Hey JackyChannel! Sorry to hear that your knee can't extend all the way :-( Locking is a sign of a more serious meniscus problem... Have you had any imaging done like an MRI? All is not lost yet, we've helped many people with meniscus tears and knee locking like yours. Most of the time they can get rid of the knee locking, any swelling and pain and get back to walking normal. Some of our meniscus clients have gotten back to us to let us know they're jogging and weight lifting problem free. You really should consider getting some sort of professional help though. That way you don't get worse in the meniscus and end up needing knee surgery for sure.
I had an MRI to confirm my meniscus tear and went from 9/10 pain to 0.5/10 pain in two weeks using comfrey poultice and ginger poultice and drinking herbal teas plus other natural remedies. Plus stopped drinking coffee. Thanks for the exercises I’ll add them in.
You are providing such a valuable service. At 70 years old, I tore my meniscus and could not afford physiotherapy . Your instructions and explanations of how to affect healing was invaluable to me. Thank you so much. I download all your podcasts and share them with friends.
You'll need to do regular checkups if you think you can heal it. If it doesn't change then you'll know you need a different approach or actually do the surgery.
Hi Dr EI Paso, i was diagnosed with knee arthritis and meniscus tear months ago, and received three injections as treatment, doctor got out some yellowis fruid out my knee. My knee remains painful without pain control medication. I am very grateful for your genuine kind presentation on how to heal meniscus tear by three exercises you showed. Just by following your instrucions, i felt much better😊You are an angel doctor👍🏻❣️God bless you🙏🏻
I fought to get an MRI because many fixtures told me that my X-rays just showed arthritis. I have extreme pain at all times in the inner knee by the patella. I had fluid and blood removed from both knees. I feel sacks behind my knees. I previously had a bakers cyst burst. That was painful. I finally received my MRI and it showed arthritic changed, torn meniscus, shredded ACL, broken tibia behind patella and tibia shift. I was desperate for relief. I came up of your videos and now I’m mostly pain free and I don’t need to take the pain meds any longer. Occasionally it “pops” out and I just do the exercises and wringing motion of my thigh and I get relief! Thank you….thank you…thank you!!!
Hi. Yes this does help my knee. Certain movements in say, a Pilates class, are not for me, but because everyone else is doing them, you feel left out😂 and by the end of class you know you’ve made a wrong move. What’s strange is the next day I hiked 3 miles and was not hurting at all during the hike, but later I was limping. So very strange this comes and goes.
So happy for you. I get upset with any medical pro who gives us NO HOPE! ONEneurologist indicated there is no hope for my husband's dementia diagnosis, but, who knows what 's around the corner? Many times meds that are taken for one condition, frankly help another, and diet, exercise, and a positive attitude go along way to relief, and at times, a cure. I told my husband, if I die before you, cremate me, and put up a stone that reads..."There's Got To Be A Way...Never Give Up." If I hadn't pushed that key to this practice, I might have become a lot worse, and surgery would have been the only way out!
Dear sir.... Your high reps and low resistance exercise has really been showing results in a week......my knee is gaining its strength......im never going to stop this excercise now..... I think i will be able to repair my cartilage or maniscus within 3 months completely..... Once again thank you....
I wanted to say THANK YOU! I had a grade 2 degenerative meniscus, and chondromalacia. I've been focusing on glutes instead of quads and feel the difference! I just signed up for your program. - Update 1 / 10 days - Knee pain has reduced by 40%, along with the clicking. - Update 2 / 20 days - Positive: clicking and pain stabilized, no bad flare-ups. Negative: still not able to do more than 1000 steps per day, still mild-moderate pain even with so little steps. - Update 3 / 1 month - Pain reduces at 2/10. Knee feels lighter. Able to do up to 1100 steps with little pain. However got a flare-up this week and I feel a bit clicking again but not painful. I'm kinda stuck at this point and also forgot to do some of the stretches since starting the program😢Also, I haven't managed to successfully isolate the glutes, I'm still using hamstrings now and then. - Update 4 / 3 months - Pain has reduced a lot in contrast to the beginning, clicking as well. Able to do up to 1300 steps per day without meniscus pain, only patellar pain. Exercising the glutes daily is impossible, it puts too much strain on the muscle, so be careful with that. At the 2 month point I was stuck not progressing, so I had to add quad exercises, due to my completely inactive quads and adductors. That helped me progress. The foot exercises of the program have caused me foot pain, so please also be careful with how much you exercise these body parts. Do not do them daily, it is too much for the body. You cannot count just on glutes for walking, eventually you have to strengthen all other structures.
finished watching a couple of your videos and I am crying, trying to hold it together for the moment finally finding at least hope---I have been seeking out help for 2 months and I am suffering---will be implementing your tips---thanks for your caring heart
@@ayenigabriel5128 I'm still in disbelief , but still in recovery--my access to precise assessment has been challenging. I had spiraled into depression from time to time.
I just started following your MCL exercise and I have already had good improvement . Three days ago I was walking with a limb, now the limb is GONE ! Thank you so much and God bless you .
Your explanation of purpose of tailgate swing has been tremendously helpful. I was really limited in my ability to walk, as I had been "powering through" keeping moving. Basically compensating with other muscles, bearing weight on my "good knee" and doing all sorts of weird adaptations to keep going. Any time standing up was excruciating. It caused much grief. Just a few days of STOPPING the things thar hurt,, and doing tailgate swings EXTENSIVELY (,yesterday 4 hours spread over the day) resulted in much reduction of pain. I am working on glute strength, and actually can walk 20 minute without pain (judiciously taking steps to reduce impact, and activate glutes). Two decades ago, a PT said "you walk with your quads" but I had no idea what that meant, and zero information about the results. I cannot say enough "thank you" or give you enough accolades. THIS is information that would be imperative for many of our chronic conditions that disable many of the population. Weak glutes affect so much of our every day lives..... Thank you, thank you, thank you
@ 16:57 1st Exercise for Tibular shift - do for 2 mins. @18:37 2nd exercise for glutes - do 10 reps @21:15 3rd exercise for knee joint fluid circulation - do for 5 mins.
I have been following your advice and simple exercises for 3 weeks. My right knee with the suspected torn meniscus is healing nicely. I can already bend it and walk straight. I still have to practice the stairs more as it's still hurt. I can't thank you enough for this channel and the knowledge you share with people like me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤ ❤
Hey Noor! We are thrilled to hear about the awesome progress you are making and that your meniscus is healing. Don't get discouraged and know that if you devote time to quality practice then your waling technique will improve, it just takes time! We are glad to be able to help and grateful to be a part of your journey! If you are still looking for something more structured and comprehensive to help you heal your meniscus. This course guides people through exercises and stretches that target key body parts that have the greatest potential to prevent or help with meniscus tears or trouble after meniscus surgery. To learn more please click this link: "Knee Meniscus Recovery Program" www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery Please continue to keep us updated on your progress! 🙌
@@epmanualphysicaltherapy Awww.. Thank you for the reply and the offer for the program. For now, I will celebrate the win I was making and continue with your "free" guide. I was no longer in panic mode thinking I would not be able to walk. All thanks to the knowledge I got from you which for me was huge. My mind was calm and that was the start of my tremendous healing progress. It just shows how important it is to have the right mindset for healing and to have someone who cares like you, Dr David. I wish you a merry Christmas and all the blessings in the world and a happy New Year. 😊
I am thanking you with my whole heart right now . You have given me real hope . I am quite sure i damaged my knee and ankle yesterday in a nasty fall . Im almost immobilized , really swollen and in pain . After listening to your wonderful and very capable presentation , i feel that at least theres a CHANCE that i can avoid surgery , and brother , i pray i can avoid it bc i have a real fear of surgery . Im in a much better place now , mentally , all thanks to you . I love your pleasant and friendly manner too . And you made me laugh with your poppie-eyed funny look when you were saying the surgeon has to look inside the joint . You are changing lives and helping people . GOD BLESS YOU !!!
Hey MissLeeNY!!! We're happy to help you! We're so glad that you have hope about avoiding surgery now!!! Sorry to hear about your fall and all the pain and swelling you've had lately. We hope you get to feeling better really fast!!! May God bless you too!!! 👀😜
Sliding leg backward/forward, with foot turned in, has helped immensely and walking is way less painful…your instructions in other video to realign joint also very helpful. Looking forward to trying the other exercises in this video. Thank you. You’re a champion 👍🏼
About 3 weeks ago, I noticed a intermittent pain in my right knee on the medial side, especially after my yoga sessions. And a week after this there was much pain and inflammation which forced me to rest. However, whenever I did move about a lot on pressure would fall on my left leg and eventually developed pain in the left medial too. I came across one of your videos, doctor and tried the tailgate swings and found it so helpful. I have a bit of resistance while extending my legs at times. The first time I did these swings, I got a whole lot of relief. Continuing the exercises! Thanks a lot! 😊🙏
YAYYYYYYY!!!!!! This is fantastic to hear Coach Jeeva!!!! We're sooo happy to hear you've found relief with our guidance!! Thank you for updating us on your success!!!!
