Yay I fell and put all my weight on my hand and pulled one finger way back
seeing a doc this morning... And I have a comp this weekend end

OH man you're really having a rough trot aren't you!

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AW1
mum to Miss Lil (6yrs old)
mum to be to #2 due in March 08

Well, as a skater for over 15 years, I've had my share of knee problems and figured I would share with you guys in case any of this would apply..

The first was a problem with the platella's movement, it seemed that my knee cap wasn't moving out of the way when the joint was moving, which caused discomfort. To help with this I have a list of stretches to do daily (morning and night) and before exercising (muscle tightness can prevent fluid movement of the knee cap, or so I've been told).

Next, I started having feet problems in my new skates which then caused pain in my knees and lower back, which thankfully was easily corrected with ortodics.

Then, last year (August of 05), I broke my platella (knee cap) and ended up causing quite a bit of ligament damage (after having to wear a cast, wear a splint, walk on crutches, and slowly get back into normal activities like walking). I've also started having arthritis in this knee and still have difficulty with certain activities (stairs have become a royal pain in my rear end!). Also, when I'm on the ice for a long period of time (over 45 minutes) I start to feel the stiffness and weakness come back. I have to say that the old gangster movies had it right when they broke peoples kneecaps, it's not quite life threatening but it is really painfull.

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Megan
Ice Angels Synchronized Skating member
Jump! the skate and dance store employee

"I won't quit skating until I am physically unable." Tony Hawk (not quite the same sport but it's the right sentiment. )