{"id":4081,"date":"2020-10-20T07:16:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T11:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/?p=4081"},"modified":"2020-10-10T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T19:16:11","slug":"recovering-from-a-torn-meniscus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chaneyhealth.com\/healthtips\/recovering-from-a-torn-meniscus\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovering From A Torn Meniscus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regain Full Flexibility And Get Back To The Sports You Love<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT \u2013The Pain Relief Expert<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Happy<\/a>I love Florida, but I must say I really miss the changing of the leaves like I enjoyed when I lived in New York.\u00a0 October was magical!\u00a0 The trees painting a picture of red, gold, maroon, yellow, and green, and the smells that are so familiar to anyone who has ever lived in the north.<\/p>\n

Fires burning to heat chilly homes, apple cider, baking pies and cookies because we could get back into the kitchen as the weather cooled down.\u00a0 And of course, Halloween.<\/p>\n

The world has changed so much.\u00a0 Remember how we could go out in costume with our friends, no adults needed, and go from door to door, shouting \u201cTrick or Treat!\u201d\u00a0 We\u2019d come home with a pillowcase (or plastic pumpkin) filled with candy.\u00a0 Such sweet memories..<\/p>\n

What Is A Torn Meniscus<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Knee<\/a>One of my clients asked me to talk about a medial meniscus tear, and that is a topic that is \u201cnear and dear to me\u201d because I had a severed <\/u>medial meniscus from a ski accident.<\/p>\n

The meniscus is something that many people aren\u2019t familiar with, unless they have had a meniscus tear, then you definitely know all about it.\u00a0 It hurts!<\/p>\n

All of the major joints are complicated with many ligaments and other structures, each having an important function.<\/p>\n

The knee joint is straightforward.<\/p>\n

The lateral (outside of knee joint) and medial (inside of knee joint) meniscus cushion the femur (thigh) bone and tibia (shin bone) so your knee can bend and straighten without wearing down the bone.<\/p>\n

Ligaments that surround the knee joint hold the bones together and form a tight, secure joint.<\/p>\n

How Does A Meniscus Tear?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Meniscus\"<\/a>Trauma to the knee joint, especially a twisting movement, will tear the meniscus.<\/p>\n

In 1995 I had a ski accident where I severed the medial meniscus, but I didn\u2019t have insurance at the time. I paid the $1000 for an MRI to find out why my knee was in so much pain, and why my knee felt like it was going to totally separate.<\/p>\n

It turned out that I not only severed my left medial meniscus, I also tore my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), The ACL holds your bones together from front to back. When this tore, I felt like whenever stepped down my upper leg still kept going forward.\u00a0 It was a scary feeling, I felt like my leg was going to come apart at my knee. Yikes!<\/p>\n

Recovering From A Torn Meniscus<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

I need to remind you that I am not a doctor, nor do I have medical training to advise you about what to do.\u00a0 This message isn\u2019t meant to replace your physician\u2019s advice.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When I found myself with a severed medial meniscus and a torn ACL, and I didn\u2019t have medical insurance, I didn\u2019t know what to do!\u00a0 Fortunately, I was working along with Zev Cohen, MD.\u00a0 My therapy practice was in Dr Cohen\u2019s office, and he would often ask me to see one of his patients who were in pain when he knew it wasn\u2019t caused by any systemic or visceral problems.\u00a0 I totally respected Dr. Cohen because he truly wanted his patients to get better, even if it meant he was going to bring in a massage therapist!<\/em><\/p>\n

As a result, when Dr. Cohen told me that my meniscus would heal with scar tissue, I believed him. And it worked!\u00a0 The only glitch was the scar tissue made my knee stiff, so I started to do a movement that I believed would stretch the scar tissue enough so I could bend my knee properly. And that worked too!<\/p>\n

Regain Full Flexibility And Get Back To The Sports You Love<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A Stretch for AFTER Your Meniscus Heals<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Caution: Do Not do this stretch until your knee is completely healed.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Stretch<\/a>Stand with your feet directly under your hips. Hold on to a closed door, being sure you\u2019re on the side of the door that pushes out so you are pulling it shut as you do the stretch.<\/p>\n

While keeping your knees straight up from your ankle, squat down, stopping when you start to feel pain in your knee.\u00a0 Stay there, and then go just a little bit further.\u00a0 Don\u2019t push, it\u2019s better to go slowly so your muscles stretch safely.\u00a0 Scar tissue is really dense, it doesn\u2019t stretch easily (if at all) so you need to slowly allow the scar tissue to loosen.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t guarantee that this will work for you but let me tell you what happened to me.\u00a0 I was doing this stretch multiple times a day, stopping when it would be too painful \u2013 or when I just ran out of time. Then one day \u2013 success!<\/p>\n

One day I was squatting down and suddenly something released and I ended up sitting on the floor with my knees totally bent!<\/p>\n

Since then I\u2019ve been able to get back to skiing, and I have ZERO pain!<\/p>\n

Wishing you well,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julie Donnelly<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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