This helped me so much. My knee was so stiff. Once I realised that taking TOO much rest does the complete opposite of helping strengthen my meniscus tear, it was a game changer. The fire hydrant did burn a bit in my knee but it was bearable. I’ve been doing this everyday for a while now and it’s really helped with the pain and stiffness. I think I’m going to need to follow up with the 28 day programme.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I use your technique for the stairs and I noticed a real improvement. Here in Greece is haluoronic injections and then surgery. I was so desperate and I looked in the internet for a light. And then I saw your videos. You have such a kind heart. Congratulations tobyour parents! With all my respect, A wooden knee with meniscus and chondropathia from Greece
Hey Sherry, we are so sorry to hear that you have had such awful pain 😔 We're glad to hear that you are starring these exercises though! We would suggest to begin with the smallest range of motion and the lowest intensity. As you feel stronger, you can gradually increase both the range of motion and intensity. It’s best to do these exercises every day throughout the day. Aim to tire out the muscle without losing form or control. Consistency is key. Always avoid working through pain; soreness and mild discomfort are normal, but pain is not. We will link our entire Meniscus Help Playlist for you here so that you have it handy should you need it: “Knee Meniscus Help” ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html Please keep us updated on your progress! We hope you find some relief soon 🧡 🧡 🧡
I'm so glad to find your videos. Both of my parents have had knee replacements and I'm just noticing this meniscus pain at 46 yo. I'm hoping to stay ahead of it. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much! I’ve been doing the inward knee slide for just a few days and the popping in my knee is gone! . I’m years into knee pain. And have been doing exorcises to strengthen but not on a specific injury. I recently had an mri that shows a slight tare in my meniscus. And your exorcises are already helping, the clicking as I said is gone! I feel like my alignment is back.
Omg! Thank you, thank you! I’ve had minor pain and was managing it over the last few months. I just got back from Europe, after walking up and down many hills and when I got off the plane after a 9 hour flight I couldn’t walk at all. I read that sitting with your knees at a 90 degree angle isn’t good so I’m going to assume that was the reason. I stumbled across your video and did the massage where you wrap your hands around your knee cap and lo and behold it worked. I cannot tell you how this made me feel. I really thought I was destined for surgery! Once again thanks for your expertise!
Hi Luciana, We hope you had an amazing time in Europe! We know how frustrating and challenging it can be to try to enjoy a vacation while trying to manage pain throughout the time. We are thrilled to hear that you are feeling better. We can only imagine the concern you felt thinking you may to have surgery due to the pain. We are very happy to hear that you are feeling some relief. If you are dealing with meniscus issues or inner knee pain we have a couple of playlists you might find helpful. You can access it here: "Inner Knee Pain Help" ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1ma8eg9DwBsl5IRgnLdKCcHs.html "Knee Meniscus Help" ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html We hope that this information was helpful. We wish you continued relief. We'd love to hear how you are doing as you progress.🙌 Please take care!
My meniscus started acting up a few months ago. I'm leaving on a 3-month road trip so I cannot schedule surgery, which probably wouldn't be a great idea anyway from what I'm hearing. Two of the exercises in this video helped me. The one where you kick your legs back and forth for 5 minutes. And especially the one where you curve your foot inward and slide it back on the carpet to straighten out your tibia. I'll be doing those everyday of my road trip. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for posting this video. I'm very grateful for it.
Just diagnosed with both medial & lateral Meniscus tear and my cyst ruptured. I have been with doctor and and no surgery needed just TLC. I loved your info and now I know I have a plan to strengthen this and continue with a very active life. ill be checking out the 28 day program! knees are tricky lil suckers! thank you so much!
Greta video. I think I just have minicus irritation. I have been overtraining with hiit workouts 6 days a week for months and it finally took a toll on my body. My favorite exercise is the knee swing! I will also work on reducing my inflammation and will listen to my body and allow it to heal before attempting exercise. Thanks so much!
I hv right knee medial minescus tear found out through MRI and is tender now..my Ortho gave Hylonic acid injection and asked me to resume my normal activities like walking and driving. I started your Gluten muscle strengthening exercises and feels temporarily better and trying repeat it several times a days.. Thanks a Ton for your advice and service
Hi Rosalind! Thank you so much for your support we are so glad that we have been able to help! 🧡 Below will be a link to our entire knee meniscus playlist should you need it: “Knee Meniscus Help” ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html Please keep us posted on your progress! 🙌
Hello! About 3-4 months ago, I had a strange discomfort in the back of my knees. I then experienced a definite soreness both behind and and in the medial part of my knee. I was seen by a doctor, who said she’d order an ultrasound and X-ray of both knees. That was December, and I’m booked in for Feb 5th for the that work up. I’ve been seen by a physiotherapist who thinks I have either OA, or a torn/or irritated meniscus, so I was given some stretches, which have I guess helped. She had also seen my pronation. I started searching online, and found your UA-cam’s. Specifically, thos on meniscus and OA tests, as well as pain relief, and exercises. They were such a help. Thank you. I was wondering that since I’m not sure whether it’s meniscus or OA, would the 28 day knee health program be better, or the knee arthritis program? If I do the 28 day knee health program if I just have arthritis, will I be ok with just that? BTW, did I say thank you for your approach to achieving health to the joint by dressing the mechanical issues. I’d way prefer to work at those things rather than surgery or drugs! I wish your clinic was in Canada!
Thanks ever so much, always inspiring to hear there are ways to take care of ourselves..great discoveries...and you make it all sound very accessible!!! Treasure
Wishing the best for your missions! I am a massage therapist and I always include self-help support for my clients. Most people do not like homework :-) but always nice to see people who do keep a little practice for their own good :-)
This video was extremely helpful along with your video about the ACL. I tore my MCL and ACL on a ski slope in Italy in February of 2020. I completed 3 months of PT during the start of the pandemic after 6 weeks of no weight. I am still experiencing weakness, uncomfortable and sometimes painful fatigue which now is leading to a weakness in my other knee due to compensation. The exercises you demonstrated are different that what I was taught and give a good example of your 28 day plan.
Hey Julia! Sorry to hear about your ACL and MCL tear last year :-( I hope you’re getting stronger now that you’re doing these exercises! Let us know how it is going!!!
Incredibly informative and helpful.please keep doing what you are doing as you are truly a God send.Thanks you for your professionalism and humanity! peace and Blessings
Hey @SIDCJCJ07! That is great to hear, we are glad you found information that makes sense for you. We commend you for doing the research! “Knee Meniscus Help” ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html Start with one or two exercises, beginning with the smallest range of motion and the lowest intensity. As you feel stronger, you can gradually increase both the range of motion and intensity. It’s best to do these exercises every day throughout the day. Aim to tire out the muscle without losing form or control. Consistency is key. Always avoid working through pain; soreness and mild discomfort are normal, but pain is not. Supplements for Torn Meniscus “11 Supplements That Might Help Heal A Torn Meniscus” ua-cam.com/video/SbvldePjkSg/v-deo.html We hope this helps! Please keep us posted on your progress 🙌🏽
Hi, swinging my legs has really helped with my painful knee arthritis. I get clicks but good ones, not painful ones. So glad to have found your videos, they are such a help. Watching from the UK
Hey Magenta, Greetings from Texas! 🧡🇬🇧We're so sorry to hear that you've been suffering from painful knee arthritis!🥺 It's exciting to hear that the tailgate swings have helped and that you have felt some relief. In case you are interested we have a program that has additional information in our Knee Arthritis Recovery Program. It's a 100% online and on-demand program for improving knee arthritis. It's packed with exercises, advice and coaching from Dr. David. You can learn more about it here: courses.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/courses/knee-arthritis-recovery-program/ In case you need it, here is a playlist of all our knee arthritis videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1maa9YF-WmKLF7oI4VoczH8i.html We hope you can continue to feel relief.🧡We'd love to hear how you are doing as you progress.🙌 Please take care!
Thank you so much! As so many others have said - you explain everything so clearly it's so helpful to fully understand what's going on on there - when no other 'professionals' want to really help us out 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ It's taken me weeks of searching what's going on with my knee - after seeing an NHS physio who did two movement tests on my knee - regardless of me telling him that I'm hypermobile 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ He should have been able to see from the way I walked up to him that I'm wonky! He just gave me 4 exercises and sent me on my way.... no imagery, nothing 🤨 Armed with your knowledge I'm calling them back and requesting a proper check out! Thanks so much for really caring 😊 I'm going to sign up to you course and recommend you to everyone!! 😁
I had an xray, and the surgeon thinks I don't have a tear, but the start of one. I was doing the Brazilian butt lift, and hyper extended my foot, and, perhaps did a twist motion. I hurt both knees...one is pretty much healed, but the leg,in which I broke my ankle, is painfful, but only epwhen sitting in the car, or trying to sleep. I've been crawling around the garden, digging, planting, and turning over the soil for mulching it, and, I think if I had a tear, I would not be able to do all that work for several hours. I appreciate this video, and after the Father's day party, I WILL DO THE EXERCISES...AWESOME VIDEO. I love to walk, so I need these knees! Thank a you for your time.
