While rolling on Monday night I heard a knee pop when my foot got stuck on the mat and my body tried to roll. The inside of my knee is very very painful now. There also is a dime size bruise right where it popped, is there a ligiment at that point in my leg? Witch one would it be MCL or ACL? I am thinking I may have just popped one of the muscles fibers...but not sure.
Do what japetto says.
Yeah...I figured that would be the plan..trying to give it a few days to see if the pain goes away with ice and heat and I get mobility back and has a drastic improvement.
Pretty sure i have to go to the doc..but wish it would just get better.
Likely your MCL if its on the inside of your knee. Good news is that it probably won't need surgery unless it is really bad. Better see a Dr.
Yep, see a doctor and invest in a good knee brace while you are recovering.
That sounds brutal Bobby, I really dont want to take any time off...but guess I got no choice.
If you couldnt tell I was hoping to hear from everyone "thats no big deal it will go away in a week" but I was kidding myself...lol
Sounds like MCL. Go see a doc and get an MRI. Don't wait, make the appt. now.
One of these threads pops up once or twice a month it seems. Knee injuries suck.
LegendNmyHd - That sounds brutal Bobby, I really dont want to take any time off...but guess I got no choice.
If you couldnt tell I was hoping to hear from everyone "thats no big deal it will go away in a week" but I was kidding myself...lol
Well, your knee will be OK or it won't. It will heal fully, or it won't. Not the end of the world, you may just have to play with some limitations. I did pretty much the same thing abotu 3 years ago, and I took a week off and started up again (light!) with a new knee brace.
Man, I am speaking from a lot of experiences with a history of knee injuries (both of them). I've had ACL reconstruction on my right (and it now sounds like cellphane and Rice Krispies) and have some cartilage and ligament damage in my left (pattelor slips out of its track, blood pools on the knee, etc). I now roll with 2 sleeve braces that have rigid plastic supports. I will never master rubber guard, but beyond that I am OK. I can't really do wrestling shoots, but that's why God created Judo.