I have knee pain and am not sure if I have a minor MCL tear or a medial meniscus tear- How can I tell?This started exactly 3 weeks ago. I have NO swelling, full range of motion, no discoloration, no prior history of knee problems- ever. There was no "sudden injury" - exercise a lot and it started hurting after a long day of working out. The pain is mainly on the inner side of my left knee. I also feel a soreness over my kneecap, but I'm not sure if that's just secondary pain. I'm not taking anti-inflammatories because I'm afraid that they will interfere with the healing process. The pain isn't killing me, but it bothers me and I'm afraid that this isn't going to get better. I can walk without a limp, but honestly I do feel tenderness and a little pain when I do walk. I have icing the injury 3 times a day and am not sure if I should continue icing my knee since there has never been any visible swelling. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
- sobrien
see a doc, or a physical therapist. they will have you bend your leg in various positions to determine exactly where and IF there is a tear or injury.
it could very well be that it is just a small sprain
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- pcmonkey1976
sounds like knee-monia to me (sorry)..seriously see a doctor or a physio
- diab8196
OK, I am a physical therapist, . All You've done is just great. You can now start heat application by warm bag application to accelerate the healing process. Also don't stand for a long time, don't harry up in long steps, limit your going upstairs,and finally don't put your knee in acute angle( bend it underneath you).
This should make you very well in max 1 week.
- Nancy F
You need to get an MRI.. my medial meniscus tear was no sudden injury and didn't swell much.. just pain, it was repaired and have had no other problems with it.
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