Hey Jean! Thanks for sharing your story. We hope you can get back to normal very fast! Yes you're right, if you had a significant tear, you wouldn't have been able to tolerate all that very well without feeling like you need to go see a doctor right away. Since you love to walk, have you seen this video about walking and knee pain? It would be very helpful for your knees if you did what we talk about in this video: "Does Walking Help KNee Pain?" ua-cam.com/video/3ttv66it9x4/v-deo.html
@@epmanualphysicaltherapy Yes, I saved that to my library, and I intend to read it ALL. I TRULY BELIEVE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY, and do NOT plan to have surgery if I can help it! Thank you for these aids. Q
@@ariellalemuria777 As far as my knees go, I am great, but since my husband's dementia diagnosis, I am doing almost everything, and I have lifted too much weight, and my back is sore...and I have been neglecting my health, and concentrating on him. His Totally, very surprisingly short memory literally scares me! So, stress is here big-time, and I am trying not to fall apart. Thank God he only takes supplements, aS he skipped pills, and taken the wrong ones at the wrong times. He does tire easily, but I force him to get moving, and then take a nap after breakfast He does what I ask, so that is a plus, that life is not a big fight, because I am trying to keep him happy, comfortable, and mostly...SAFE. I think predatory people would see him as an easy target, so in the supermarket, I keep him close.
@@epmanualphysicaltherapy So nice of you to touch bases, and I appreciate your concern. My knees are great, but I do that leg swing before doing exercises. Now my back is killing me, but it hurts more at the evenings. I read that ice is not a good idea, as I used to do 15 min. Ice, then 15 min. Heat. Can't take aspirin, but I take one regular Tylenol once it begins to feel achy. I am SO grateful I found your site and healed my knees. I have been dizzy since cataract surgery, so I would be a dizzy, knock kneed, hunched over MESS,,,, LOLOLOL
Hey C Ward! Sorry to hear that you're dealing with the a meniscus problem :-( Be sure to check out all our meniscus videos so you can have the best info about how to handle it. Here is a playlist of all our knee meniscus videos: "Knee Meniscus Help" ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
Ok, so i watch one of your video's dealing with the meniscus tear i have been doing the exercises, ok sometimes, I felt really good today until i tripped on bag, no not mine, I tried to walk it out, didn't work, so i sat down did the "twisting" then did the turn turnn foot.....my knee popped, what difference!!!! There is still pain but it feels so much better just doing it once. Where have you been all my knee problem life?? Lol, I'm guessing it started in my pre-teens, now Im 52 and very sore knees', lower back and planter fasciitis both feet. Kinda hard to be a nurse. Thank you so much for this and all the info!!
Recently popped something on my knee while doing jiujitsu. I also feel a pull behind my knee. I can bend knee just a bit. But if I go lower as if im picking up something from the floor it hurts. I do not want surgery. Im trying to heal naturally where Im also doing aome fasting to help reduce inflammation. Will try your exercises. You were the first that i came across how to heal naturally. Thank you for the information.
I went to a ortho doctor today, having suffered from Knee effusion and grade 1 lateral meniscus and ACL tear of my left knee. The hopeless doctor didn't explain anything detailly, he seems in uninterested and busy with himself, what a shame, I don't want to visit him ever again. He just extracted out some fluid from my knee which gave me great pain relief 😅.
Been going crazy figuring out what is going on with my knee as I haven’t been able to run or grapple effectively. Friend from the gym sat me down and told me most likely a meniscus tear saw this video and confirmed it. I really don’t want surgery but it’s been on going for months now. It’s like it heals then I get comfortable training then re injure it.
This is great information in the future if you could make sure that your leg and foot are part of the video, not just the knee area so we can actually see the exercise. It would be beneficial and greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much. You are the first video I have come across that gives me hope. I was diagnosed with a MT. So painful. Almost hard to stand up straight. Can't walk straight without stretching even when getting out of the car up getting up from seating. I'm really hopefull that these can help (fingers crossed). I will also check out your 28 day video. Thanks again.
You're welcome Rosalind!!! Sorry to hear about your meniscus tear. We hope you can get better really fast! Just in case you need it, here are links you should check out next: "Knee Meniscus Help" ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html 28 Day Knee Health & Wellness Boost Program: www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/knee-health
I have this ACL tear 4 years back along with recent meniscus tear probably due to unstable knee. I am avoiding going to surgery for another 1 year now due to its long post rehabilitation time. Since 1 week i could hardly walk & Dr told me now only solution is surgery. But OMG i found this video & the moment i did 1st inward movement of the leg exercise i heard a pop & by the time i finished it start 2nd exercise I already felt a sense of relief & able to walk without pain. Hopefully now I believe i can stretch my surgery till next year till that time i'll be doing these 3 set of exercise. Thank you sir.
Hey Yvette! Glad you'd like to try the 28 Day Knee Health & Wellness Boost Program! Yes, Gwen is a really sweet woman! You're welcome to sign up for the program right here: www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/28-day-knee-health-wellness-boost-program Let us know if you have any questions :-)
Great video thanks! Your videos are always so helpful and I've recommended your channel to a few people. I am positive for all the tests in this video. I injured my knee in 1992 but it didn't start to hurt until I stopped doing sport, mainly horse riding, in about 2009. In 2019 I had an MRI that showed medial meniscus tear plus early arthritis. Your videos are helping me strengthen my knee again. Tailgate swings seem to help and your advice about strengthening glutes and realigning the leg bones has been very helpful. The alignment thing seems to be a part of my problem. I've had a knee offloader since 2019 which was helping relieve the knee pain but I think the strengthening exercises I started 10 months ago are helping more. Thank you again for your great videos.
Thank you, very informative. Better then my physician who talked me into having surgery for a Bakers cist that was still there after the procedure. Thankfully after a year taking up cycling, that helped my knee heal and I will definitely be doing these exercises you recommended. God bless you.
Hi. Thank you for this video. I know what my injuries is now with out going the doctors and hopefully no surgery. I've very active but will take it easy and do your exercises and carry on walking cycling and swimming because feels fine. Devastated because like to dance run and play tennis. Will be careful with recovery. Thank you for this video ❤
This was a game changer for me. Thank you so much. I am so tired of this well your old so what do you expect. An excellent resource. Once again thank you. Real knowledge. 👍🏾
Hi, may I ask how many times per day should these exercises be done in order to be effective? I have a medial meniscus tear and severe pain and locking of the knee.
Along with doing these exercises would recommend walking for exercise if it can be tolerated? These exercises have helped tremendously doing them do the first time.
I rarely comment on video I watched but this helped me out a lot. I injured my meniscus a couple of days ago. Can't walk and felt tenderness on my inner knee. I tried the sitting leg slides and I found out some imbalance on the knee that I injured, my foot doesn't turn outside as much as my other foot. I'll continue working on it but I already felt some improvements in sitting and standing up as well as the pain in short amount of time. Thanks!
Hi, brilliant channel for information. The bending of knees for a few minutes eased up the stiffness👍 I had a meniscus tear a few years ago and been fine except for last 2 weeks as been having some pain were the tear was, now removed 20% of it gone. And the same time having a bit of pain on the other knee. I did however started walking more for exercise as started a new job and wanted to be fitter. Also the right knee feels as if I'm kneeling on glass. I have had this feeling before and it goes but this time it hasn't for 3 or so weeks. My knees are creaky which is nothing new. I'm 38 feel like 68 😄
Hey Adam, sorry to hear that your knee has been giving you trouble for weeks now :-( You can learn more about healing your meniscus through this playlist: "Knee Meniscus Help" ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
Very good exercise, not hurting anything in the knee, fluid itself is a medicine, wonderful idea, thank you very much to give such a idea, without any medicine or treatment
Thank you so much for your informative videos. I have a meniscus problem and pain which is getting better slowly. I am doing exercises you and others have prescribed and I believe they are helping my condition. Recently I visited a podiatrist and he has prescribed orthotics to correct knee alignment. My knee does bow out a little when I step. What are your thoughts on using orthotics to correct pronation and knee alignment? Thanks again, Rob, Melbourne Australia
Hi, Doctor David The third test you showed caused a tremendous amount of pain. I also can not go upstairs actually when I bend my knee as giving the weight on it that where hurt my knee. I believe that there is a meniscus tear on my right knee. Thanks for giving your knowledge and help.
Hey İsmet Cengiz, sorry to hear that you found you have a meniscus tear :-( We're glad to help you find it! In case you need it, here are our videos for help with meniscus problems: "Knee Meniscus Help" ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
After watching this, I'm pretty sure I've got an injured meniscus. I have an appointment with an orthopedic doctor in about a month, but I will start these exercises. Question: Can walking with a cane cause any problems? I can walk around the house and at work easily because I can sit if my leg gets stiff, but going to the grocery store is another thing! I don't know if it makes any difference, but I can straighten my leg with no problem, but bending it back beyond 90 degrees is beyond a 10 on the pain scale.
Hi Vesta, You're welcome! That is so amazing to hear! Thank you so much for sharing an update. We wish you continued relief. Just in case you are interested we have a playlist for knee meniscus help. You can access it here: “Knee Meniscus Help” ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html We wish you all the best on your road to recovery! Please take care.🧡
Hey Sun J! We can't thank you enough for your generous contribution, it does not go unnoticed. We are thrilled that you got a lot of relief in the back of your knee. Here are a few more exercises that you could consider doing that will likely help improve your knee meniscus injury: “Top 5 Glute Muscle Exercises For Knee Pain” ua-cam.com/video/NXdCjT2QtJA/v-deo.html “Top 6 Standing Glute Exercises To Help Knee Pain” ua-cam.com/video/jD7IRBfJ-mM/v-deo.html If you are looking for a more structured and specific approach to treat a meniscus tear or injury then you might be interested in the "Knee Meniscus Recovery Program". It is also designed to help people have the best chance of avoiding unnecessary surgery, injections, or having to rely on pain medications. You can learn more about it here: www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery We wish you the best on the road to recovery! 🙌
Hello Doc. I just got an MRI as advised by the ortho here. The results show a longitudinal tear of the posterior horn of medial meniscus (with minimal effusion) of the left knee. Way back in 2006 I had a meniscus tear of the same left knee (due to a minor motorcycle accident) and the ortho had suggested exercises which I had and after few months it was fine. After 18 years I have had this. Unfortunately I do not have the old MRI report to correlate both of them. However, I have been in a desk job all these years. I have been pretty active since 2017, majorly with regular brisk walking, yoga, and some strengthening exercises since 2023. Can I cure it with the exercises like it did before? I can walk properly, but when I sit for a long time (I have a desk job) the knee joint irritates me. I feel the need to extend it and feels a bit better or even stand for few mins. Hope you can answer my question Doc. Eagerly waiting for your reply.
