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How can you make a knee stop hurting?

Any way to make my knee stop hurting?

  • I'm 15 and I think I hurt my knee yesterday. I had two marching band competitions in the same day I was there for about 9 hours and both fields were semi-muddy. I think the cause was when I slipped and almost fell because there was a soft mushy spot in the field. I didn't notice it hurt until I tried to shuffle. (It's a dance. It includes the running man, t-step, kicks, spins, and glides.) I was only doing the shuffle and running man and my right knee hurt right away. You know how your knee cap can slide a little? Well, when I stand up and felt around it, I was pushing it different ways to see which way hurt. It hurts when I push it upwards. It also hurts when I twist it slightly. It doesn't hurt massively or anything though... Don't know if that can tell you anything... but I would really like to dance without the pain. What can I do?

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    A good knee brace can be your best friend. It will keep the knee cap in place so that it can try to heal itself. Ibuprofen will take down any inflammation you have and also some pain. Don't strain it too much. I know people who marched a season on a bad knee last year and now they're more messed up than ever. If it heals quickly, great, but if doesn't, physical therapy can help. Just wait and see how it goes. If it really hurts, sit out.

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Get yourself an appt with a orthopedic surgeon that works with knees sooner rather than later. until you can get in to see the doc give the knee as must rest as you can (no dancing) and ice it for no more than 20 minutes every hour. also you might find that wrapping it with an ace bandage will give it some support and help.

get it checked by an ortho doc...could have "played with" the ligaments in your knee; until then, use a cold pack (flexible for 15-20 minutes over the open area of your knee), take some antiinflammatories like motrin, bend & straighten the knee in pain-free ranges, & have your mom call the doc for an appt...good luck!!

Your kneecap has a tendon attached to it that shortens up when it senses trauma which it did when you slipped. When that happens you have to release the tendon for it to work right again. Right now the kneecap is being pulled into your knee rather than gliding over it because of it being in the shortened state. Here is how to release that muscle: Kneecap: (Use a chair that has no cross members on it.) While sitting start with your leg out in front of you extended out to a comfortable length. Wrap your hands around it so you have a good two inches working area. Place your thumbs about two inches behind your knee and press into the top middle of your leg hard and hold. Relax. After 30 seconds, slowly slide that leg back until it is pulled up under the chair as far as you can make it go. Then release the pressure but hold your leg there for one minute longer. Be sure to press hard while bending your knee or else it won't be able to make it longer for you.

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