pennybeagle
04-02-2005, 08:51 PM
Hi folks...
About two and a half weeks ago, I took a fairly nasty fall (of course, on the axel in my program :roll: ) and injured my knee (the one I land on). Minor contusion to the LCL was the first diagnosis, and after two weeks of skating without jumping and doing some exercises for it, the LCL seems to be doing OK. It's pretty stable now, not too much pain, and I was given the green light to jump with it braced.
When I started jumping again, I noticed an intense pain in my knee when I did two jumps: axel and double salchow. The pain hit exactly at the moment of "converting" the jump. I am no longer doing any more double sals, but the axel is something I DO want back before nats. There is also some discomfort in doing scratch spins, and I cannot do a forward layback with my leg bent behind me at all.
So I went back to the doctor and he re-examined my knee, and figures that since the pain is in the back outside part of my knee, it's popliteus tendinitis. Now I'm on another anti-inflammatory medication (Mobic), and I was told to basically "take it easy if it hurts," stretch the hamstring out, and to come back in another week if the pain doesn't go away. I said okay, and left the office, but I forgot one small detail:
I'm supposed to be at nationals in another week!!!
So... I most likely will not be able to get another appointment in until Tuesday or Wednesday this coming week. In the meantime, have any of you had this condition? What can you do for it to help it along? I've been trying to find information online, and I've seen everything from taking basic NSAIDs to injecting cortisone or lidocaine right into the knee. 8O
If anyone knows of good exercises or ANY additional information, please let me know...namely, how long does it take for the pain to go away?
About two and a half weeks ago, I took a fairly nasty fall (of course, on the axel in my program :roll: ) and injured my knee (the one I land on). Minor contusion to the LCL was the first diagnosis, and after two weeks of skating without jumping and doing some exercises for it, the LCL seems to be doing OK. It's pretty stable now, not too much pain, and I was given the green light to jump with it braced.
When I started jumping again, I noticed an intense pain in my knee when I did two jumps: axel and double salchow. The pain hit exactly at the moment of "converting" the jump. I am no longer doing any more double sals, but the axel is something I DO want back before nats. There is also some discomfort in doing scratch spins, and I cannot do a forward layback with my leg bent behind me at all.
So I went back to the doctor and he re-examined my knee, and figures that since the pain is in the back outside part of my knee, it's popliteus tendinitis. Now I'm on another anti-inflammatory medication (Mobic), and I was told to basically "take it easy if it hurts," stretch the hamstring out, and to come back in another week if the pain doesn't go away. I said okay, and left the office, but I forgot one small detail:
I'm supposed to be at nationals in another week!!!
So... I most likely will not be able to get another appointment in until Tuesday or Wednesday this coming week. In the meantime, have any of you had this condition? What can you do for it to help it along? I've been trying to find information online, and I've seen everything from taking basic NSAIDs to injecting cortisone or lidocaine right into the knee. 8O
If anyone knows of good exercises or ANY additional information, please let me know...namely, how long does it take for the pain to go away?