Good-day doc. First-off I want to thank you for your very helpful and informative videos. Honestly you're one of the best resources that I've found and am having some good success with your excercises. Im at 9 weeks post-injury and my question is that, is it normal for me to not be able to fully extend my leg/knee totally yet, like I can with my good leg at this point? My knee has been getting better with each week that passes, but recently it's to the point where I'm wondering if I might have what's called a bucket-handle tear, which may require surgery. I've never really had much pain, clicking/ popping or catching/ locking. And I've also avoided any anti-inflammatory drugs or icing the knee. I've felt that letting the knee heal naturally was the best way to go. I've only had alot of stiffness and inability to stretch out or extend the knee fully. There's still a little bit of swelling so that might be the reason that I can't fully extend it yet. Your reply/feedback would be greatly appreciated sir. Have a blessed day!
How are you doing now? Did you get surgery any updates I'm having a similar problem can't straighten range of motion is better though doing some of these exercises
Thank you for such clear and inexpensive important information. .specially for today's world of high coast of living. Yes there are people that living in pain and knows their financial situation. Thanks again God bless you sir.
Weirdly, the final test was the most tolerable. However, the first 3 fired up pain. I work out regularly and was recently told that I was squatting incorrectly, after altering my squats and having physical therapy, it started to get better, but unfortunately flared up big style today, so I've rested and tried your tests. Thanks for the knowledge x
Hey Tracy, Thanks for sharing your experience with the tests and your recent journey with squatting and physical therapy. It's great to hear that the final test was more tolerable for you. Sometimes, our bodies can surprise us with unexpected responses. Unfortunately, setbacks can happen along the way, as you experienced today. It's all part of the process. When things flare up, it's essential to give yourself some rest and listen to your body. We're glad you found value in the tests we shared, and we appreciate your positive feedback. Wishing you a speedy recovery and continued progress in your fitness journey! We'd love to hear how you are doing as you progress.🙌 Please take care!
I am a 34 year old male with both my medial meniscus clicking , for about three months, pain has resided, but my legs still lock up.. I am about to do this excercises daily for one month and post results, but it really would encourage me if any of you are interested in comments, hope this worka, surgery is not financially available
My brother was told he has a meniscus tear ,a recent MRI showed there was also a blood clot present .Dr.s are now saying the clot might be causing the pain .He is on anti thrombotic meds .Awaiting surgery .
Very informative and helpful. Thank you. I hope this helps me. I feel I have a mild case, but sometimes my knee gets tweaked and I can’t put any weight on my leg. After massaging the pain subsides and sometimes feels 100%. I will do these exercises daily.
Hey Jbevier, we are sorry to hear you've been dealing with this knee pain! Massages can be very helpful with relaxing your muscles and finding some short term relief. However, doing your glute exercises and offloading your knee is what will fix the root cause of this problem and set you up to recover. Here is a playlist with all of our videos on knee meniscus injury exercises, tips and stretches: “Knee Meniscus Help” ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html You might also want to learn more about our Knee Meniscus Recovery Program: www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery
Pretty sure mine is torn. MRI next week to see what’s up. First injured in May, took time off from the gym. Was able to work back to squatting 315 for reps and then one day while warming up with 225, I felt the sharp pain again. Since then, I’ve iced and brought inflammation down multiple times. I’ve still tried to train legs, but heavily modified to remove those exercises that cause me to go below parallel. I think it may have gotten worse over time which sucks. I’m taking a complete week off again to see what happens, but this injury sucks. I’ve tried to work around it, but it even with light weight, I’ll get slight pain. And then I got to ice for a few days and it’ll calm down. Been doing basic stretches, but my quad has significantly atrophied. I used to go really intense with leg workouts, and now I can really only do light weight for high reps. Going to try everything before opting for surgery, but also don’t want to make it any worse. Will report back what the MRI confirms.
Thank you very much for your video. I was just diagnose with a tear in my meniscus, had a cirtisone shot but fid not work. Ive been going to therapy but has not worked. I will try your exercises...thank you, hope they work
Hey Norma! So sorry to hear about your meniscus tear, and both the cortisone shot and physical therapy not working well for you! We have a playlist with several videos with exercises and tips to begin helping your meniscus tear recovery. Check it out: “Knee Meniscus Help” ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html You might also want to learn more about our Knee Meniscus Recovery Program: www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery Hope this helps! All the best
Have soreness on inside of knee. Initially had some pain on outside of knee and made an appointment with an orthopedic doctor clinic. They tested the knee joint by bending the leg in different ways and said that the outer meniscus was torn. They then gave me a Cortizone shot in the outside joint line. Knee was good for a while then after about three months the inside shin bone was sore. Not in the joint but on the top inside of shin bone. I did your exercises to try to shift the shin bone inward and at first they really helped. But after about a week of doing it, the ache started below the knee cap and now the knee aches at night. It eventually goes away and the first number if steps in the morning are without pain. But now during the day it aches more. Been icing it which stops the pain but then comes back about an hour later. Would like to know is if that Cortizone shot or the second shot I had messed up my meniscus and the miner joint all together and should I stop doing those exercises of the tibial shift?
Hello I’m from Belgium and I do all your exercises for hip and knee arthritis every day and it helps a lot However I would like to know if I can use my massagegun for my knee arthritis? I already use it for my hip The probleem with the hip is on my right leg and the knee is the left leg. Thank you on beforehand for your reply
I just got a knee arthroscopy because the Dr said my meniscus wouldn’t heal without surgery. Now I’m worried I shouldn’t have. I’m afraid my knee will never be the same and I won’t be able to bear heavy loads if I want to start weight training again.
I've just discovered your informative and useful channel. I am so grateful, what luck. I will follow your advice, I also had sciatica!!! I am going to implement your advice in that regard .Thank you. I'd like to join the 28 day program if it is still available. Big thanks
I appreciate you showing these exercises, doctor, but I wish you would show them with your foot in the camera shot, because I am left to guess at how the foot is positioned and how the foot position changes.
4 mos ago I injured my knee. X-ray showed no fracture and no significant arthritis. MRI showed complex radial medial meniscus tear. loose bodies, Baker's cyst, bone bruise and tissue edema. No swelling. I'm in PT, and have had a ultrasound guided cortisone shot. Neither have reduced the pain or mechanical symptoms. The McMurray test was neg. so my DR was surprised I had a bad tear. I have had episodes of 3 hrs of consistent stabbing pain, and one of 7 hrs. Drove me crazy. Since I also have loose bodies, my DR says that surgery would only be considered if non- surgical options fail. I had no knee pain previously to the injury.This is a nightmare injury and no easy solution. I will opt for the surgery is the DR gives the go-ahead.
Bro I have same injury as you grade 2 horizontal meniscus injury and complex tear in anterior lateral meniscus. I don't feel any pain or instability. So I need surgery ?
@@clubiee7640 U are lucky U have no pain.I have extreme pain. Is UR knee locking up? Do U have any other injuries? If not then U probably won't need surgery. I'm having surgery on Nov. 22 for a partial meniscectomy
@@estelleadamski308 I am a professional weight lifter so my muscles are much stronger so i think that's help I have no pain .mild joint effusion and mild tear with edema in anterior cruciate ligment and small para meniscal cyst anterolateral of the lateral meniscus injuries seen in MRI
Hi Sharon, we are so sorry that you have been dealing with a meniscus tear! 🥺 They are painful and frustrating to deal with and we hope you can feel some relief soon. To get you started on your road to recovery we have a playlist for meniscus tear help. You can access it here: “Knee Meniscus Help” ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html We also have a Knee Meniscus Recovery Program that would be beneficial. The Knee Meniscus Recovery Program is designed to help people have the best chance of avoiding unnecessary surgery, injections, or having to rely on pain medications. This course guides people through exercises and stretches that target key body parts that have the greatest potential to prevent or help with meniscus tears or trouble after meniscus surgery. To learn more please click this link: www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery We wish you all the best in your road to recovery. We'd love to hear how you are doing as you progress.🙌 Please take care!
I find if I focus on carnivore way of eating my knee is good, my homeopath several years ago diagnosed my menicus tear, a chiropractor was using laser which did not do anything, but he made comments like a bruise behind my knee joint that clued in homeopath. I am focussing on mindful walking grabbing with my toes, makes such a difference in my experience, thankyou. I'm amazed swinging my legs makes such a difference too, right from the first time!
my knee cant extend all the way. it locks up when i try to walk normal.
