Knee Pain - What works - Preventive & Recovery

[geshnyc 3]

Guys the knees been feeling like they need WD40. Can someone recommend some preventive and post game recipes for relief..

[Vet88 674]

If it's long term pain or a continual ache or you have been having knee problems for a while then see a specialist and get an mri. Find out what's happening internally and go from there. For example there is nothing structurally wrong with mine but whenever I'm on the ice for 2 hours+ my knees ache. The mri showed what was and wasn't going on and the specialist said general wear and tear and nothing could be done for it, either suck it up or get off the ice (and believe me that was really good news as opposed to knee surgery that I thought I needed).

If it's injury related and you are still young, see a physio or a specialist for rest, rehabilitation and a strengthening program.

[Thepandamancan 0]

Get a compression knee brace and/or sleeve.

Rub something like icy hot or ben gay on them before and after games. You still need to physically warm up and stretch because all rubs and ointments do is irritate the skin to raise the temperature in your skin/muscles but it doesn't really loosen the muscles on its own.

If you're not warming up and stretching (before and after games!) do that.

Big bag or ice after games can help also. Reduces a lot of the swelling that may happen.

[swineanddine 2]

I have crap knees from a life long obsession with skateboarding. After blowing an MCL last year and not going through the proper recovery process I feel like I'm constantly at risk of doing it again but this time on the ice.

To deal with the aches I use any kind of heat cream. I'm not sure it helps the ligaments and it won't really help if your meniscus is crook but the heat is soothing regardless.

Other than that you can make sure your knees are strong. Strong muscles around your knee mean that the gizzards of your knee are under less stress because the muscles support them better.

Single leg squats and hi speed/low resistance cycling will strengthen both areas above your knee. I find that when my knees are stronger I experience less pain.

[jazzyjoey 2]

Squats, lunges, and deadlifts to strengthen the muscles around the knee: 1-4 times a week. Stretch quads, hamstrings, and hips/hip flexors so that the patella doesn't get pulled out of its proper tracking path: Every night if you can.

[Chadd 916]

If it's long term pain or a continual ache or you have been having knee problems for a while then see a specialist and get an mri. Find out what's happening internally and go from there. For example there is nothing structurally wrong with mine but whenever I'm on the ice for 2 hours+ my knees ache. The mri showed what was and wasn't going on and the specialist said general wear and tear and nothing could be done for it, either suck it up or get off the ice (and believe me that was really good news as opposed to knee surgery that I thought I needed).

If it's injury related and you are still young, see a physio or a specialist for rest, rehabilitation and a strengthening program.

Great advice. You should never solicit medical advice from people that don't know what the actual problem with your knee may be.

[ChunkyThunder 2]

A good stretch always helps. The thing that works best for me, is using a foam roller. Basically just roll on this big cylinder of plastic with it on your quads, hamstrings, and sides of your legs. It did wonders for me and cured me of my knee pain.

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[HDHockey 19]

I have found I have been able to minimize my knee pain by doing inversion. There is a table out there that goes to 15 or 30 degrees and locks in place, with this you can do some light exercises/stretches while inverted to that 15 degree angle that are designed to help the knees. I was not too confident at first, but my knee pain did go away while I skated, and I recently stopped doing the inversion about a month ago because of pure laziness, and noticed last night my knee pain was back during my skate.

[ibeck 38]

A good stretch always helps. The thing that works best for me, is using a foam roller. Basically just roll on this big cylinder of plastic with it on your quads, hamstrings, and sides of your legs. It did winders for me and cured me of my knee pain.

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