I would like to share my views about the tipic discussing with the members of the forum. Hip is very common problem. I t may be confusing because there are many causes. It is important to make an accurate diagnosis of the cause of your symptoms so that appropriate treatment can be directed at the underlying problem. Likewise, understanding T he Knee pain problem may be a simple task,or more complocated.Some of the clues to determine the cause of knee pain.Ihe clues include How old are you? What type of activities you do? and Has you rknee pain been on going? Was there a recent injury?
Surgery has been done. there was extensive tearing of the meniscus, and a large amount of arthritis under the patella - most likely caused by the repeated damage done by the hyperextensions. Am back on my feet and past most of the pain now. I only have issues with stiffness if the leg is in the same position for a lenght of time. I have decided to find a knee brace with a hinge to prevent the hyperextions and continue to do the hip and quad exercises.
05/10/2011 11:15 AM
anthonyarp1
Posts: 21
yess, your muscles are failing to abosrve force correctly. if you want more info let me know. i can eliminate this pain easy.
04/03/2011 06:59 PM
borzoid
Posts: 3
Thank you for the response. I apologize for the delay in responding but I didn't get notification from the forum that there had been a response.
I haven't heard of a Q-angle before and will read up on it. I am doing exercises 3-4 times a day - basically leg lifts in every direction and tension exercises of the quad. I am noticing one thing. when doing lifts on the injured leg (lying on my back, side and stomach) I can't seem to just lift the leg straight up and down like I can with the other leg. It seems to waver all over the place while I lift it.
The PT guy associated with this doctor, while I'm sure is very competent (he does seem to know his stuff) is brash, rude and unfriendly. I'm doing what he told me to but he seemed to pretty much ignore anything I asked him. So I will most likely be looking for someone else for PT.
I'm still unsure about the heels. I did buy a pair of crocs with 1.5 inch heels but they don't make half sizes and they are pretty tight. They don't really feel like they would help so I need to talk to him again before ordering anything else given the cost of shoes.
Thanks again for the input - will continue to educate myself. I really want to get active again.
Connie
03/28/2011 10:17 AM
Notyetagolfpro
Posts: 63
While I haven't had the kinds of problems that you are describing, one thing that I do know is that problems with feet and ankles can affect the knees and likewise so can problems with the back and the hips. Has your orthopedist checked your Q-angle? That's especially important with women and can affect hips - as Kristin details here. Also studies have shown that some hip exercises can help reduce knee problems in runners, so I would include a good PT (preferrably a female with athletic experience) on your care team. Good luck! NYAGP
03/26/2011 07:59 PM
borzoid
Posts: 3
I'm trying to make sense of information given to me by a physical therapist this week. first some history: for several years I've had issues with my left knee spontaneously hyperextending. This sometimes happens even when I'm standing still and not doing anything. It has been getting worse the last couple of years. Last year I was off my feet for over a month because of the pain. I was sent to physical therapy at that time but no MRI was done and no specialist referal given.
Almost a month ago I had a really bad hyperextension. This time I got the referal and an MRI was done. Damage caused by it includes a torn meniscus, hairline fracture of the tibial head muscle sprain, very large bakers cyst and a large amount of fluid buildup. He said the ACL and PCL were both fine. Also the quad muscle above the knee is suddenly sunk in like atrophied but it was sudden and occurred at the time of the injury.
Surgery has been scheduled to repair the meniscus and I have been sent to a physical therapist to try to strengthen the quad prior to surgery. The therapist said I had extremely weak hip muscles and went to talk to my specialist. When he came back he said they wanted me back on crutches (which I had recently stopped using).
The therapist says that the weakened hip muscles could be causing the knee to hyperextend. He also suggested that I get my lower back checked and said that wearing heels will keep the knee from hyperextending (like I'm supposed to start wearing heels while on crutches or after surgery?)
Can anyone here shed light on hip/lower back problems causing the knee to hyperextend to the degree that it causes this kind of damage?
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