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Ugh, are you serious? My knee is injured again
- Thread starter bounceswoosh
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snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
Some of us are just downright terrified!
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
There is that. I mask terror by cracking wise.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Oh - while my knee is still snap crackle popping, I do think PT and (when I can get to it) hot yoga are helping. I still can't do squats or anything like that with a relatively deep bend + load, but it's a pain more similar to what I had before - not the patellar tracking issue.
A pretty cool development: yesterday we did hero's pose toward the end of the hot yoga class. I sat on the shortest height of the block - but I needed the block not because of my knee, but because the pressure was bothering my ankle! My knee actually felt pretty good, and MUCH better than it had the previous week in the same pose.
Foam rolling and the lacrosse ball are still miserable, but I think they're helping. Along with the Graston.
I'd like to get out on my bike this weekend and see how that goes.
A pretty cool development: yesterday we did hero's pose toward the end of the hot yoga class. I sat on the shortest height of the block - but I needed the block not because of my knee, but because the pressure was bothering my ankle! My knee actually felt pretty good, and MUCH better than it had the previous week in the same pose.
Foam rolling and the lacrosse ball are still miserable, but I think they're helping. Along with the Graston.
I'd like to get out on my bike this weekend and see how that goes.
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
From my experience, getting on the bike can be very "telling"....
newboots
Angel Diva
Lots of people can be (a-holes). Especially when they're really scared, or angry about how sick they are, or facing their mortality. Or in pain. And some are just a-holes.
newboots
Angel Diva
Hahah! It means you know who you are, who the doc/nurse is, where you are, and the day/date. It's a low bar!
Jenny
Angel Diva
I know. That's why I wasn't all that pleased about the comment. They could have at least modified it by saying I was "extremely well-oriented" or maybe "exceptionally well-oriented". This way, it just sounds like I wasn't actively drooling while they were speaking to me.Hahah! It means you know who you are, who the doc/nurse is, where you are, and the day/date. It's a low bar!
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
At least it wasn't "moderately well oriented"?
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
(Dupe of pugski post)
I think I have good news!
After the crazy pop, the sticking knee cap, the diagnosis of exacerbated chondromalacia, and lots of Graston technique - I was able to start riding my mountain bike again. And the more I ride, the better my knee feels. And the better my knee feels, the more I ride ... I'm even getting comfortable on technical stuff again.
With every ride, the knee is a bit achey for a while, then settles in. It's a little cranky that evening, but better the next day. I think I'm simply stretching out the patellar tendon (where he harvested the tissue for the graft).
I just tested my knee with squats and split squats, and while it's still not perfect - it's better than it was even a week ago. Like, a lot better!
I still have some limitations when riding, like I want to have my right leg forward, not back, when riding downhill - but it's a huge improvement from a month ago.
Trying not to feel like I'm waiting for something else to go wrong - and hopeful that I can stay functional through the skills camp I'm doing in late July.
I think I have good news!
After the crazy pop, the sticking knee cap, the diagnosis of exacerbated chondromalacia, and lots of Graston technique - I was able to start riding my mountain bike again. And the more I ride, the better my knee feels. And the better my knee feels, the more I ride ... I'm even getting comfortable on technical stuff again.
With every ride, the knee is a bit achey for a while, then settles in. It's a little cranky that evening, but better the next day. I think I'm simply stretching out the patellar tendon (where he harvested the tissue for the graft).
I just tested my knee with squats and split squats, and while it's still not perfect - it's better than it was even a week ago. Like, a lot better!
I still have some limitations when riding, like I want to have my right leg forward, not back, when riding downhill - but it's a huge improvement from a month ago.
Trying not to feel like I'm waiting for something else to go wrong - and hopeful that I can stay functional through the skills camp I'm doing in late July.
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
My anniversary is in 4 days!
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
I thought I was healed at the one year anniversary, but I was pleasantly surprised to experience further improvement at 18 months! : )
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
It's definitely not perfect yet, so I hope so!
