Is it safe to run a lot after surgery for a torn meniscus?!
Question:
Is it safe to run a lot after surgery for a torn meniscus?
about a year ago i had surgery for a torn meniscus where they just took out some loose cartilage. i've done physical therapy and everything, and i can run/ exercise okay. but after i jump a lot (in volleyball) it hurts a little/feels sore afterward, and i just want to know, can i be damaging it if i run regularly? i really want to run but what is the likelyhood of having a problem again?
Answers:
I'd ask your doctor what he thinks but doing anything that causes you more pain is probably not helping. Running is hard on the joints in general, the safest excercise for people with knee problems is cycling, might want to give that a try and give your knee a break.