MCL injuries

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

I think I f'd up my MCL wakeskating and I was thinking that this might be kind of common. I did the ol' one foot off on foot on and it stretched out my inner knee, so I'm on the bench for a while.

I did my ACL several years ago wakeboarding and it really sucks to have injured the 'good knee'. Guess I don't currently have a good knee. Sucks but I'll take this over an ACL tear anyday.

Chrishau · Backside 180 Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 919 City: Aurora

That will happen to yeahs.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 07, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject:

ya its probly your MCL i did it 2 years ago, i was out for 3-4 months.

samgoskate · Posted: Aug 08, 2007 5:51 am Post subject:

I just did that messed up my mcl and acl, out for a couple of months, super gay.
Can't wait to get riding again.

andrewbutler · Pop Shuvit Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 117 City: Markham

I wrecked the MCL in both knees at once about 3 years ago, riding a kicker, there still messed up even after physio. There not aweful, but they like to remind me they are in bad shape now and then.

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

i tore an ACL and MINISCUS one time... i was out for 6 months... (it was a motorcycle accident)

but now that knee is strong, it's my other knee that's week now.... (accept in the winter, it get's kinda sore)

kyle13 · Posted: Aug 08, 2007 9:00 am Post subject:

88skisupreme, take your time recovering, I did the same "foot off the back thing" you did and torn my mcl but tried to start riding again to soon and reinjured it. I hate knee injuries.

Jholiday · Posted: Aug 08, 2007 9:24 am Post subject:

tony_sinclair · Faceplant Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 8 City: santa Barbara

it depends on what you did to it. if its only sprained then give it like two weeks. but if its torn you'll probable be out for the days.

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Aug 08, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject:

i actually just got outta a brace for an MCL tear. i was in a brace that immobilized my knee for a month and now i can walk and do normal activities. no wakeskating for another month though.

a question for anyone that has had knee injuries though-- Do you wear a brace at all when u ride now?

smooth as eggs · Faceplant Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 15 City: Ocala

the "foot off the back" thing is gay I did that a few weeks ago on a w2w shuv gone wrong and dislocated my hip partially and then slammed it back in couldnt walk for 30 minutes and then painfully for a few days my muscles and such still give me problems occasionally. Hope you heal up fast bro.

TannerC · Backside 180 Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 1694 City: Nanaimo

beasoldierprstn, yes, i wore a pull up neoprene one after i tore my meniscus/sprained mcl and acl. I wear it once in awhile if my knee is bugging me still.

Calskater23 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 1795 City: FRESNO

At least it was towards the end of the season, sort of.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

ive messed up both of my MCL's. it takes a a brace and a lot of doing nothing to heal up. I tore my left MCL and meniscus three months ago (on a w2w bs180 gone wrong), and haven't rode since. I'm having knee surgery next week so hopefully I'll be back on the water in a couple months.

MCL tears suck, but they can heal up on their own in time without surgery. make sure you rehabilitate it at the gym or something similar... it will make it stronger, faster. take it easy if its injured.. if you re-injure it before you heal up it will get a lot worse than the first injury.

bob. · Posted: Aug 09, 2007 12:44 am Post subject:

splits blow. Smash

doubleg · Posted: Aug 09, 2007 8:59 am Post subject:

yea i hate spilts totally! Crazy Eyes

Space Ghost · Posted: Aug 09, 2007 9:04 am Post subject:

sounds like all you can do is wakesurf
that stuff is fun

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

MrMarbles · Posted: Mar 28, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

Sign me up for the club! Tore mine last night behind the polaris. Shuvs + Chop = Splits. See ya in 6 weeks. Good thing I've got a camera.

fastgreens · Kickflip Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown