Off Topic Knee strenght

[Jard.the.gymnast]

Last Tuesday, i landed a front tuck on a hyperextended knee, which hyper-hyper extended it. I went to the doctor, i have pulled Some ligaments in my knee. Doc said it wasn't serious ans i could do what i wanted, as long as it is a pain-free activity. This prevents me from any landing not done in the pit, since that hurts.

My knee is feeling quite "unstable". I feel like i lost all control over when it bends, straightens and hyperextends. My coach reccomended i would look up Some knee strengthing excercises to do while the rest is tumbling. But i cant find anything on Google...

What do you use for knee strenghtening and if anyone had a similar injury, how did you come back?

 

[B&M's mom]

Go and see another doctor, preferably a sports med doctor. Based on our experience (dd) had two bad knees, they need to do imaging before they can really know what's going on. Instability is not usually a good thing. They can give you guidance on what types of things you can do.

 

[John]

The doctor should have atleast manipulated and done drawer tests on your knees to compare the two.

 

[Jard.the.gymnast]

Go and see another doctor, preferably a sports med doctor. Based on our experience (dd) had two bad knees, they need to do imaging before they can really know what's going on. Instability is not usually a good thing. They can give you guidance on what types of things you can do.

Wish I could, but our health system works differently. There are PT's who specialize in sport, but I'll have to travel at least 1 hour to get there. So that is not an option.

The doctor I went to was my GP. There is one other GP in the area, but she will never do any tests. She recommended my mom, who has a chronic illness, to take tea as a medicine and to stop the rest. Her specialist obviously stopped this before it could happen. So that is also out of the picture.

The ER is there to get to a specialist immidiately but well, it's for emergency.

So I'm stuck here for at least another week (doc said I should come back when it still hurts then)... So, guess I'll follow my coaches advice, since he is actually a PT (he at least followed an instruction for it, doesn't do it as a job).

My coach is the one I trust the most in this process. So can someone please answer my original question?

 

[raenndrops]

Wish I could, but our health system works differently. There are PT's who specialize in sport, but I'll have to travel at least 1 hour to get there. So that is not an option.

The doctor I went to was my GP. There is one other GP in the area, but she will never do any tests. She recommended my mom, who has a chronic illness, to take tea as a medicine and to stop the rest. Her specialist obviously stopped this before it could happen. So that is also out of the picture.

The ER is there to get to a specialist immidiately but well, it's for emergency.

So I'm stuck here for at least another week (doc said I should come back when it still hurts then)... So, guess I'll follow my coaches advice, since he is actually a PT (he at least followed an instruction for it, doesn't do it as a job).

My coach is the one I trust the most in this process. So can someone please answer my original question?

Actually, you cannot strengthen the knee itself... it is a joint.
You need to look for exercises to strengthen the muscles around the knee.
I have lateral instability on occasion, but I also have a degenerative knee disease and no cartilage, so what I do may not help you.

Here are a few I found for you:

 

[raenndrops]

This is not medical advice... just a basic Internet search, but You can also look at these:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/22859-knee-stabilizing-exercises/
https://www.verywell.com/exercises-for-stronger-hips-and-knees-3120412
http://www.knee-pain-explained.com/knee-strengthening-exercises.html
http://www.knee-pain-explained.com/knee-strengthening.html

 

[Jard.the.gymnast]

Actually, you cannot strengthen the knee itself... it is a joint.
You need to look for exercises to strengthen the muscles around the knee.
I have lateral instability on occasion, but I also have a degenerative knee disease and no cartilage, so what I do may not help you.

Here are a few I found for you:

This is not medical advice... just a basic Internet search, but You can also look at these:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/22859-knee-stabilizing-exercises/
https://www.verywell.com/exercises-for-stronger-hips-and-knees-3120412
http://www.knee-pain-explained.com/knee-strengthening-exercises.html
http://www.knee-pain-explained.com/knee-strengthening.html

Thank you so much for your help!

 

[triplethreat+1]

I would recommend taking collagen supplements, maybe glucosamine too. They may or may not help but it's not going to hurt, definitely worth trying.
I landed on a hyper extended knee when I was young (second knee injury), just rested it. But I've had issues with my knees ever since. I definitely notice improvement when I've been working out regularly. Nothing specific, but leg exercises in general help.