Injury

[Sue1421]

Hi everybody

I have been diagnosed with an MCL tear in my knee just wondering if anyone else has suffered this and how long it took to heal. I am continuing to lightly jog on a treadmill and use a cross trainer (as advised by my GP) but want to get back out on the roads. Is there anything I can do to help the healing process. I am wearing heavy duty strapping during the day.

[Coddfish Graduate10]

Hi Sue, I had what I think was a grade 2 last November. It was exacerbated by happening the day before I was due to fly to Cuba for a holiday, so it didn’t get properly rehabbed at the time. I was able to go back to parkrun (run / walking rather badly) after 4 weeks. I have to say it took about 6 months before it had full range of movement back (e.g. able to bring heel up to bottom) and even now I am running a minute per kilometre slower than my previous pace. Some of that may just be mental now, I am trying to work on it! Worth mentioning I am early 60s so expect recovery times to be a bit slow.

[Sue1421 in reply to Coddfish]

Hi Coddfish. Thanks for replying. I have had the injury for roughly 4 weeks before it was diagnosed and every time I felt it was better I went running again so probably made it worse. I am 54 so not expecting anything immediate but dr thought about 6 months too. Good to know it will eventually ease and I am able to still do a little bit of exercise. Thanks again. Glad your ok now you have given me hope.

[Sue1421 in reply to Coddfish]

Sorry forgot to ask, when did you know you could start running/ walking again?