Hey JackyChannel! Sorry to hear that your knee can't extend all the way :-(
Locking is a sign of a more serious meniscus problem...
Have you had any imaging done like an MRI?
All is not lost yet, we've helped many people with meniscus tears and knee locking like yours. Most of the time they can get rid of the knee locking, any swelling and pain and get back to walking normal.
Some of our meniscus clients have gotten back to us to let us know they're jogging and weight lifting problem free.
You really should consider getting some sort of professional help though.
That way you don't get worse in the meniscus and end up needing knee surgery for sure.
Om
That's the same problem I have. I have run out of options. Hopefully these videos will help.
@@rosalindrambo8507 HI Rosalind, how is your progress?
Hey I have problems my meniscus tear and knee lock I can straighten my legs. I can full extent my knee no problem. MRI say meniscus test knee locked
I had an MRI to confirm my meniscus tear and went from 9/10 pain to 0.5/10 pain in two weeks using comfrey poultice and ginger poultice and drinking herbal teas plus other natural remedies. Plus stopped drinking coffee. Thanks for the exercises I’ll add them in.
What is a comfrey poultice?
@@HawaiianSkies herb
You are providing such a valuable service. At 70 years old, I tore my meniscus and could not afford physiotherapy . Your instructions and explanations of how to affect healing was invaluable to me. Thank you so much. I download all your podcasts and share them with friends.
How's your knee? Is it healed a little?
I'm so thankful. The Dr told me it would never heal. No one told me I could even help this torn minescus. Surgery is all he said.
Hey. How you doing now. It healed? Please help to give some tips
@@prpjks1796do showckwave therapy it will help
How are you now?
You'll need to do regular checkups if you think you can heal it. If it doesn't change then you'll know you need a different approach or actually do the surgery.
Hi Dr EI Paso, i was diagnosed with knee arthritis and meniscus tear months ago, and received three injections as treatment, doctor got out some yellowis fruid out my knee. My knee remains painful without pain control medication. I am very grateful for your genuine kind presentation on how to heal meniscus tear by three exercises you showed. Just by following your instrucions, i felt much better😊You are an angel doctor👍🏻❣️God bless you🙏🏻
Hi hawing3832, so wonderful to hear that it made you feel better! Good bless you as well ❤️😊
I fought to get an MRI because many fixtures told me that my X-rays just showed arthritis. I have extreme pain at all times in the inner knee by the patella. I had fluid and blood removed from both knees. I feel sacks behind my knees. I previously had a bakers cyst burst. That was painful. I finally received my MRI and it showed arthritic changed, torn meniscus, shredded ACL, broken tibia behind patella and tibia shift. I was desperate for relief. I came up of your videos and now I’m mostly pain free and I don’t need to take the pain meds any longer. Occasionally it “pops” out and I just do the exercises and wringing motion of my thigh and I get relief! Thank you….thank you…thank you!!!
Hi. Yes this does help my knee. Certain movements in say, a Pilates class, are not for me, but because everyone else is doing them, you feel left out😂 and by the end of class you know you’ve made a wrong move. What’s strange is the next day I hiked 3 miles and was not hurting at all during the hike, but later I was limping. So very strange this comes and goes.
So happy for you. I get upset with any medical pro who gives us NO HOPE! ONEneurologist indicated there is no hope for my husband's dementia diagnosis, but, who knows what 's around the corner? Many times meds that are taken for one condition, frankly help another, and diet, exercise, and a positive attitude go along way to relief, and at times, a cure. I told my husband, if I die before you, cremate me, and put up a stone that reads..."There's Got To Be A Way...Never Give Up." If I hadn't pushed that key to this practice, I might have become a lot worse, and surgery would have been the only way out!
CAN PUT ICE BAG AROUND THE KNEE 3 TIME A DAY
FOR THE MENISCUS TEAR.
Dear sir.... Your high reps and low resistance exercise has really been showing results in a week......my knee is gaining its strength......im never going to stop this excercise now..... I think i will be able to repair my cartilage or maniscus within 3 months completely..... Once again thank you....
How are you doing now?
You better?!
Can you update us please 🙏🏽
I wanted to say THANK YOU! I had a grade 2 degenerative meniscus, and chondromalacia.
I've been focusing on glutes instead of quads and feel the difference! I just signed up for your program.
- Update 1 / 10 days -
Knee pain has reduced by 40%, along with the clicking.
- Update 2 / 20 days -
Positive: clicking and pain stabilized, no bad flare-ups. Negative: still not able to do more than 1000 steps per day, still mild-moderate pain even with so little steps.
- Update 3 / 1 month -
Pain reduces at 2/10. Knee feels lighter. Able to do up to 1100 steps with little pain. However got a flare-up this week and I feel a bit clicking again but not painful. I'm kinda stuck at this point and also forgot to do some of the stretches since starting the program😢Also, I haven't managed to successfully isolate the glutes, I'm still using hamstrings now and then.
- Update 4 / 3 months -
Pain has reduced a lot in contrast to the beginning, clicking as well. Able to do up to 1300 steps per day without meniscus pain, only patellar pain. Exercising the glutes daily is impossible, it puts too much strain on the muscle, so be careful with that. At the 2 month point I was stuck not progressing, so I had to add quad exercises, due to my completely inactive quads and adductors. That helped me progress. The foot exercises of the program have caused me foot pain, so please also be careful with how much you exercise these body parts. Do not do them daily, it is too much for the body. You cannot count just on glutes for walking, eventually you have to strengthen all other structures.
How are you doing ? Are you better?
Nice comment, thank you for sharing 😄
I learned more from this video than I did from the therapist who took multiple X-rays.
You explained things in a way I could understand.
finished watching a couple of your videos and I am crying, trying to hold it together for the moment finally finding at least hope---I have been seeking out help for 2 months and I am suffering---will be implementing your tips---thanks for your caring heart
How is your knee how
@Monika how is your knee now after one year
@@ayenigabriel5128 I'm still in disbelief , but still in recovery--my access to precise assessment has been challenging. I had spiraled into depression from time to time.
@@monikastar9809 are you in Texas? Maybe go see Dr. David to check it out.
Me too .. suffering badly with no help from medical professionals
I just started following your MCL exercise and I have already had good improvement . Three days ago I was walking with a limb, now the limb is GONE ! Thank you so much and God bless you .
Your explanation of purpose of tailgate swing has been tremendously helpful. I was really limited in my ability to walk, as I had been "powering through" keeping moving. Basically compensating with other muscles, bearing weight on my "good knee" and doing all sorts of weird adaptations to keep going. Any time standing up was excruciating. It caused much grief.
Just a few days of STOPPING the things thar hurt,, and doing tailgate swings EXTENSIVELY (,yesterday 4 hours spread over the day) resulted in much reduction of pain. I am working on glute strength, and actually can walk 20 minute without pain (judiciously taking steps to reduce impact, and activate glutes).
Two decades ago, a PT said "you walk with your quads" but I had no idea what that meant, and zero information about the results.
I cannot say enough "thank you" or give you enough accolades. THIS is information that would be imperative for many of our chronic conditions that disable many of the population. Weak glutes affect so much of our every day lives.....
Thank you, thank you, thank you
What if it hurt to kneel on your knee to do exercises? What would be your recomendations?
These feel great and I did 6 weeks of PT and they didn’t suggest any of these! I’m trying to avoid surgery! So going to continue with your program!
@ 16:57 1st Exercise for Tibular shift - do for 2 mins.
@18:37 2nd exercise for glutes - do 10 reps
@21:15 3rd exercise for knee joint fluid circulation - do for 5 mins.
Thank you 😘
Thank you ❤😇
I have been following your advice and simple exercises for 3 weeks. My right knee with the suspected torn meniscus is healing nicely. I can already bend it and walk straight. I still have to practice the stairs more as it's still hurt. I can't thank you enough for this channel and the knowledge you share with people like me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤ ❤
Hey Noor! We are thrilled to hear about the awesome progress you are making and that your meniscus is healing. Don't get discouraged and know that if you devote time to quality practice then your waling technique will improve, it just takes time! We are glad to be able to help and grateful to be a part of your journey!
If you are still looking for something more structured and comprehensive to help you heal your meniscus. This course guides people through exercises and stretches that target key body parts that have the greatest potential to prevent or help with meniscus tears or trouble after meniscus surgery. To learn more please click this link:
"Knee Meniscus Recovery Program"
www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery
Please continue to keep us updated on your progress! 🙌
@@epmanualphysicaltherapy Awww.. Thank you for the reply and the offer for the program. For now, I will celebrate the win I was making and continue with your "free" guide. I was no longer in panic mode thinking I would not be able to walk. All thanks to the knowledge I got from you which for me was huge. My mind was calm and that was the start of my tremendous healing progress. It just shows how important it is to have the right mindset for healing and to have someone who cares like you, Dr David. I wish you a merry Christmas and all the blessings in the world and a happy New Year. 😊
how are you feeling now? Have you gone for the surgery?@@noorfaiza
I am thanking you with my whole heart right now . You have given me real hope . I am quite sure i damaged my knee and ankle yesterday in a nasty fall . Im almost immobilized , really swollen and in pain . After listening to your wonderful and very capable presentation , i feel that at least theres a CHANCE that i can avoid surgery , and brother , i pray i can avoid it bc i have a real fear of surgery . Im in a much better place now , mentally , all thanks to you . I love your pleasant and friendly manner too . And you made me laugh with your poppie-eyed funny look when you were saying the surgeon has to look inside the joint . You are changing lives and helping people . GOD BLESS YOU !!!
