How long to recover from knee injury?
921218
Flippin ages!  I was knocked down by a car 4 weeks ago and although nothing was broken, I cannot kneel, or fully bend my leg yet.  It is a complicated joint the knee with lots of room for swelling and pockets of fluid.  Keep off it as much as poss and let mother nature do what she does best...in her own time.
853105
Hi!  I fell off of a loading dock, at work a few years ago.  I landed on my knee and broke the patella and did some other damage.  I was in a full-length plaster cast for 9 long months.  After that I had to have intesive rehab therapy.  \n\nI was given an amount of $US 16,600.  This was a one time payoff.\nHope this answers your question.  If you wish, email me and I'll get into some more detail.  Good Luck.
491945
Hate to tell you this, but normal recovery takes 6 months to one year.  Sorry!  Hope you feel better.
1148912
Aside from meds, you'll have to deal with the pain. I would advise though to make sure you do your prescribed physical rehab and then some more on your own if you want to regain full range and use of that knee. If you baby it to long and give up on your rehab due to pain, the knee will never be a 100%.
1097874
i know a man that had the same surgery and it helped him somewhat. nothing to be really alarmed about. though it really hurts. sometimes surgery is the only hope. they will remove the kneecap and fix or repair all of the ligaments and tendons then replace the kneecap and put you in a cast for 2 weeks then put you in a leg brace for 3 more weeks then finally a cheap brace for another2 weeks then finally no brace at all,
637863
Knee injury in sports takes a while to heal. Your friend may be out for the rest of the season. What's important now is for her to get well and resume her game. Patience is required, so is absolute adherence to instructions from who ever is treating her. I wish her well.
537638
a lot of joint injuries, ankles and knees especially (due to the impact and weight they bear all the time) can become aggravated WELL after the injury.  Time and what you're doing will set it right.
661122
Sounds to me like you jarred the knee.\nIt can happen from an impact like jumping in BB. If you are lucky its only a jarred knee which will take a few days to sort itself out. It could be ligament damage but thats unlikely as you would be in severe pain constantly and would know straight away. Try getting a crep (sorry i dont know the spelling, but basically its a tight elastic material) bandage and leave it on it for support when your are moving around.\nOther then that, ice it for a while to make sre there is no internal bleeding, then apply a heat pack to it every half an hour for 10 mins and see if that sorts it out.\nYou should go to see a sports doctor or a physio either way, an ordinary GP will just refer you to a specialist if he does not solve it.
319386
Well you should get clearance from a doctor before you start playing again.  Depending on how bad the sprain is it could be 4-12 weeks before it's 100% recovered, you may be able to play earlier with a brace and some painkillers.  Again check with a doctor (a sports specialist if you can).
883989
You may have stretched your cruciate ligament. Keep the weight off it for a few days, periodically cool it with frozen peas to keep any swelling down, and if it doesn't get better in 3 or 4 days, go and get medical advice. Knees are stupid things - once you damage them properly they never, ever completely recover.
365577
It takes 10 to 12 days to completely heal.  It will never be the same again.  The sprained part will always be more vulnerable to being injured, sprained again.  You have to always be conscious of this and warm up and stretch.  You won't listen to me because I bet you're still a teenager and warming up and stretching is too dorky for you still.  When you're older and after a few more sprains you'll know what I'm talking about.
87806
Definetely more than 6 weeks.\n\nRemember injuries of upperlimbs will heal in 3-4 weeks.\nLowerlimb injuries heal in 6-12 weeks.\n\nReach me for more info.
820106
If you think you strained your ACL then you need to see your physician immediately and will likely be referred to an orthopedist for specific testing for the integrity of the ligament.  Then you will likely be referred to physical therapy so that you knee can be adequately strengthened and stabilized to compensate for the strain as it heals.  And no, you will not be healed by next week if you truly sprained your ACL and, in fact, will be exposing yourself to further potential injury by playing next week.
460036
RICE Treatment.\nRest:\nThe first 24-48 hours after the injury is considered a critical treatment period and activities need to be curtailed. Gradually use the injured extremity as much as tolerated, by try to avoid any activities that cause pain. Often using a splint or slings is necessary to adequately rest the injured body part. \nIce:\nFor the first 48 hours post-injury, ice the sprain or strain 20 minutes at a time every 3-4 hours. The ice pack can be a bag of frozen vegetables (peas or corn), allowing you to be able to re-use the bag and it mould to your body.Alternatively, wrap ice in a clothing, place it on the affected area.\nCaution: Do NOT ice a sprain for more than 20 minutes at a time! You will not be helping heal the injury any faster, and you can cause damage to the tissues!\nCompression:\nUse compression when elevating sprain in early treatment. Using a crepe bandage, wrap the area overlapping the elastic wrap by one-half of the width of the wrap. The wrap should be snug, but not cutting off circulation to the extremity.If your fingers or toes become cold, blue, or tingle, re-wrap.It means it too tight.\nElevate:\nKeep your sprain higher than your heart if possible. Elevate at night by placing pillows under your shoulder. \n\nThis method works by constricting the flow of blood to the affected area. As blood circulation can take away the thing that repair the sprain.\nGet Well Soon :)
31488
I had a torn ACL many years ago. My doctor said that surgery was not necessary unless I was going to participate in some vigorous ativity. He made a mold of my leg so as to fashion a brace. If I recall correctly, it took about six weeks to two months before I began to feel normal. If I was engaged in high impact or twisting type motion, I would be sure to wear a brace. Rehab also helped. Now, many years later - no ill effects. In addition, I had also torn the medial collateral ligament as well. I'm going from memory so I hope that all the information is correct. Good luck with your recovery.
5550
I dislocated my knee about 3 months ago.  I was supposed to keep my knee stabilized- completely immobile for a long time, but I didn't know that. I did this 10 yrs ago to my other knee. It seems like this one is healing slower. I still have pain when I walk, and sometimes it still feels like my knee is going backwards when I walk.  I'll get shooting pains up and down the outside of my knee just out of the blue.  I just recently feel like my walk is almost back to normal.  I went to the doctor for a recheck about 3 weeks ago, and asked her the same question you just did.  She told me everyone is different, and the knees always take a very, very long time to heal. I now am taking glucosimine for my joints.  Its just something you can pick up at a vitamin store.  It actually feels as if it may be working, or maybe its just coincidence.
387654
Patients usually use a walker for a period of one to two weeks, going to crutches and then a cane. People are off all walking aids anywhere from three weeks to two months. \n\nSuccess rates in knee replacements are approximately 90% with 10% not doing as well. This can be due to either stiffness or ache or swelling in and about the knee. The most significant complications, aside from general medical complications (heart and lung) involve infection of the prosthesis. If this occurs, in some cases the prosthesis can be saved and the patient taken back to the operating room, the knee irrigated with antibiotic irrigation and then be on antibiotics. In some cases if this does not respond, then the entire prosthesis must be taken out and antibodies given for six weeks and then another attempt at re-implantation of the of the prosthesis must occur. In an extremely small percentage of cases, conceivably if the infection could not be controlled, then one is left a knee fusion in which the femur and tibia are fused in one bone. \n\nActivities after knee replacement that should produce no difficulty are simple walking, bicycling, golfing, swimming. The prosthesis is not designed form impact loading sports such as skiing, basketball, racquetball. People have been know to play doubles tennis with bilateral knee replacements. \nyou definatly need to contact your DR,if the pain and swelling has continued for 4 months after the surgery.\nRN Dallas texas