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I am a basketball player, and I train several hours every day. I pay special attention to strengthening my legs and knees, but last year I injured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in my knee. Why didn't the muscles around my knee protect this ligament?7 years 31 weeks ago381
I am a college student having knee surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Will I have to quit school during the recovery time?7 years 31 weeks ago406
I am a competitive long-distance runner, and I've been bothered by shin splints. I have tried ice, heat, stretching, strengthening, and taping. Is there anything else that could help?7 years 31 weeks ago342
I am a competitive soccer player with a large and deep cartilage tear. I've had one surgery already that failed. I'm going to try the cartilage transplantation next. What are my chances for getting back into the game?3 years 49 weeks ago336
I am a dancer who's having ACL surgery. The doctor says I have to wear a brace for a few weeks afterward. Is it normal to have to wear a brace, and will it affect my future performance?7 years 48 weeks ago504
I am a figure-skating instructor in a moderately large town. Although I no longer train or compete, I am out on skates hours every day teaching and training youngsters. Over the years, I've developed a chronically dislocating knee cap. I never know when my leg will go out from under me, so I've been scheduled to have surgery. How long is the rehab and recovery time? I'd like to get back out on the ice as soon as possible.2 years 1 week ago309
I am a high school athlete doing a science project on ACL injuries in girls and women. So far I've found that females are at greater risk for ACL injury than males. Are they also more likely to reinjure themselves later?4 years 44 weeks ago382
I am a high school athlete in track and field events. My best event is the 400 meter. Last year I pulled my left hamstring. It's really affected my time. What can I do to get back to full speed?1 year 12 weeks ago163
I am a high school soccer player. The athletic trainer for our team insists that we strengthen our hamstring muscles to prevent knee injuries. I think the trainer's going overboard. What's there to worry about?7 years 36 weeks ago349
I am a kicker for a college football team. I'm only in my second year, so I hope to have a few more good years on the field. However, I've started to develop what the team physician calls hamstring syndrome. I'm seeing a physical therapist, but the doc said I may need surgery. What kind of surgery would they do for this problem? And how successful is it?46 weeks 2 days ago167
I am a professional ballet dancer with a large dance company on the West Coast. Last year I had an ACL repair using the hamstring tendon as a graft. I did my full rehab and seem to have my strength back. I have the most trouble when I try to go into a full plié (bending my knees fully while standing at the barre). How can I get this back?4 years 51 weeks ago408
I am a professional ballet dancer with dislocating kneecaps. I never know when one or both of my kneecaps will pop off to the side. Although I can push them back in place, my knees are painful for at least two days afterward, and I can't dance. I read a magazine article that suggested "conservative treatment" for this problem. What is conservative treatment, and could it help me?7 years 36 weeks ago480
I am a professional football player with bipartite patella. The pain and discomfort are keeping me on the bench. What’s the best treatment for this?4 years 33 weeks ago498
I am a runner with chronic patellofemoral pain syndrome. I try not to let this limit my training, but sometimes it's very hard. I've used shoe orthotics, a neoprene sleeve for the knee, and a Cho-pat strap with no change in my symptoms. Would some kind of taping for the knee help me?1 year 8 weeks ago238
I am a senior in high school competing for a place on a Lacrosse team. I'm hoping to do well enough to get some scholarship help. The problem is I tore my ACL early in the season. How long can I delay surgery? If I do put the repair off, is it more likely that I'll reinjure myself?1 year 42 weeks ago232
I am a senior involved in the Senior Olympics. I was always a runner in my younger years. So, I'm going to train for a half-marathon and I'm looking into ways to prevent running injuries for myself. I read in a runners magazine that I'm most likely to injure myself during the stance phase. I don't remember any such term from my previous years of running. Could you please explain this to me?28 weeks 2 days ago101
I am a traveling sales rep and just had surgery to repair a torn ACL. There's no way I can get to rehab three times a week. Can I just do my own program at home and on the road?4 years 4 weeks ago333
I am a very active, athletic 54-year old. I've been trying to strengthen my knees because I'm starting to get painful knee arthritis. So far, my efforts haven't done anything to improve things. Why not?48 weeks 2 days ago205
I am a volleyball player on my high school team. I fell on my knee during a game and ended up in the emergency department for severe pain. The X-rays and MRI showed that my kneecap isn’t one piece of hard bone. Instead, it’s two pieces of cartilage. Will this keep me from playing volleyball again?4 years 33 weeks ago311
I am an athlete in training with hopes for a college scholarship in volleyball and cross country. I just tore the ACL in my right knee. I've been advised to have surgery to repair it but it could mean losing my chances to compete in the fall. If I rehab the knee can I get back to training sooner than if I have the surgery?4 years 18 weeks ago385
I am an athletic trainer with a college-level basketball team. I read an article suggesting that athletes can avoid anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears by making softer landings with more hip and knee flexion. How can this be done when the player is trying to make a rebound or jumping quickly and repeatedly while trying to tip the ball into the basket?4 years 14 weeks ago285
I am facing knee surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). What is the recovery time for being able to move around after this type of surgery?7 years 37 weeks ago437
I am facing knee surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). When I went to see a knee specialist, I felt rushed. I was told I needed surgery right away. My family doctor thinks I should have some physical therapy before surgery, but the specialist is adamant that I have surgery right away. Is it usually helpful to have some PT before having surgery?7 years 37 weeks ago393
I am going to have a total knee replacement in two weeks. The doctor explained the operation to me. There will be an antibiotic mixed in with the cement that's used to hold the new part in place. Is this experimental?4 years 24 weeks ago338
I am going to have my six-month check-up after an ACL repair. The therapist already told me I'll be doing a single-legged hop test. This means I'll hop as far forward as possible on my operated leg. This makes me very nervous. How do I know it won't snap underneath me?4 years 31 weeks ago356
I am going to have to have two ligaments in my knee repaired at the same time. The first is the medial collateral ligament. The second is the anterior cruciate ligament. The surgeon is going to use some of my hamstring to repair the medial collateral ligament. What do they use for the anterior cruciate ligament?4 years 4 weeks ago352
I am having a cartilage transfer operation for my knee. A piece of cartilage has pulled clear away from the bone leaving a hole that won't heal. The surgeon is going to take some of the good cartilage out of the joint, use it to grow more normal cartilage, and put it back in the hole to help it heal. What's the rehab like for something like this?1 year 14 weeks ago245
I am having ACL surgery, and I want to make sure I get my ability to balance back. Any suggestions?7 years 48 weeks ago392
I am in the ballet corps of a large dance company. I've heard the other girls say that taking birth control pills can protect women from injuries and we should all get on them. Is there any truth to this?1 year 8 weeks ago218
I am involved in high school soccer and participate in track and field in the sprinting events. I started developing chronic buttock pain from a hamstring problem. I've tried everything I know to rehab the thing. Is it too drastic to ask them to just cut the tendon and be done with it? Would I still be able to run?31 weeks 1 day ago128
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