Hey MissLeeNY!!! We're happy to help you! We're so glad that you have hope about avoiding surgery now!!! Sorry to hear about your fall and all the pain and swelling you've had lately. We hope you get to feeling better really fast!!! May God bless you too!!!
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Sliding leg backward/forward, with foot turned in, has helped immensely and walking is way less painful…your instructions in other video to realign joint also very helpful. Looking forward to trying the other exercises in this video. Thank you. You’re a champion 👍🏼
I agree it also helps with my pain level a lot!
About 3 weeks ago, I noticed a intermittent pain in my right knee on the medial side, especially after my yoga sessions. And a week after this there was much pain and inflammation which forced me to rest. However, whenever I did move about a lot on pressure would fall on my left leg and eventually developed pain in the left medial too. I came across one of your videos, doctor and tried the tailgate swings and found it so helpful. I have a bit of resistance while extending my legs at times. The first time I did these swings, I got a whole lot of relief. Continuing the exercises! Thanks a lot! 😊🙏
YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!
This is fantastic to hear Coach Jeeva!!!! We're sooo happy to hear you've found relief with our guidance!!
Thank you for updating us on your success!!!!
How are you now?
This helped me so much. My knee was so stiff. Once I realised that taking TOO much rest does the complete opposite of helping strengthen my meniscus tear, it was a game changer. The fire hydrant did burn a bit in my knee but it was bearable. I’ve been doing this everyday for a while now and it’s really helped with the pain and stiffness. I think I’m going to need to follow up with the 28 day programme.
Thank you! It worked instantly on my locked knee i thought i would need knee surgery. You saved my life!
Hi Adcastph, You're welcome! We are so happy to hear you are feeling some relief. We appreciate your kind words and wish you all the best! 🧡
This is the best help I’ve seen yet for my medial meniscus tear. You have also inspired me to try your 28 day program. Thank you Dr!💐
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I use your technique for the stairs and I noticed a real improvement. Here in Greece is haluoronic injections and then surgery. I was so desperate and I looked in the internet for a light. And then I saw your videos. You have such a kind heart. Congratulations tobyour parents!
With all my respect,
A wooden knee with meniscus and chondropathia from Greece
Hey Claudia, you are so welcome! We appreciate the support!
I am in athens now and have this INSANE Knee pain. Went to many chiropractor already and today MRI. Any advise for me? How are you doing now? ❤🙏
My pain is awful I’ve started these 3 exercises today Thankyou
Hey Sherry, we are so sorry to hear that you have had such awful pain 😔 We're glad to hear that you are starring these exercises though! We would suggest to begin with the smallest range of motion and the lowest intensity. As you feel stronger, you can gradually increase both the range of motion and intensity. It’s best to do these exercises every day throughout the day. Aim to tire out the muscle without losing form or control. Consistency is key. Always avoid working through pain; soreness and mild discomfort are normal, but pain is not.
We will link our entire Meniscus Help Playlist for you here so that you have it handy should you need it:
“Knee Meniscus Help”
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
Please keep us updated on your progress! We hope you find some relief soon 🧡 🧡 🧡
I'm so glad to find your videos. Both of my parents have had knee replacements and I'm just noticing this meniscus pain at 46 yo. I'm hoping to stay ahead of it. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much! I’ve been doing the inward knee slide for just a few days and the popping in my knee is gone!
. I’m years into knee pain. And have been doing exorcises to strengthen but not on a specific injury.
I recently had an mri that shows a slight tare in my meniscus. And your exorcises are already helping, the clicking as I said is gone! I feel like my alignment is back.
Omg! Thank you, thank you! I’ve had minor pain and was managing it over the last few months. I just got back from Europe, after walking up and down many hills and when I got off the plane after a 9 hour flight I couldn’t walk at all. I read that sitting with your knees at a 90 degree angle isn’t good so I’m going to assume that was the reason. I stumbled across your video and did the massage where you wrap your hands around your knee cap and lo and behold it worked. I cannot tell you how this made me feel. I really thought I was destined for surgery! Once again thanks for your expertise!
Hi Luciana, We hope you had an amazing time in Europe! We know how frustrating and challenging it can be to try to enjoy a vacation while trying to manage pain throughout the time. We are thrilled to hear that you are feeling better. We can only imagine the concern you felt thinking you may to have surgery due to the pain. We are very happy to hear that you are feeling some relief.
If you are dealing with meniscus issues or inner knee pain we have a couple of playlists you might find helpful. You can access it here:
"Inner Knee Pain Help"
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1ma8eg9DwBsl5IRgnLdKCcHs.html
"Knee Meniscus Help"
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
We hope that this information was helpful. We wish you continued relief. We'd love to hear how you are doing as you progress.🙌 Please take care!
Thank you! I will check them out!
My meniscus started acting up a few months ago. I'm leaving on a 3-month road trip so I cannot schedule surgery, which probably wouldn't be a great idea anyway from what I'm hearing.
Two of the exercises in this video helped me. The one where you kick your legs back and forth for 5 minutes. And especially the one where you curve your foot inward and slide it back on the carpet to straighten out your tibia.
I'll be doing those everyday of my road trip. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for posting this video. I'm very grateful for it.
How is it going now?
Getting better now?
Just diagnosed with both medial & lateral Meniscus tear and my cyst ruptured. I have been with doctor and and no surgery needed just TLC. I loved your info and now I know I have a plan to strengthen this and continue with a very active life. ill be checking out the 28 day program! knees are tricky lil suckers! thank you so much!
Greta video. I think I just have minicus irritation. I have been overtraining with hiit workouts 6 days a week for months and it finally took a toll on my body. My favorite exercise is the knee swing! I will also work on reducing my inflammation and will listen to my body and allow it to heal before attempting exercise. Thanks so much!
You’re welcome ktam! We hope you can bring that irritation down fast so you can get back to exercising again!!!
The MRI confirmed it but both 2 and 3 indicate a tear. Great video! Could have saved money on the MRI!
I hv right knee medial minescus tear found out through MRI and is tender now..my Ortho gave Hylonic acid injection and asked me to resume my normal activities like walking and driving. I started your Gluten muscle strengthening exercises and feels temporarily better and trying repeat it several times a days.. Thanks a Ton for your advice and service
So so helpful! The relief is incredible. You’re an angel! Thank you!
Hey @Bashertxo, you're so welcome! So glad we could help!
I've learned how to handle my knee pain through your video. I appreciate. Thank you!
Hi Rosalind! Thank you so much for your support we are so glad that we have been able to help! 🧡 Below will be a link to our entire knee meniscus playlist should you need it:
“Knee Meniscus Help”
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
Please keep us posted on your progress! 🙌
Hello! About 3-4 months ago, I had a strange discomfort in the back of my knees. I then experienced a definite soreness both behind and and in the medial part of my knee. I was seen by a doctor, who said she’d order an ultrasound and X-ray of both knees. That was December, and I’m booked in for Feb 5th for the that work up.
I’ve been seen by a physiotherapist who thinks I have either OA, or a torn/or irritated meniscus, so I was given some stretches, which have I guess helped. She had also seen my pronation. I started searching online, and found your UA-cam’s. Specifically, thos on meniscus and OA tests, as well as pain relief, and exercises. They were such a help. Thank you. I was wondering that since I’m not sure whether it’s meniscus or OA, would the 28 day knee health program be better, or the knee arthritis program? If I do the 28 day knee health program if I just have arthritis, will I be ok with just that? BTW, did I say thank you for your approach to achieving health to the joint by dressing the mechanical issues. I’d way prefer to work at those things rather than surgery or drugs! I wish your clinic was in Canada!
Thanks ever so much, always inspiring to hear there are ways to take care of ourselves..great discoveries...and you make it all sound very accessible!!! Treasure
We really appreciate your kind words Gabi! We love to provide these educational services!
Wishing the best for your missions! I am a massage therapist and I always include self-help support for my clients. Most people do not like homework :-) but always nice to see people who do keep a little practice for their own good :-)
This video was extremely helpful along with your video about the ACL. I tore my MCL and ACL on a ski slope in Italy in February of 2020. I completed 3 months of PT during the start of the pandemic after 6 weeks of no weight. I am still experiencing weakness, uncomfortable and sometimes painful fatigue which now is leading to a weakness in my other knee due to compensation. The exercises you demonstrated are different that what I was taught and give a good example of your 28 day plan.
Hey Julia! Sorry to hear about your ACL and MCL tear last year :-(
I hope you’re getting stronger now that you’re doing these exercises!
Let us know how it is going!!!
Hi I have third grade menscual tear doese heels through exercise
Incredibly informative and helpful.please keep doing what you are doing as you are truly a God send.Thanks you for your professionalism and humanity! peace and Blessings
You're welcome Khadija!!! We're happy to help you!!! ✌️
After so much information I have read about how to help my meniscus this information makes the most sense, thank you!
Hey @SIDCJCJ07! That is great to hear, we are glad you found information that makes sense for you. We commend you for doing the research!
