My knee keeps locking?!
Question: My knee keeps locking!?
now when im walking it feels like its going to lock!.Im 21 years old and not overweight!.whats wrong with my knee!.it hurts and seems to be swollen nowWww@Answer-Health@Com
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sounds that you most likely damaged your meniscus!. Go to the doc and have him test your meniscus and also ask for an mri to make sure!. If it is your meniscus you can't do anything to make it better!. Only thing to fix it is surgery since it is cartilage!. All you can do is prevent symptoms and help the pain and discomfort!. If you knee is locking then you have wat is called a bucket handle tear!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I just saw the Doctor for that a few months ago!.!.He prescribed me to take 2 Aleve every twelve hours to control the swelling and keep it from coming back!.!.He also gave me an exercise to do to strengthen the muscles!.!.you need to sit on the edge of a chair sit up straight and hold your leg out off the ground by about a foot and turn your foot as far to the outside as you can and hold it for as long as 3 minutes!.!.He said if you can't do that then your muscle is weak and it causes your knee to turn too much therefore creating that pop!.!.I could only hold mine for 15 seconds!.!.It should be painful when you hold it and turn it to the outside!.!.If you can't hold yours for 3 minutes then do as long as you can and increase it 5 seconds per day !.!.You need to do this exercise at least 5 times a day!.!.I am up to 3 minutes now and no more popping!.!.Good Luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com