have tear in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus & a small popliteal cyst behind knee. My knee is very painful I can't run I find it hard to kneel down with knee pads on. Often hearing & feeling a clicking sound was told today it's not a 100% they will operate I have got to wait. I have been doing strength exercises but it still hurts can you help? Do you think I need a operation I have had this problem for 9months
Unfortunately, I really don't know since I can't evaluate you. Have you been doing exercises like in the above video or just working out?
Saul Escobar Hey, I have the same problem as you did a year ago you put this comment right now, did it heal on its own or did you had surgery? Thank you !
The written material comes in the way of your demo. The instructions can go up in the blank space instead of right in front of your legs
It sounds like your closed captions got turned on. You can easily turn them off by clicking the "CC" button at the bottom of the video. If you want to leave them on, you can drag them to another area on the screen, or you can make them transparent. You can even automatically translate them into many different languages! I show how to do all this and more here: th-cam.com/video/VatNBZh66Po/w-d-xo.html
Hi Dr. Jo! How often should I do these exercises a day?
THANK YOU for sharing your great info!
You're welcome! It depends on what stage of recovery you are in and how your body reacts to treatment, but in general, therapeutic exercises can be done 1-3 times a day, every day.
I found out from my doctor that I have a miner meniscus tear. I showed him your exercises and he said they were good plus he gave me some hip and glute exercises as well. After two weeks from the time I initially felt pain I'm almost fully recovered. How do I know when I could go back to running? Light running of course not intense. Should I wait until I feel nothing at all?
I would wait a little bit longer for running. Maybe two more weeks to get everything strong enough to protect the area. Good luck.
Ok thank you!
You're welcome!
Vince Lombardi x
Did you heal by doing the exercises and not need an operative procedure?
You are so wonderful. Thank you for helping people!
Thanks, and you're welcome!
Dr.Jo You are a lifesaver. I got sciatica in the right leg due to L5S1 disc herniation,also I have meniscus tear in the same leg.I can't sit due to sciatica ,so which one of these exercises for meniscus I could do along with your sciatica exercises for disc herniation ,which by the way are working for me they have helped me a lot.I regained motion,I walk,just few times a day when I do some akward movement,I get meniscus pain.ThankYou so much.
You're welcome. Good luck!
Hi dr jo
I hope you to read my message
I have a meniscus tear since one month and l wanted you to give me better advice. And thanks
The above might help.
hi!!! i am having lateral menscius tear along with grade 3 MCL as well as patella problem.....i had an ACL surgery before 6 months...i am still feeling instability in my leg....could you help me knee strengthng exercise?????
Did you have PT for your ACL repair?
I had the same Prblm, doctor advised me to go for swimming now I'm feeling better 😊
Don't understand how stretching and extremely light exercises will repair a torn meniscus muscle, but okaaay, will do. Thx
Stretching and light exercises help with the healing process without increasing the irritation. Often the meniscus will not repair on it's own, but once the initial irritation goes away with proper treatment, you can then progress your strengthening program.
Love your channel and exercise videos it has helped me a lot with mobility and flexibility. Thank you soooooo much Dr Joe.
Ok update. Stretches where effective along with the other knee stretches you had, pain/discomfort 2 out of 10, it was 8 of 10 and Thank you, not a time to visit the provider or call out.
You're welcome. Glad it's helping.
Is there a way to explain what doing these does to heal the tear? Thanks.
Thanks for taking your time and making this really informative video... I have a medial meniscus tear and Everytime I exercise, my range of motion increases but it swells up more... There is not much knee pain at all but there is tenderness.. is there any way to overcome tenderness of the knee..?
You're welcome. Tenderness can come from tightness and weakness, so hopefully as you get stronger and more flexible, the tenderness will decrease. Good luck.
AskDoctorJo Thank you 😄
You're welcome.
Hello Nischal how are you doing now
Knee injury stopped my lleg training for 8 weeks, suspect torn meniscus - thanks for tips , getting stronger now
You're welcome. Good luck with your recovery.
You are a kife savor. Thank you. I avoided surgery because of exercises like this
You're welcome.
Thanks Dr.Jo , nice video 😊👍I am suffering from a small tear in the Posterior horn of the medial meniscus for the past 2 months. Doc advised me to use a walker for 3months, but I am not doing that as I am not feeling comfortable with that, but I have reduced walking and avoiding any load on my knee... All this while didn’t try anything due to the fear of worsening the tear. However I want to get back to my Dance Aerobics soon 😬 I will try these exercises to get recovered fast😉
You're welcome, and thanks. Good luck.
