Knee Ligament Reconstruction Health Feed

Rest your dislocated joint. Don't repeat the action that caused your injury, and try to avoid painful movements.
Apply ice and heat. Putting ice on your injured joint helps reduce inflammation and pain. Use a cold pack for 15 to 20 minutes at a time. For the first day or two, try to do this every couple of hours during the day. After two or three days, when the pain and inflammation have improved, hot packs or a heating pad may help relax tightened and sore muscles. Limit heat applications t...more

Knee ligament laxity if you have problem in your legs then it might be due to ligament laxity where your legs would become very weak due to the old ligament injury and that should be treated immediately. Wear knee cap so that you will feel firm while walking or climbing stairs.
This is a general strain and for this you can follow these measures: one keep a pillow right under the knee while sleeping, next is you can keep ice in the painful area for about 5--10 minutes, if pain still persists ...more

Respected lybrate user..... Maybe your knee brace is important to wear while sleeping.....!!!? But it( knee brace) is not too tightly tied....! Soft , smooth and washed,neat,dried cloth is placed...under your knee brace. But it's just few months".... ! If no pain... Knee functions are normal.....then you lying on your bed normally....! If you want anything about this please consult orthopaedic doctor or Physio therapist.

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Its normal nothing to worry about it. After suture removal you will have set of exercises to continue for 6-8 weeks. Knee swelling, stiffness and pain is normal at this stage. Please wear brace while walking which is essential. Mobilize urself little bit. Don't give any complete rest which will affect your muscle power of thigh muscles. If you need any help on exercises contact us. We will help u.

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description tells me that you might have sub-clinical infection. As you are off antibiotics now, we need to see how your feels after 2-3 wks. Repeat your crp and esr levels. 20 days post surgery there should not be any other cause of fever even though its mild. Swelling will take long time to around 6 months or so. Your doctor may advice culture from knee fluid once your are off antibiotics for about 2 wks. Was the second mri with contrast?
You have more pain in bone...more

Hi lybrate-user,
firstly, physiotherapy treatment is not just restricted with muscle strengthening, it also corrects the biomechanical changes occurred due to the meniscal tare.
Secondly, its takes eight weeks to develop muscular strength but once the muscle memory is developed, it will take 5-6 months for it be forgotten. Hence, maintenance exercises done ocassionally, can help you to keep up with the strength levels.

Rest prevents further injury and avoids stress on already inflamed tissue.
Put the ankle joint at rest by wearing a brace or splint.
Ice is probably the best treatment.
Ice will counteract the increased blood flow to the injured area.
It will reduce the swelling, redness, and warmth.
Applied soon after the injury, ice will prevent much of the inflammation from happening.
Compression can help keep down swelling. Compression wraps, such as ace bandages, do not provide much ...more

Post surgery, the child needs to take healthy and nutritious foods which are freshly prepared. Include fresh vegetables and fruits in her diet. Follow the protocols adviced post surgery.

Dear lybrate-user can you tell me about your present complaints? About pain score, offending movements.
One thing is very clear full thickness tear will not heal gradually. If your work profile is sitting job then you can manage conservative but shoulder will work in inner range only and you have to take great care about wt bearing positions.

5 do’s & don’ts to reduce your knee pain.
1.Don’t take too much rest- not only your body muscles may become weaker even your joint’s pain may become worse. Take consultation from your physiotherapist to guide you with knee pain exercises which are safe for your knees & keep doing it.
2.Do exercise– exercises help in strengthening the muscles, increase flexibility & also support your knee. You can also do swimming, walking, elliptical machines & bicycles, etc.
3.Don’t avoid your weigh...more