possible torn meniscus...ideas on low impact exercises?
harktosh
Posts: 25 Member
I injured my knee the other day and the doctors are pretty sure it's a torn meniscus. I have an MRI scheduled for next week to be sure, but until then, I definitely don't want to stop working out. Does anyone have any recommendations on lower impact exercises that I could be doing? I'm encorporating a lot more weight lifting but I'm sure there are other things I could be doing.
thanks!!
thanks!!
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My advice is to chill on that knee until you have things figured out. Do upper body workouts for now. Youtube has a boat load of workouts.0
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I've never torn my meniscus but I've torn my ACL. Swimming is a great low-impact exercise but that was not an option for me personally. After 3 days of staying off the leg as much as possible and icing the knee, I started cycling on a low gear. I feel that was instrumental in retaining my range of motion while still avoiding side-to-side motions that could aggravate the injury. Ask your doctor for recommendations or, if necessary, a physical therapist. It's really important to keep you joint from stiffening up and to keep the leg muscles strong to you don't repeat the injury.0
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The upper body portions of kickboxing workouts always get my heart rate to skyrocket. You can do them seated, or if your knee can tolerate it you can settle into a squat while doing the upper body movements.0
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Rest until you know what's going on. I know it sucks, but it's better to rest an extra week now than mess things up worse and have a longer recovery period later.0
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