“Knee Meniscus Help”
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Start with one or two exercises, beginning with the smallest range of motion and the lowest intensity. As you feel stronger, you can gradually increase both the range of motion and intensity. It’s best to do these exercises every day throughout the day. Aim to tire out the muscle without losing form or control. Consistency is key. Always avoid working through pain; soreness and mild discomfort are normal, but pain is not.
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“11 Supplements That Might Help Heal A Torn Meniscus”
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We hope this helps! Please keep us posted on your progress 🙌🏽
Just the fact that you made this video helps my spirit. Thank you!!!
Hi, swinging my legs has really helped with my painful knee arthritis. I get clicks but good ones, not painful ones. So glad to have found your videos, they are such a help. Watching from the UK
Hey Magenta, Greetings from Texas! 🧡🇬🇧We're so sorry to hear that you've been suffering from painful knee arthritis!🥺 It's exciting to hear that the tailgate swings have helped and that you have felt some relief. In case you are interested we have a program that has additional information in our Knee Arthritis Recovery Program. It's a 100% online and on-demand program for improving knee arthritis. It's packed with exercises, advice and coaching from Dr. David.
You can learn more about it here:
courses.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/courses/knee-arthritis-recovery-program/
In case you need it, here is a playlist of all our knee arthritis videos:
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1maa9YF-WmKLF7oI4VoczH8i.html
We hope you can continue to feel relief.🧡We'd love to hear how you are doing as you progress.🙌 Please take care!
Thank you so much! As so many others have said - you explain everything so clearly it's so helpful to fully understand what's going on on there - when no other 'professionals' want to really help us out 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
It's taken me weeks of searching what's going on with my knee - after seeing an NHS physio who did two movement tests on my knee - regardless of me telling him that I'm hypermobile 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ He should have been able to see from the way I walked up to him that I'm wonky! He just gave me 4 exercises and sent me on my way.... no imagery, nothing 🤨
Armed with your knowledge I'm calling them back and requesting a proper check out!
Thanks so much for really caring 😊 I'm going to sign up to you course and recommend you to everyone!! 😁
Thanks !!so much have hunted for 6 weeks and this is bye far the best information !!
I had an xray, and the surgeon thinks I don't have a tear, but the start of one. I was doing the Brazilian butt lift, and hyper extended my foot, and, perhaps did a twist motion. I hurt both knees...one is pretty much healed, but the leg,in which I broke my ankle, is painfful, but only epwhen sitting in the car, or trying to sleep. I've been crawling around the garden, digging, planting, and turning over the soil for mulching it, and, I think if I had a tear, I would not be able to do all that work for several hours. I appreciate this video, and after the Father's day party, I WILL DO THE EXERCISES...AWESOME VIDEO. I love to walk, so I need these knees! Thank a you for your time.
Hey Jean! Thanks for sharing your story. We hope you can get back to normal very fast! Yes you're right, if you had a significant tear, you wouldn't have been able to tolerate all that very well without feeling like you need to go see a doctor right away.
Since you love to walk, have you seen this video about walking and knee pain? It would be very helpful for your knees if you did what we talk about in this video: "Does Walking Help KNee Pain?"
ua-cam.com/video/3ttv66it9x4/v-deo.html
@@epmanualphysicaltherapy Yes, I saved that to my library, and I intend to read it ALL. I TRULY BELIEVE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY, and do NOT plan to have surgery if I can help it! Thank you for these aids. Q
@@jeanmader2302how are you now? ❤🙏
@@ariellalemuria777 As far as my knees go, I am great, but since my husband's dementia diagnosis, I am doing almost everything, and I have lifted too much weight, and my back is sore...and I have been neglecting my health, and concentrating on him. His Totally, very surprisingly short memory literally scares me! So, stress is here big-time, and I am trying not to fall apart. Thank God he only takes supplements, aS he skipped pills, and taken the wrong ones at the wrong times. He does tire easily, but I force him to get moving, and then take a nap after breakfast He does what I ask, so that is a plus, that life is not a big fight, because I am trying to keep him happy, comfortable, and mostly...SAFE. I think predatory people would see him as an easy target, so in the supermarket, I keep him close.
@@epmanualphysicaltherapy So nice of you to touch bases, and I appreciate your concern. My knees are great, but I do that leg swing before doing exercises. Now my back is killing me, but it hurts more at the evenings. I read that ice is not a good idea, as I used to do 15 min. Ice, then 15 min. Heat. Can't take aspirin, but I take one regular Tylenol once it begins to feel achy. I am SO grateful I found your site and healed my knees. I have been dizzy since cataract surgery, so I would be a dizzy, knock kneed, hunched over MESS,,,, LOLOLOL
I have all the problems you speak about and tried to go down and up the stairs. . So true about the relief on the knee
Hey C Ward! Sorry to hear that you're dealing with the a meniscus problem :-(
Be sure to check out all our meniscus videos so you can have the best info about how to handle it.
Here is a playlist of all our knee meniscus videos:
"Knee Meniscus Help"
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
@@epmanualphysicaltherapy Just what I needed!! Thank You!
Ok, so i watch one of your video's dealing with the meniscus tear i have been doing the exercises, ok sometimes, I felt really good today until i tripped on bag, no not mine, I tried to walk it out, didn't work, so i sat down did the "twisting" then did the turn turnn foot.....my knee popped, what difference!!!! There is still pain but it feels so much better just doing it once. Where have you been all my knee problem life?? Lol, I'm guessing it started in my pre-teens, now Im 52 and very sore knees', lower back and planter fasciitis both feet. Kinda hard to be a nurse. Thank you so much for this and all the info!!
Great tip on the synovial fluid flow with the loose knee waggle.😊
Love the tailgate swings they are So helpful.
Recently popped something on my knee while doing jiujitsu. I also feel a pull behind my knee. I can bend knee just a bit. But if I go lower as if im picking up something from the floor it hurts. I do not want surgery. Im trying to heal naturally where Im also doing aome fasting to help reduce inflammation. Will try your exercises. You were the first that i came across how to heal naturally. Thank you for the information.
Thanks for sharing this. Your explanations make a lot of sense.
I went to a ortho doctor today, having suffered from Knee effusion and grade 1 lateral meniscus and ACL tear of my left knee. The hopeless doctor didn't explain anything detailly, he seems in uninterested and busy with himself, what a shame, I don't want to visit him ever again. He just extracted out some fluid from my knee which gave me great pain relief 😅.
How are you now?
Been going crazy figuring out what is going on with my knee as I haven’t been able to run or grapple effectively. Friend from the gym sat me down and told me most likely a meniscus tear saw this video and confirmed it. I really don’t want surgery but it’s been on going for months now. It’s like it heals then I get comfortable training then re injure it.
This is great information in the future if you could make sure that your leg and foot are part of the video, not just the knee area so we can actually see the exercise. It would be beneficial and greatly appreciated.
Hey Mary, Thank you so much for your feedback. 🧡 It means a lot to us. We are addressing these issues in future videos. Please take care🙌
Thanks so much. You are the first video I have come across that gives me hope. I was diagnosed with a MT. So painful. Almost hard to stand up straight. Can't walk straight without stretching even when getting out of the car up getting up from seating. I'm really hopefull that these can help (fingers crossed). I will also check out your 28 day video. Thanks again.
You're welcome Rosalind!!! Sorry to hear about your meniscus tear. We hope you can get better really fast! Just in case you need it, here are links you should check out next:
"Knee Meniscus Help"
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
28 Day Knee Health & Wellness Boost Program:
www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/knee-health
Very helpful, thank you! I was in pain and the strong pain is gone. Will do them every day now🙏
Hey there! You are very welcome! Glad to hear that we were able to help with that strong pain!
I have this ACL tear 4 years back along with recent meniscus tear probably due to unstable knee. I am avoiding going to surgery for another 1 year now due to its long post rehabilitation time. Since 1 week i could hardly walk & Dr told me now only solution is surgery. But OMG i found this video & the moment i did 1st inward movement of the leg exercise i heard a pop & by the time i finished it start 2nd exercise I already felt a sense of relief & able to walk without pain. Hopefully now I believe i can stretch my surgery till next year till that time i'll be doing these 3 set of exercise. Thank you sir.
How are you feeling now?
Hello Dr. David. I would like to try out your 28 day program. The testimonial with Gwen was so lovely. What a wonderful woman 😊
Hey Yvette! Glad you'd like to try the 28 Day Knee Health & Wellness Boost Program!
Yes, Gwen is a really sweet woman!
You're welcome to sign up for the program right here:
www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/28-day-knee-health-wellness-boost-program
Let us know if you have any questions :-)
Great video thanks! Your videos are always so helpful and I've recommended your channel to a few people. I am positive for all the tests in this video. I injured my knee in 1992 but it didn't start to hurt until I stopped doing sport, mainly horse riding, in about 2009. In 2019 I had an MRI that showed medial meniscus tear plus early arthritis. Your videos are helping me strengthen my knee again. Tailgate swings seem to help and your advice about strengthening glutes and realigning the leg bones has been very helpful. The alignment thing seems to be a part of my problem. I've had a knee offloader since 2019 which was helping relieve the knee pain but I think the strengthening exercises I started 10 months ago are helping more. Thank you again for your great videos.
Just purchased the 28 day program with ❤ day discount. (Because knee still has troublesome flare ups).
I am hopeful it will be helpful! 🙏🏼
Thank you, very informative. Better then my physician who talked me into having surgery for a Bakers cist that was still there after the procedure. Thankfully after a year taking up cycling, that helped my knee heal and I will definitely be doing these exercises you recommended. God bless you.
