knee injurys?

wakebadass · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 130 City: McHenry

i went wakeskating today and i tryed a body varial, i landed with what is normaly my front foot but sence i spined it was in the back and it landed off the skate. i felt a pop in my knee and it hurt like hell and i moved it and it poped back. sence i didnet wanna get back on the PWC i rode the skate home and finshed my run then, and it hurt to walk on, but now it it gettin much worse. almost umbearable when i make some movements. mostly turning my leg. has anyone done this, did i tear sometihng, please help me out, cuz it hurts liek hell and i wanna know if it should be looked at now or wait it out? thanks kevin

JankyZep · Frontside 180 Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 414

Ya if it is still hurting you might wanna go see a doctor.

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

You should go see a doctor.

I did the same thing last season and was diagnosed with a sprang MCL. I had to lay off of wakeskating/activities for about a month and a half. Luckily I didn't have to wear any kind of knee brace to immobilize my knee, but yours may be worse than mine was.

The most painful part was if I twisted my leg. Like if I planted my foot to turn, it would hurt like a mother.

The split is a killer in wakeskating.

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

That sucks man, sorry. Go get yourself checked out. A few years back I was running and switched directions by planting my foot. Something wacky happened and I was on the ground with a dislocated knee. Tore some cartilage and had surgery, physical therapy and the whole nine yards. Knees suck.

wakebadass · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 130 City: McHenry

thanx for all of your advice, my dad will be home in a few hours and he wants to see it before i got to the doc, and im iceing it now so hopfully it will get better but ill keep ya posted when i know whats going on.

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

it's not surprising that its hurting a lot more now that near after the accident. As crappy as inflammation looks, it does a great job of keeping it immobile. Once that starts to go away with icing, it hurts like a mother

thirdcoast · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 145 City: @uSTIn

I've had two ACL reconstructions.....and I tweeked my right one the other day....same deal......splits.....I'm done with drs and surgery so i'm just gonna wear my brace and keep chargin'

wakebadass · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 130 City: McHenry

well my dad got home and said by the looks of it i hyperextended it and there isint much swelling now, so he said not to see the doc, and if i did and was told not to ride that just wouldent work for me, so im gonna try to ride again monday and see how it is. this was a great experince for the first time i rode behind a PWC. lol. but it was the best wakeskating ive done, now im lookin into a gtx 4-tec wakeboard edition.

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

this is one of those cases where what you don't know probably CAN hurt you... but whatever floats your boat. Regardless, if you feel it acting up, it's better to end the sessions for the day than risk further injury. best of luck

xboard32x · Posted: Jul 19, 2004 12:00 am Post subject:

prob dont want to hear this but coulda tore your ACL if it swelled up for a day or two then back to normal might f*cked some s*it up. Go get an MRI and wish ya the best on that.