Hello all. I sprained my knee about 9 days ago. X-rays came back negative for any tears or anything serious, it’s just a sprain. I have some physical exams for jobs coming up at the end of May so I want to be as close to 100% as possible. Right now I have very minimal pain (almost none), but i still walk with a slight limp due to stiffness in my knee. I can straighten it about 90% of the way, but can only bend it about 70%. I still cannot run or do anything high impact. Anyhow, I have 2 questions:
(1) Should I keep icing it? I barely have any swelling left, it pretty much looks the same as my healthy knee. If not should I apply heat & start stretching etc.?
(2) I stopped wearing my knee brace once the pain & swelling went away because I heard if you keep wearing a brace your knee will take longer to heal, however I can walk better with the brace on, so should I start wearing it again or keep it off? My goal is to heal as quickly as possible.
Thanks all!!!
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I’ve had a drinking problem for several years. I am at the point of physical addiction where I become very anxious and sick feeling if I go too long without a drink.
I tried a private center before, but was mistreated by staff and another patient and checked out early.
During this time I developed a deep mistrust of doctors who I feel just chuck a bunch of pills at me without talking with me and giving me the help I truly want.
Can anyone tell me if they have been to a treatment facility that was nice and you were treated with respect? A place that had a caring staff that explains your treatments and helps you get the most benefit? It doesn’t matter where–I’d travel anywhere to fix this. Hell, I’d walk if I had to.
I’m starting to feel hopeless and am desperate for any advice.
Thank you very much.
I had the meniscus of my right knee operated on in December and then I had the ACL of the same knee removed and replaced with a cadaver graft in February. I also tore the anterior tendon of the same knee but the doctor said it would heal by itself, I have been going to physical therapy and doing the stretches but my knee still wont straighten all the way and it is still really swollen. Now my doctor wants to do a third surgery to “fix” whatever is making my knee stay slightly bent and swell. My question is are there any ways to help the swelling go down besides ice and elevation? And are there any ways to get my knee to straighten???????
Rehab For Torn Meniscus?
Jan 28
i have a moderate torn meniscus, im not going to physical therapist. What kind of physical therapy can i do on my own to speed up recovery, how many times a day and how many times a week?
My insurance company is being pr*cks and they only have given me 20 physical therapy sessions for the year. I had to use 5 pre-op which only left me with 15 post-op. It has been 5 weeks since my surgery and I only have 10 sessions left, I still have not gotten full ROM back yet and I’m worried that I won’t be able to recover in time when my sessions are done. My PT person said that he had never heard of an ACL tear being rehabbed that quickly. The sessions are $90/session and there is really no way of me being able to afford an extra $180/week. My surgeron prescribed 2-3 times/week for 12 weeks after surgery(I have of course only been going 1-2 times). and then 1-2 times/week for the next 12 weeks….what should I do? The insurance company said I could appeal the sessions(would have to go through the appeals process for each session), but I have to take the sessions first and then go through the appeals’ process. Of course if they decide to overrule the appeal, I would have to pay…
My brother is a very kind person but drugs have taken over his life. He’s irriable and depressed. He recently got beat up so badly he had his jaw broken in 3 places, and he will never fully recover from it, years ago he almost OD on a eight ball, and had to phone my mom shaking and in tears to bring him home. He was in he’s early twenty’s then. Now he’s 29 almost and he’s facing jail time (because him and he’s ex-girlfriend were fighting and it got physical) (that’s not his personialty to hit a girl it’s the drug and the type of girl his with!) and he’s for sure into cocaine as in the police report he had done two lines of coke that night. He;s life is so scary. And he of course thinks he doesn’t have a problem.
He wasn’t raise at all like this. His personality has been stolen because of drugs. And it’s only a matter of time until we find out he’s dead.
Someone I love is in Rehab for alchoholism and I’m missing him like crazy. He’s barely been gone a week and I’m not sure when I’m going to hear from him. I’m just want to know what he’s probably going through.. be it physical, emotional, etc. I’d love to know your personal expiriences if you’ve been there.. please? If your a friend/loved one, how did you handle not having him/her around? Advice would be amazing =)
I’ve been binge drinking and using drugs 2-4 times a week for about 4 years and have tried to stop but always somehow end up drinking or using again and losing control. I’m now 19 and things have only gotten worse. I’ve been considering rehab as a possible solution, but I don’t think I have any kind of physical dependency and I feel like maybe I’m blowing things out of proportion because there are people with REAL problems. I haven’t used heroin or meth ever, am I being silly?
My brother is a very kind person but drugs have taken over his life. He’s irriable and depressed. He recently got beat up so badly he had his jaw broken in 3 places, and he will never fully recover from it, years ago he almost OD on a eight ball, and had to phone my mom shaking and in tears to bring him home. He was in he’s early twenty’s then. Now he’s 29 almost and he’s facing jail time (because him and he’s ex-girlfriend were fighting and it got physical) (that’s not his personialty to hit a girl it’s the drug and the type of girl his with!) and he’s for sure into cocaine as in the police report he had done two lines of coke that night. He;s life is so scary. And he of course thinks he doesn’t have a problem.
He wasn’t raise at all like this. His personality has been stolen because of drugs. And it’s only a matter of time until we find out he’s dead.