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Regain Full Flexibility And Get Back To The Sports You Love<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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

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

\"Healthy<\/a>While February is the shortest month of the year, to our northern family and friends it is the longest, seemingly endless, month.<\/p>\n

Where I live in Sarasota Florida, winter brings us near-perfect days and cooler nights.\u00a0 It\u2019s my favorite time of year.\u00a0 And of course, we all celebrate the holiday of love \u2013 Valentine\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n

Just a bit of trivia: In 1868<\/strong>, Richard Cadbury<\/u> released the first Valentine’s Day box of chocolates, followed in 1902<\/strong> with the first conversation hearts from the New England Confectionery Company<\/u>. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland created the first commercial Valentine’s Day cards in the United States. Hallmark first offered Valentine\u2019s Day cards in 1913<\/strong> and began producing them in 1916.\u00a0 (Thanks to Wikipedia for all this interesting info).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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 Meniscus Tear<\/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>\u00a0<\/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><\/p>\n

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

\"\"<\/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,<\/p>\n

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