knee pain

[jigkingg]

Im 23 6’1 170lbs and in pretty good shape, messed up my knee bad in high school but kept playing football and hunting through it never got it checked as it was a minor ache on my right knee under the right side of the kneecap. After this last WY muley hunt hard hiking for 4 days didnt feel any pain the entire trip until the second I got up from my seat on the plane. Pain was pretty bad for 2 or 3 days I got a good brace which made it a little better. Im planning a elk hunt with my dad for this year if he draws his bull tag and i’ll have a cow tag and want to find some workouts that can help strengthen up my knee for a couple heavy pack outs. Dont want to risk my knee acting up after 5-6 days of hunting then having to pack out 2 elk. Could be stupid but I dont know if it had anything to do with the plane making it worse usually I drive but this year it was not an option.

 

[Sizthediz]

Have you looked into "knees over toes guy"?

 

[jigkingg]

Have you looked into "knees over toes guy"?

I saw someone mention that before, i’ll be looking into that thank you.

 

[Larsonthegrind]

backward sled pulls....and voodoo floss.

 

[Poser]

I had what seemed like a minor knee injury -a little tight, slightly swollen, that got compounded significantly by a long flight where my knee was locked into the same position for hours. Turned out to be a torn meniscus which ultimately did not require surgery, but did take some moths to recover from.

My advice is to first see what's going o with your knee which, no real way around it, you need an MRI.

I did not follow any of the conventional protocols beyond giving the knee about 2 months of solid rest. Once the inflammation got manageable and I had the mobility, I started squatting 3x a week starting with with an empty barbell and took 10 lbs jumps up to the mid 200s and the dropped to 5# jumps. Some of these sessions were verty uncomfortable, a little off camber, a few were ugly, but running that stres- recovery-adapation cycle got me back in the game within 2 months.

I also took quite a few supplements: Boswellia, Turmeric, Fish oil, boron, magnesium glycinate, glucosamine ad a few others.

Surgeons aren't doing much for torn meniscus these days unless you have a piece that is prone to interfering with your knee and causing it top lock up. That being said, the meniscus gets very little blood flow and is largely reliant on synovial fluid to heal it which takes time -no way around it. Part of the idea behind the supplements is improve the quality of the synovial fluid.

The good news is that it is January and assuming that you don't need ACL surgery or similar, you should have plenty of time to get your kee in order for the Fall, but you need to start with a Dr's appointment.

 

[sierracharlie338]

I was in the same boat as the guy above me except mine was torn and interfering with my knee function (locking in place or “popping” during range of motion). Constantly had fluid in it and sometimes swollen. Got it scoped and in 4-6 months I was back to running for exercise. Ended up having problems later on that weren’t from the surgery but had to quit running for exercise due to it.

 

[Deli]

I was in the same boat. I recommend knees over toes, bulletproof knees, and slowly transitioning (took a few years) to "barefoot" shoes. Never paid for any subscriptions as most of it could be found online or on YouTube. These pretty much fixed my back, hip, knee, and plantar fasciitis pain. It's something you need to work on almost everyday though.

 

[csrichardson97]

another +1 for knees over toes guy

 

[Autiger95]

+1 for Knees over toes guy

 

[Ross]

Have it checked out. You’re too young to have issues and need to determine if there is some structural issue and or tear. Then you can make an educated decision. You get one set of wheels, don’t mess with them

 

[jigkingg]

I had what seemed like a minor knee injury -a little tight, slightly swollen, that got compounded significantly by a long flight where my knee was locked into the same position for hours. Turned out to be a torn meniscus which ultimately did not require surgery, but did take some moths to recover from.

My advice is to first see what's going o with your knee which, no real way around it, you need an MRI.

I did not follow any of the conventional protocols beyond giving the knee about 2 months of solid rest. Once the inflammation got manageable and I had the mobility, I started squatting 3x a week starting with with an empty barbell and took 10 lbs jumps up to the mid 200s and the dropped to 5# jumps. Some of these sessions were verty uncomfortable, a little off camber, a few were ugly, but running that stres- recovery-adapation cycle got me back in the game within 2 months.

I also took quite a few supplements: Boswellia, Turmeric, Fish oil, boron, magnesium glycinate, glucosamine ad a few others.

Surgeons aren't doing much for torn meniscus these days unless you have a piece that is prone to interfering with your knee and causing it top lock up. That being said, the meniscus gets very little blood flow and is largely reliant on synovial fluid to heal it which takes time -no way around it. Part of the idea behind the supplements is improve the quality of the synovial fluid.

The good news is that it is January and assuming that you don't need ACL surgery or similar, you should have plenty of time to get your kee in order for the Fall, but you need to start with a Dr's appointment.

Really solid advice I appreciate that, will definitely get it looked at soon and do some more training focusing on my knees. Got too much hunting ahead of me to let em go out now lol

 

[jigkingg]

Have it checked out. You’re too young to have issues and need to determine if there is some structural issue and or tear. Then you can make an educated decision. You get one set of wheels, don’t mess with them

Appreciate the advice i’ll definitely get it checked out Ive just been trying to put it off, cant no more

 

[Travis Bertrand]

Knee pain sucks… I’ve always had it now this is my current view and it will be a 12 month recovery.

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[jigkingg]

Knee pain sucks… I’ve always had it now this is my current view and it will be a 12 month recovery.

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dang im sorry to see that man hoping you can get back in the mountains asap, ill definitely get it looked at to be safe.

 

[mtnbound]

Im 23 6’1 170lbs and in pretty good shape, messed up my knee bad in high school but kept playing football and hunting through it never got it checked as it was a minor ache on my right knee under the right side of the kneecap. After this last WY muley hunt hard hiking for 4 days didnt feel any pain the entire trip until the second I got up from my seat on the plane. Pain was pretty bad for 2 or 3 days I got a good brace which made it a little better. Im planning a elk hunt with my dad for this year if he draws his bull tag and i’ll have a cow tag and want to find some workouts that can help strengthen up my knee for a couple heavy pack outs. Dont want to risk my knee acting up after 5-6 days of hunting then having to pack out 2 elk. Could be stupid but I dont know if it had anything to do with the plane making it worse usually I drive but this year it was not an option.

I would emphasize strengthening your hamstrings; that will really help stabilize your knee. I also find doing banded adductors very beneficial.

 

[Hall]

Knees over toes for sure!

 

[Travis Bertrand]

dang im sorry to see that man hoping you can get back in the mountains asap, ill definitely get it looked at to be safe.

looking like ill be sitting this season out as of now.... 12 month recovery!

 

[WyoWild]

I agree with doing some structured rehab. If pain feels like it is under the patella you may have patellofemoral pain. This often stems from hip weakness, especially hip abductor weakness. Rehab focused on hip abductor strengthening and eccentric quad work is your friend.

If you don't see improvement doing self guided rehab or if you get swelling in your knee then consider getting an MRI. Given your history of prior trauma you could have underlying damage to the meniscus and/or articular cartilage. If this is the case you want to know about out it so you can avoid causing additional damage.