Sports Injuries Support Group
Sports injuries are injuries that are caused by participation in a sporting activity. In many cases, these types of injuries are due to overuse of a part of the body when participating in a certain activity such as runner's knee or tennis elbow.
Looking for some hope from others who have had success in treating either of these. What has worked for you?
I got a copy of my dr's notes and this is my diagnosis + low grade effusion.
It's been 5 months since I had an acute onset and it still hurts. I am feeling really worried about this and my quads are resltess from lack of use. I've started yoga two months ago, am doing in-line skating, take glucosamine/chondroitin (all of which don't seem to cause pain and likely help and the gluc/chon really helped when I was taking it regularly); I've avoided the dreadfully boring exercises my dr. gave me, biking still causes flare-ups.
I'll take whatever advice and support people have. Thanks!
I got a copy of my dr's notes and this is my diagnosis + low grade effusion.
It's been 5 months since I had an acute onset and it still hurts. I am feeling really worried about this and my quads are resltess from lack of use. I've started yoga two months ago, am doing in-line skating, take glucosamine/chondroitin (all of which don't seem to cause pain and likely help and the gluc/chon really helped when I was taking it regularly); I've avoided the dreadfully boring exercises my dr. gave me, biking still causes flare-ups.
I'll take whatever advice and support people have. Thanks!
If you can find a registered massage therapist who specializes in sport injury rehab, it's certainly worth a try !
--Quad strength (particularly VMO)
--Hip mechanics
--Flexibility of the hamstrings, quads, and IT band
All of these contribute to the misalignment of the patella (which causes chondromalicia). If you can get it tracking properly and reduce the inflammation (through ice, stim, and anti-inflammatories), you should be able to reduce the pain substantially.