Anyone knows how to cure a minor Ligament tear that i had from playing basketball ? Its been around 5 months. Occasionally the injury will come again in 1-2 months and it happened thrice already. I was wondering how can i cure it cos i dont really dare to jump while playing badminton now. So far while playing badminton i didnt suffer any injuries, its always when i'm playing basketball. I went to a hospital for x-rays before and everything was normal. The doctor said that it MAY be a minor ligament tear but i didnt complete the physio and such. Hoping it isnt. I'd appreciate it if anyone knows how to cure it ><. It's rather important for me to cure cos i'm more of an active type which loves to walk here and run there. Thanks in advance. aLifeBondd -
A few words of advice from someone with bad knee ligament injuries... 1. Do your physio and exercises. 2. If it still bothers you after so long, it may not be a simple ligament tear... it may involve the meniscus also. MRI, or even better yet, arthroscopy is the only way to diagnose it. 3. Try wearing a neoprene type knee tensor to support your joint when you play. 4. Stop playing basketball!?
I don't think there's really a cure. It's sad, but when you injure your knee it will NOT be the same ever again. All you can do is find ways to support your knee; build your leg muscles and wear knee sleeves. I would take precaution and find out what your doctor recommends.
Yea.. I know that such cases will recover by itself over a period of time but i didn't expect it to take such a long time. @Joseph : Will wearing knee sleeves help to reduce pains/injuries? The doctor told me to buy a guard or something before it costs about SGD$150+, it was too ex that my father and I thought that it wasn't neccessary to spend that money. O: @Visor : I've stopped playing basketball for about 1months already, kind of improving i guess. Didn't suffer anymore injuries. I've been extremely careful on the way i walk and play badminton too. aLifeBondd -