Patellar tendon injury?? please help!!?!
Question: Patellar tendon injury!?!? please help!!!?
i am 17 and last monday, the 24th, i was playing football!. i had fell and hurt my knee!. my mom talked to the doctor and i went to the athletic trainer here at school and they both said that i had sprained my knee but no ligament damage!. now it is a week past and the pain is worsening!. particularry in my patellar tendon!. where it really hurts on that is where it had brused!. the brusing is just going away!. i can just be sitting and the shart pain comes!. i sometimes feel like my knee is locked but slightly but can still move it!. also, my knee cracks and pops alot!. sometimes it feels like something is ripping more!. pain just keeps getting worse!. any information if i can have a partially teared tendon!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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It is possible that the tendon was partially torn but what is more likely is that you bruised the backside of the patella or kneecap!. That can take weeks to stop hurting!. There is also a mechanism called reflex inhibition that takes place when the knee sometimes injured!. This makes the knee hard to straighten out and to constantly feel uncomfortable!. But if I had to pick one problem out it would be the bruising of the patella!. That would account for the pain and why it hurts when sitting!. The noises are most likely gas being expelled from the joint!. Use ice on the knee for fifteen to twenty minutes per hour until there is no more pain!. Start to strengthen the knee by doing this exercise!. Take a large towel and roll it up so that it fits under the injured knee!. From a long sitting position place the towel roll under the knee and have the muscles of the leg push down into the towel!. Hold that push for a few seconds and relax!. Do that about ten times!. You can do this as much as you like and it will help you overcome the problem!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It sounds like the patella tendon may have ruptured or partially ruptured!. You should consult an orthopedic surgeon who can do a more detailed exam!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Get an MRI to check your miniscius, the tiny "worm" like cushions that support your knee cap, that will cause the popping and cracking!. Www@Answer-Health@Com