I am suffering from horizontal medial meniscal tear with prominent posterior horn for 2years
@@ishtiyaqsamoon4510how r u now?even i have medial meniscus tear
@@ishtiyaqsamoon4510 how r u now?what treatment did you take?
So helpful and I just bought the worksheet!
Thanks!
Hi I am from TURKEY. I am 23 years old. 2nd meniscus degree tear in 2.5 years. I went to 4 different hospitals. I had physical therapy in 2 different hospitals. but my meniscus still hurts.Doctors said that you are young and it will heal with exercise, but it does not. I haven't run for 2.5 years. I don't strain my knees. I exercise but it is not improving. I am now looking at the physical therapy exercise plans of different countries. Do you think I should remove part of the meniscus with surgery? THANK YOU.
Just had a surgery for my right knee minscus tear, 3 months already of PT but I still have pain and challenges in walking and getting up and down of stair, does healing/progress had something to do with age?, Im 57 yrs old, and also have athritis. Im I gonna feel better again? Or should I accept that this will be my new normal. Thanks🙏
Thank you for sharing the information, Dr. Jo. God bless you!!! Have an awesome day. Craig
You're welcome, and thanks! You too!
Godspeed to you. Have a great day. Craig :)
You too :-)
Hlo doctor can I start this exercises I have torn acl with vertical tear meniscus doctor suggest me for surgery but I don't again surgery plz tell me what I do in this situation,
These look great! Should you do exercises on both legs for balance, or just the one with the damaged knee? Thanks!
Thanks! If you have time, I always recommend working both sides. Good luck.
I have grade 2 meniscus tear in posterior horn of medial meniscus from last 6 months. Doing exercises hope it will heal
Как вы сейчас ответьте пожалуйста? У меня такой же диагноз год болит хромаю. Хочу бегать но сомнения что вернусь к бегу
How are you and how was your knee pain ,,, your meniscus is healed or not ???
These helped me great🎉 thank you doctor jo
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Thank you for these, right knee has pain with no trauma, no swelling just Wearing new shoes for one week with high arch for my flat left foot, to where on the floor on 12 hour shifts, know right knee hurts a lot, interior. Glad to give this a try. Figure the shoes caused A flare up
You're welcome. I hope they help.
you are really very good at your work.... I really benefited from the vertigo one and all the rest too.thank you.
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Very nice. Thanks for advice.
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hello Dr. Jo, thank you for great videos , they are very informational, I'm a 42 years old and my knees cracks, grinds, pops and have mild pain often. I had this problem for a long time and I have leaned to live with it but it seems to be getting worse; I have flat feet and I have tried foot orthotics but it doesn't help, what exercises do you recommend to fix this problem or strengthen the knees?
Have you had imaging done to find out specifically what is going on? That could be a number of things.
These are probably the symptoms of discoid meniscus.
Cesar, same here. Really fade up. How are you now
Horizontal tear with superior articular extension involving anterior and posterior horns of lateral meniscus and posterior horns of medial meniscus noted
Fluid collection in suprapatellar medial and lateral patellofemoral recesses causing distention of same with minimal knee joint effusion noted
Thank you soooooo much😘 God bless U always!😚
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Hello DR Jo, I have radial lateral meniscus tear. Two months and it doesn’t get better. Would these exercises be beneficial to me? Thank you!
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Thanks & Regards
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You describe this cub suction effect that is lost by the tear causing instability in the knee. Can the exercises bring back this vacuum in the knee?
I'm unable to straighten my knee completely, I'm just about there, but I'm a little afraid of trying to straighten fully in case I injure my knee further. I've been to a doctor, but with covid-19 I'm not able to get any imaging done to tell if it's really a tear.
Check my video and ask anything I will tell to do exercise
Hi Dr. Joe, thanks for the awesome videos! Is this protocol useful as conservative treatment for a meniscus tear or is more tailored to post-operative rehabilitation? Thanks in advance for your help.
You're welcome! Yes, it can be used as conservative treatment. Good luck!
Thanks so much
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Strait to the point! This will help. Thank you!
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thanks Dr. Jo
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Thank you very much 😊...last exercise is like a hack 👏🏼
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I dont have any swelling but it has stabbing pain and locking on the inner part of my left knee
Hi Dr Jo! I just had meniscus surgery yesterday and I want to know when I can start doing some of these exercises I have three days with my bandages on and I really want to get back in the gym And take my time so that I can recover at a good pace.
