MartinD
Full Member
Hi there
As a long term knee problem Ive learned so much. The noise is likely to be meniscal cartlidge but you may have damaged either anterior or medial ligament. At first I did all the wrong things, then nothing and thats when the weight stacked on, probably 3 stone in 3 years.....
So I started pilates and got some strength and balance, then got a wobble board and some physio kit and rehabilitated myself. I read up on sites on what to do and learned esp about vastus medialus the muscle that stops your knee rotating out which is what my ligament doesnt do. I now weight train and even run. Its still a problem but I can control it and know my limits
One tip - you will benefit from icing your knee as inflammation causes problems and limit you. I use one of the knee gel things that has a compression pump got it off ebay £30 works a treat, its always in the freezer ready for use
As a long term knee problem Ive learned so much. The noise is likely to be meniscal cartlidge but you may have damaged either anterior or medial ligament. At first I did all the wrong things, then nothing and thats when the weight stacked on, probably 3 stone in 3 years.....
So I started pilates and got some strength and balance, then got a wobble board and some physio kit and rehabilitated myself. I read up on sites on what to do and learned esp about vastus medialus the muscle that stops your knee rotating out which is what my ligament doesnt do. I now weight train and even run. Its still a problem but I can control it and know my limits
One tip - you will benefit from icing your knee as inflammation causes problems and limit you. I use one of the knee gel things that has a compression pump got it off ebay £30 works a treat, its always in the freezer ready for use