johnnysocko 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 I hear its a pretty common hockey injury. Doctor told me it will take 4-6 weeks to fully heal.I feel like I am sitting around doing nothing, its sore, but it feels like its getting better. Does anyone have any advice about how to not reinjure it? Exercises? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatwabbit 93 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 hit the gym, and start strengthening your quads and hamstrings. Ive had my ACL torn, and grade II strain on my MCL. The ACL tear set me back about 6 months of rehab before I was given the green light to play again, and the MCL took a lot longer as I was really worried about a reinjury. Besides the leg exercises, you may want to consider looking at a knee brace. I've now got a knee brace for both knees (other one is starting to creak).... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
habookus 1 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 hit the gym, and start strengthening your quads and hamstrings. Ive had my ACL torn, and grade II strain on my MCL. The ACL tear set me back about 6 months of rehab before I was given the green light to play again, and the MCL took a lot longer as I was really worried about a reinjury. Besides the leg exercises, you may want to consider looking at a knee brace. I've now got a knee brace for both knees (other one is starting to creak)....Don't do leg exercises until you are completely ready. I had my mcl sprained a couple months ago and the best thing you can do is ride the bike. Do interval sprints with the bike, mix it up a bit. Try to stay away from general gym leg exercises like squats, leg extensions etc. Stuff that worked for me was lunges without weights, one-legged step-ups and body squats. Also try to massage your knee to break up a bit of the scar tissue, and if you can find some try to put on Arnica gel to help soothe the knee and bring down the swelling. It's a pain, but if you come back before you're ready, you could really f*ck up you're knee bad, so take you're time and hit the bike! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatwabbit 93 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 sorry, hope i didnt mislead in the previous post... I meant that you should do that after you've recovered and there is little or no swelling. Best to check with the doc when would be the best to start.Leg strenthening is important, but you need to take it one step at a time. Check with a physiotherapist what would be the best way to do each exercise. I learnt alot about how you actually damage the knee more by not carrying out the exercises properly. Also, there are a few articles that I remember reading recently about preventing bad knees. I'll see if I can scan those articles and put them on here or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
