Pain in Knee...advice?

[Mark Padgett]

You'd better take care of it now or it could get worse and turn into kneemonia!

[jophyal]

as a coach with the luxury of a team trainer available their advice is, arrive early and see if teams trainer can treat it. our trainers will even wrap it, if necessary. i have had 11 knee surgeries. a good brace can help. SEE A DOCTOR!!

[RadioBlue]

Because it comes and goes, it makes me wonder if you don't have a cartilage tear. Sometimes with a "bucket handle" tear of the meniscus, the tear can flop into the knee joint space (giving you extreme pain and difficulty fully flexing the knee) and a step or two later can flop out of the joint space leaving you nearly pain free. I had this exact same condition years ago, and what was the tipoff to me was when you said, "when you really need to pop a knuckle but can't."

To be honest, I'd stay off of it if I were you until you get it looked at.

[JRutledge]

Another thing to consider is you may have to work out more to strengthen the legs or knee (after you see a doctor of course) so this does not keep occurring. I think many times our problems can be attributed to lack of activity to make our bodies prepared for what the season will bring. I have found that when I have worked out with certain exercises, many of my minor problems went away. But still see a doctor and see if there are other problems. But if the injury is minor rest and then a certain level of exercise that might keep this problem at a minimum. Also my suggestion is to see a doctor that deals with sports medicine. A regular doctor might just tell you to do something that will allow you "function" and not get back on the court or do activities that are related to officiating. I had a similar problem when I pulled my hamstring some years ago.

Peace

[Mr. Ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

You'd better take care of it now or it could get worse and turn into kneemonia!

Wow... Every single thread you have to interject some sort of stupid comment. Kudos to you though.... This one might be the worst.

[ref2coach]

Originally Posted by Mr. Ref

Wow... Every single thread you have to interject some sort of stupid comment. Kudos to you though.... This one might be the worst.

Mr. Ref, if you don't like Mark's posts, don't read them.

Mark keep up the levity.

[Mr. Ref]

It's tough not to read them when they are in every single thread on the board.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Mr. Ref

Wow... Every single thread you have to interject some sort of stupid comment. Kudos to you though.... This one might be the worst.

Let me see - you have 15 posts here and I have over 11,000. When you hit 5000, then we'll talk. Oh wait - why don't you just put me on your ignore list and then you won't have to worry about chuckling here ever again. Of course, you'd also have to put BillyMac and a few others on it. I've got an idea - why don't you put everyone on it!

Oh yeah - welcome to the board.

[APG]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Let me see - you have 15 posts here and I have over 11,000. When you hit 5000, then we'll talk. Oh wait - why don't you just put me on your ignore list and then you won't have to worry about chuckling here ever again. Of course, you'd also have to put BillyMac and a few others on it. I've got an idea - why don't you put everyone on it!

Oh yeah - welcome to the board.

You do know that he could have very well have read the boards before registering right? And you do realize that he does have a point? And if we were to take a look at your 11,000 or so posts, a real healthy percentage of those posts would be OT or jokes...or as of late, resurrecting posts from over 7 years ago....Just saying. I'll guess I wait till I get 3,000 or so more posts till we talk.

To the OP, I remember when I had a knee issue a couple of years ago...had a tear of my left lateral meniscus. Hurt to walk on it and couldn't bend the knee past 40 degrees. Pain would subside if I said off of it...and I could walk on it pain-free for a couple of minutes before it would come back again. Had to have a meniscectomy which resulted in the taking 1/3 of it out. Recovery was 3 weeks after doing everything the doc said to a tee.

Assuming your doc says it's okay, Rut's advice is very true. I'm a big proponent of lifting heavy weights while working on maintaining our cardiovascular endurance. Getting the work done in the off season gets our body ready for the pounding it'll take. During the regular season, I cut back on the volume but still keep the intensity high. As far as knees goes, heavy squats have helped with my knee issues as it strengthens a lot of muscles around the knee.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mr. Ref

Wow... Every single thread you have to interject some sort of stupid comment. Kudos to you though.... This one might be the worst.

Do what I do. It allows me to actually read the decent stuff, and for the record, I don't laugh any less on this board than before. None of the posters who are actually funny are affected by my ignore list.

Just one guy who thinks he's funny and two who think they're smart.

Of course, if people would remember quoting etiquette.....

That leads me to....

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

You do know that he could have very well have read the boards before registering right? And you do realize that he does have a point? And if we were to take a look at your 11,000 or so posts, a real healthy percentage of those posts would be OT or jokes...or as of late, resurrecting posts from over 7 years ago....Just saying. I'll guess I wait till I get 3,000 or so more posts till we talk.

+1
As if having a sh1t-ton of posts gives someone any more license to be an a$$ than someone who has just a fraction of that.

Yes, I'm pretending my post count gives me the right to be a jerk.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Do what I do. It allows me to actually read the decent stuff, and for the record, I don't laugh any less on this board than before. None of the posters who are actually funny are affected by my ignore list.

Just one guy who thinks he's funny and two who think they're smart.

Of course, if people would remember quoting etiquette.....

Why do people need an ignore list to not read or care what someone says? I will never understand this because all the ignore list does is highlight the person you are so-called ignoring they comment. Just scroll down and most past them. I do it in many threads.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Why do people need an ignore list to not read or care what someone says? I will never understand this because all the ignore list does is highlight the person you are so-called ignoring they comment. Just scroll down and most past them. I do it in many threads.

Peace

Yeah, I like to mix it up. Some people I treat like you do, just scroll past their names. I do that with those who occasionally write something I would like to read.
I use the list for those who rarely, if ever, contribute anything I think is worthwhile; and for those who like to post pictures I'd just rather not see.

Oh, and my comments about "quoting etiqutte" are tongue in cheek. I frankly don't care, as the ignore list still weeds out most of the crap.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Why don't you just put me on your ignore list? Of course, you'd also have to put BillyMac and a few others on it.

I've put myself on my ignore list.

[SmokeEater]

Originally Posted by Mr. Ref

Wow... Every single thread you have to interject some sort of stupid comment. Kudos to you though.... This one might be the worst.

Ouch One may think you are new to the board and have not had the pleasure (or pain) of seeing Mark's true side!

If you think these are bad wait till he gets new Meds!

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

Ouch One may think you are new to the board and have not had the pleasure (or pain) of seeing Mark's true side!

If you think these are bad wait till he gets new Meds!

Mark has a true side?

Bwahahahaha!