Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Torn Meniscus?
by Ruggergirl, Jul 30, 2008 10:35PM
I am a 26 year old, female rugby player with I possible knee injury. Over the past three years or so, I have had pain on the outside of my left knee. It started out as slight pain and slowly got worse. I played college rugby for 5 years and the athletic trainer for my team said that I needed to stretch my IT band more and the problem would go away...wrong. I tried that and it was zero help. Because I have no health insurance, I was unable to go get it looked at, but it was never really bad enough to really worry about it. Then this year, I played in a rugby tourn in march and at the end of the day, my knee hurt so bad, I could hardly walk. I asked the paramedics at the tourn for some ice and they insisted on looking at my knee...they told me they thought I had a torn meniscus. Once again, no insurance to worry about it and within about 3 days...the pain was gone. Now, I'm starting to play rugby for a women's team in Chicago and ran 2 miles yesterday and my knee kills. I have looked up different knee issues and I'm not sure where my symptoms fit...The pain is on the outside of my left knee. It does not swell really and it does not bruise. It begins to hurt only when I am using my knee a lot such as walking a lot or any sport. If I stop activity, within a few days, the pain will go away...but comes back as soon as I start activity. I still dont have insurance and probably wont get it looked at because I cannot afford to...do you have any suggestions on if it is a torn meniscus or something else? And if I cannot get it treated, any suggestions on how to make it not as painful so I can play rugby. Thank you for your help and for being here to answer questions for everyone.
Post Comment
Related Communities
Recent Videos
Related Expert Forums
Recent Activity
Most Popular Trackers
RSS
Expert Activity
Community Members
Knee pain is extremely common in athletes. In order to treat the cause of the pain, it is important to have an evaluation and proper diagnosis. Common reasons for knee pain in athletes include the following knee Ligament Injuries, torn Knee cartilage,chondromalacia,tendonitis,osreoarthritis.You should see a orthopedic physician or a sports professional and do not take it lightly.Unless any investigations are done the diagnosis cannot be confirmed,get the evaluation done.
Refer http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/kneepainandinjuries/a/knee-pain.htm
Best