Did you have just a scope (they cleaned it up), or did you have a repair? Basically are you allowed to put weight on it or not? It kind of depends on what you can do yet :-)
This was really helpful, thanks 😁👍
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Oh wow that"s really work Doc i also have a miner Meniscus Tear and it work pretty well thanks Doc hope i can see more video for stretch and recover for the Meniscus. :)
You're welcome. I'm glad it's helping.
🙌 many thanks for great vid.
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Awesome vedio thanks
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These exercises look good. I had a meniscus tear on my right knee a couple of years ago, so I recognise the symptoms and the pain. I am going away on holiday in two months time, so I want to be strong and fit for walking, hiking etc.. I am going to do these exercises twice a day. Thank you for your advise.
You're welcome. Good luck.
Have you been fully healed?
I can't wait to see if I have a meniscus tear. Sad to say I had left knee arthritis since 6 years ago. I put too much weight on my left hand side since the age of 13 because I dislocated my right hip. Just two days ago I did Zumba and I twisted my knee. I would hate to be told that my pain is all arthritis. So bad I can hardly walk Saturday afternoon.
I'm dealing with a medial meniscus tear.
How many times a day should these exercises be done?
And would the clam shells with a theraband be even better?
Doc..I have both acute ACL injury and meniscus tear..so which video should I follow
Thanks you help me a ton
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your all videos are grateful and helpful 👍🏻
Thanks!
respacted Dr My left knee MCL both injury grade 3 so what can i do you're exercises. 3 weeks ago my accident bike vs bike and i wolk easyly so Dr says u need surgery plz ans me to heal fully without surgery is it possible. or not plz reply me plzzzzzzzzzzzz i dont want to surgery.
How often should I do these stretches?
Diagnosed with a torn meniscus or what was left of my meniscus from getting scoped 25 plus years ago. I have some fluid on my knee and can't fully straighten to full extension or bend it real well. Injured it about 3 months back. MRI shows torn ACL also but prior to this injury my knee was bullet proof, weight training, cross training, swords and kicks NO problem. Since this happened and I can't lock my knee out my right thigh is withering and freaking me out. The Dr says to do some stretches to get my knee to lock out again and bend. Not sure what to believe or do at this point,
Is it ok to do these back to back or should be done throughout the day??
Awesome Dr Jo thank ypu
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Thanks for the amazing video. I have medial meniscus tear. I feel pain while walking. Can these exercises help in healing my meniscus tear?
You're welcome. Yes, sometimes stretches and exercises can help with the healing.
thanks
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Thank you very much!
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Ma'am can you suggest some exercises regrading to acl and meniscus tear and also how to reduce sound in my knee while doing extension of knee
can you please upload the video of exercise for complete acl tear and medial meniscus tear for non surgical treatment
I have one for ACL tear as well, but if you have a complete tear, you need to go to see a physical therapist in person. Good luck.
Hello Dr. Thank you for all training videos..i have torn meniscus & runners knee same time. Can i do all exercizes for both parallely or will it conflict with each other & make it worse ?
Hello doctor
Iam suffering from meniscal tear grade 1 since 2018.
I did some PT sessions
Sometimes i feel pain & stiffness around the knee.
I got ur videos
From today im doing your stretch exercises
I only have one question. I actually do online zumba class for weight reduction. Is it advisable to do zumba or aerobic with meniscal tese grade 1 ?
Hi doctor, can these exercises be done after a day I got injury ?
thank you great video
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Thank you so much !!!!
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Dr Jo is awesome
Thanks :-)
Dr. i am 26 year old from India and I met any accident before 8 years and from that very accident ,my knee gets locked suddenly........, last week I did MRI and the report shows "tear of posterior horn medial meniscus + minimal joint effusion+ small cystic Lesion in the popletial fossa noted 23*9.3mm"
Dr what do you recommend for me ?
Surgery or exercises??
Is above video enough to get cured???
Plz reply
Thanks Dr
I do have a recent partial tear in my medial meniscus in my left knee while playing football
As confirmed by the MRI:
* A suspected small grade III B tear posterior horn medial meniscus
* Grade I sprain medial collateral ligament
Such injury is about 14 days ago
Yet i still feel some pain and as u said a sort of instability in my knee
My doctor tell me to wait and see before rushing into an endoscope
Will such stretches and exercises help
Thanks alot for your valuable videos
You're welcome. Stretches and exercises should help, but the best option would be to go see a physical therapist in person for treatment. Good luck.