After about á month of puré rést, it didnt gét any better, ánd my knee continuéd to swell ánd get red hót every day.This post explains the onset and recovery of my injury in detail.
![]() If youre góing through anything whát I went thróugh, its important tó know you cán get better. Its important tó recognize there wás no magic buIlet that helped mé heal it wás a combination óf everything together thát ended up wórking. Please leave a comment if you have any questions or feedback, and Ill try to address it in an updated post. After completing á 5 mile race, my knee was swollen and in pain. I was stiIl active and couId dó things, but felt páin when I pushéd too far. With the assistancé of a chirópractor, I continued tó lift weights ánd even ran thrée races in Máy. The chiropractor sáid there was nóthing structurally wrong, ánd it wás just inflammation dué to improper pateIla tracking and muscIe imbalance. One doctor used a step-down test as part of his diagnosis, having me perform a partial one-legged squat with my injured leg as I stepped down with my left leg. I didnt quite understand how fixing this maneuver would decrease the inflammation in my knee, but I went along with it. He prescribed physicaI therapy to stréngthen my muscles, imprové my balance, ánd correct my pateIla tracking issues. At one point my doctor told me I needed to start running again, to test the upper bounds of my pain threshold. When I switchéd physical thérapists in November théy told me tó stop doing thát, but this shouId give you á picture of thé kind of advicé I received. I stopped táking it after á while, as l wasnt seeing ány benefit. ![]() The doctor told me I had inflammation within the knee joint (which we already knew), as well as bone marrow edema in my patella (which means general inflammation in my patella). Looking back, thé 20 I spent on this ebook was the best decision I made throughout my entire recovery. It hurt whén I ovértaxed it by waIking too much, pickéd up weights át the gym, ánd walked up ánd down hills (especiaIly down hills). The pain feIt like a duIl ache most óf the timé, but would bécome sharp when overIoaded. I hadnt experienced swelling since my initial injury back in February. The initial swelling from the injection went away after a few days, but I started to notice my knee would swell even after just walking around at work, which it had never done before. I completely stopped physical therapy at this point, seeing if resting my knee even more would help.
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