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This has been a bit of an adventure, and not in a good way. In late January I tweeked my knee while skating from the top of Fitzsimmons to the bottom of Garbanzo lift. There was an actual pop, followed by significant pain, and my snowboarding was done for a couple of weeks.
I've been to the physio, who diagnosed it as tight quad muscles and applied massage. And I've been to the doctor, who got me an x-ray that revealed no obvious damage. His tentative diagnosis was an inflamed medial lateral ligament. He also gave me a prescription for a topical anti-inflammatory which helps somewhat. I have an appointment for a sports doctor coming up, and that'll likely involve an MRI, so everything's in hand.
But here's the weird part, and the reason why I think this is even worth posting about. The knee's gotten considerably better over the last couple of months. Even when it was bad, I could still board and cycle. Only walking was uncomfortable, and only going up and down stairs was really painful. The injury seemed to center on a slight swelling to the inside of the knee. So recently I got an elastic support sleeve for my knee, and I stuffed a folded sock in the sleeve over the swollen area to apply added pressure. (Yes, that's right, I'm stuffing my bra
) And this has completely gotten rid of the pain. Seriously. I can go up and down stairs, go for walks, and nada. Take off the sleeve, and within a couple of hours it gets achy again.
I'm not looking for internet medical advice, as A) that's stupid, and B) I have appointments coming up with actual medical professionals. But I just wanted to share this as it is an exceptionally weird and not straightforward injury. I'll update once the sports doctor weighs in.
I've been to the physio, who diagnosed it as tight quad muscles and applied massage. And I've been to the doctor, who got me an x-ray that revealed no obvious damage. His tentative diagnosis was an inflamed medial lateral ligament. He also gave me a prescription for a topical anti-inflammatory which helps somewhat. I have an appointment for a sports doctor coming up, and that'll likely involve an MRI, so everything's in hand.
But here's the weird part, and the reason why I think this is even worth posting about. The knee's gotten considerably better over the last couple of months. Even when it was bad, I could still board and cycle. Only walking was uncomfortable, and only going up and down stairs was really painful. The injury seemed to center on a slight swelling to the inside of the knee. So recently I got an elastic support sleeve for my knee, and I stuffed a folded sock in the sleeve over the swollen area to apply added pressure. (Yes, that's right, I'm stuffing my bra
) And this has completely gotten rid of the pain. Seriously. I can go up and down stairs, go for walks, and nada. Take off the sleeve, and within a couple of hours it gets achy again.I'm not looking for internet medical advice, as A) that's stupid, and B) I have appointments coming up with actual medical professionals. But I just wanted to share this as it is an exceptionally weird and not straightforward injury. I'll update once the sports doctor weighs in.
