Knee injury HELP! Diagnosis and treatment.?
Ok so on sunday i was playing football i jumped and kicked the ball and landed and as i did so landed awkwardly and heard a tear/pop in my knee. I fell to the floor got up and hobbled off.
This was sunday morning. As the day wore on i could walk with just a slight limp but not really run. Fine i thought probably just a twist or a sprain.
Although when i woke on Monday morning it was really stiff and swollen around the top and the inside of my right knee join i have had it in a knee brace and that stops the pain.
Now on Tuesday it is still swollen as much altho i have been using RICE. I can walk with a little limp but do sometimes feel twinges in my knee, the back the outside and inside. I cannot bend it as the swelling is still there.
I am scared i have done something similar to when i tore my ACL 2 years ago and had my leg in plaster for 8 weeks. This is not feasable nowadays as i have too much going on.
I have a quality knee brace which i have been using cost me 70-80 quid. So i have been using that. If i just rest it until it gets better will this be just as good?
I am in no serious pain so i dont think its that bad i just want some help thanks.
What should i do to help it heal and do you think you know what it is?
Because if i do and they put me in a cast it will basically ruin my life and cost me so much money its unbelievable i cant do that.
Public Comments
1. Why have you not seen a doctor. Nobody on this website is qualified to treat an injury they haven't seen and have no knowledge of Medicine.2. Well there is only one way to tell if you have damaged something and that is to examine your knee - hands on. We can't do that on line and you need to learn to 'feel' the injuries by examining lots of knees anyway. So for heavens sake get along to a doctor or sports physio and get it looked at.
If it ruins your life to have a torn ACL or something then it will have to ruin your life. If you try to do anything too athletic and end up ripping your knee apart then you are really going to suffer. Believe me you do not want an orthopaedic surgeon ripping you off for being stupid let alone the problems that may plague you for the rest of your life. Get it looked at.
Good luck