I sure wish you were my Dr. Thanks so much for this video, and all the others😊
Hi. Thank you for this video. I know what my injuries is now with out going the doctors and hopefully no surgery. I've very active but will take it easy and do your exercises and carry on walking cycling and swimming because feels fine. Devastated because like to dance run and play tennis. Will be careful with recovery. Thank you for this video ❤
Thank you so much. Just diagnosed with my 2nd meniscus tear. Will definitely make these exercises part of my recovery process
I only tried the first exercise. It definitely helped. I wish I would have seen this video 2 months ago. I have a torn miniscus from jiu jitsu.
This was a game changer for me. Thank you so much. I am so tired of this well your old so what do you expect. An excellent resource. Once again thank you. Real knowledge. 👍🏾
Hi, may I ask how many times per day should these exercises be done in order to be effective? I have a medial meniscus tear and severe pain and locking of the knee.
Hi. Thank for a good video. My question is why the but muscle exercises is important for the healing ?
Thank
Along with doing these exercises would recommend walking for exercise if it can be tolerated?
These exercises have helped tremendously doing them do the first time.
Yes, your info, and videos are so helpful, and informative, Thank you so much!
I rarely comment on video I watched but this helped me out a lot. I injured my meniscus a couple of days ago. Can't walk and felt tenderness on my inner knee. I tried the sitting leg slides and I found out some imbalance on the knee that I injured, my foot doesn't turn outside as much as my other foot. I'll continue working on it but I already felt some improvements in sitting and standing up as well as the pain in short amount of time. Thanks!
Thank you so much for taking time to comment! It's great to hear that you're experiencing some improvements, wishing you the best! 🙌
Thankyou. The injury just happened two days ago and I’m so happy to jump in and get things better sooner.
Hey. How you doing now. How's your mensicus. Please give some tips
Hi, brilliant channel for information. The bending of knees for a few minutes eased up the stiffness👍
I had a meniscus tear a few years ago and been fine except for last 2 weeks as been having some pain were the tear was, now removed 20% of it gone. And the same time having a bit of pain on the other knee. I did however started walking more for exercise as started a new job and wanted to be fitter. Also the right knee feels as if I'm kneeling on glass. I have had this feeling before and it goes but this time it hasn't for 3 or so weeks. My knees are creaky which is nothing new. I'm 38 feel like 68 😄
Hey Adam, sorry to hear that your knee has been giving you trouble for weeks now :-(
You can learn more about healing your meniscus through this playlist:
"Knee Meniscus Help"
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
Very good exercise, not hurting anything in the knee, fluid itself is a medicine, wonderful idea, thank you very much to give such a idea, without any medicine or treatment
You’re welcome Chandrakant Patel!
I I'm trying these exercise since three days and feeling far better reliefe, thanks David for encourage me, if need, I will contact you
I earned alot, and will try thrcexercises. I will also continue with the remaining 26 exercises.
Thank you so much for your informative videos. I have a meniscus problem and pain which is getting better slowly. I am doing exercises you and others have prescribed and I believe they are helping my condition. Recently I visited a podiatrist and he has prescribed orthotics to correct knee alignment. My knee does bow out a little when I step. What are your thoughts on using orthotics to correct pronation and knee alignment? Thanks again, Rob, Melbourne Australia
Just realize it’s my menscus ,thank you for the excersizes .very helpful…
Hi, Doctor David The third test you showed caused a tremendous amount of pain. I also can not go upstairs actually when I bend my knee as giving the weight on it that where hurt my knee. I believe that there is a meniscus tear on my right knee. Thanks for giving your knowledge and help.
Hey İsmet Cengiz, sorry to hear that you found you have a meniscus tear :-(
We're glad to help you find it! In case you need it, here are our videos for help with meniscus problems:
"Knee Meniscus Help"
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
Any locations in San Antonio ? Maybe trusted associates here?
After watching this, I'm pretty sure I've got an injured meniscus. I have an appointment with an orthopedic doctor in about a month, but I will start these exercises. Question: Can walking with a cane cause any problems? I can walk around the house and at work easily because I can sit if my leg gets stiff, but going to the grocery store is another thing! I don't know if it makes any difference, but I can straighten my leg with no problem, but bending it back beyond 90 degrees is beyond a 10 on the pain scale.
I do feel a little pain the exercises have helped me alot. thanks so much
Thank you Dr. I'm getting better daily less pain.
Hi Vesta, You're welcome! That is so amazing to hear! Thank you so much for sharing an update. We wish you continued relief. Just in case you are interested we have a playlist for knee meniscus help. You can access it here:
“Knee Meniscus Help”
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
We wish you all the best on your road to recovery! Please take care.🧡
Wow these videos are therapeutic to my knee 75 percent pain gone down n 3 days
Thanks I got a lot of relief in my back knee I will keep following you nicely😊
Hey Sun J! We can't thank you enough for your generous contribution, it does not go unnoticed. We are thrilled that you got a lot of relief in the back of your knee. Here are a few more exercises that you could consider doing that will likely help improve your knee meniscus injury:
“Top 5 Glute Muscle Exercises For Knee Pain”
ua-cam.com/video/NXdCjT2QtJA/v-deo.html
“Top 6 Standing Glute Exercises To Help Knee Pain”
ua-cam.com/video/jD7IRBfJ-mM/v-deo.html
If you are looking for a more structured and specific approach to treat a meniscus tear or injury then you might be interested in the "Knee Meniscus Recovery Program". It is also designed to help people have the best chance of avoiding unnecessary surgery, injections, or having to rely on pain medications. You can learn more about it here:
www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery
We wish you the best on the road to recovery! 🙌
Looks good, consistent with info from my physio post calcaneous fracture and other online knee recovery guides.
Hello Doc. I just got an MRI as advised by the ortho here. The results show a longitudinal tear of the posterior horn of medial meniscus (with minimal effusion) of the left knee. Way back in 2006 I had a meniscus tear of the same left knee (due to a minor motorcycle accident) and the ortho had suggested exercises which I had and after few months it was fine. After 18 years I have had this. Unfortunately I do not have the old MRI report to correlate both of them. However, I have been in a desk job all these years. I have been pretty active since 2017, majorly with regular brisk walking, yoga, and some strengthening exercises since 2023. Can I cure it with the exercises like it did before? I can walk properly, but when I sit for a long time (I have a desk job) the knee joint irritates me. I feel the need to extend it and feels a bit better or even stand for few mins.
Hope you can answer my question Doc. Eagerly waiting for your reply.
Good-day doc. First-off I want to thank you for your very helpful and informative videos. Honestly you're one of the best resources that I've found and am having some good success with your excercises.
Im at 9 weeks post-injury and my question is that, is it normal for me to not be able to fully extend my leg/knee totally yet, like I can with my good leg at this point?
My knee has been getting better with each week that passes, but recently it's to the point where I'm wondering if I might have what's called a bucket-handle tear, which may require surgery.
I've never really had much pain, clicking/ popping or catching/ locking. And I've also avoided any anti-inflammatory drugs or icing the knee. I've felt that letting the knee heal naturally was the best way to go.
I've only had alot of stiffness and inability to stretch out or extend the knee fully. There's still a little bit of swelling so that might be the reason that I can't fully extend it yet.
Your reply/feedback would be greatly appreciated sir.
Have a blessed day!
How are you doing now? Did you get surgery any updates I'm having a similar problem can't straighten range of motion is better though doing some of these exercises
Thank you for such clear and inexpensive important information. .specially for today's world of high coast of living. Yes there are people that living in pain and knows their financial situation. Thanks again God bless you sir.
Weirdly, the final test was the most tolerable. However, the first 3 fired up pain. I work out regularly and was recently told that I was squatting incorrectly, after altering my squats and having physical therapy, it started to get better, but unfortunately flared up big style today, so I've rested and tried your tests. Thanks for the knowledge x
Hey Tracy, Thanks for sharing your experience with the tests and your recent journey with squatting and physical therapy. It's great to hear that the final test was more tolerable for you. Sometimes, our bodies can surprise us with unexpected responses. Unfortunately, setbacks can happen along the way, as you experienced today. It's all part of the process. When things flare up, it's essential to give yourself some rest and listen to your body.
We're glad you found value in the tests we shared, and we appreciate your positive feedback.
Wishing you a speedy recovery and continued progress in your fitness journey! We'd love to hear how you are doing as you progress.🙌 Please take care!
@@epmanualphysicaltherapyIam going to try your exercises had to miss exercise class today. 8th December fingers crossed.
I am a 34 year old male with both my medial meniscus clicking , for about three months, pain has resided, but my legs still lock up.. I am about to do this excercises daily for one month and post results, but it really would encourage me if any of you are interested in comments, hope this worka, surgery is not financially available
My brother was told he has a meniscus tear ,a recent MRI showed there was also a blood clot present .Dr.s are now saying the clot might be causing the pain .He is on anti thrombotic meds .Awaiting surgery .
I am going to try it doc
They are very practical enough to do
I hope they help.
You're welcome Mark!!! Please let us know how it goes trying this out. 😀
Very informative and helpful. Thank you. I hope this helps me. I feel I have a mild case, but sometimes my knee gets tweaked and I can’t put any weight on my leg. After massaging the pain subsides and sometimes feels 100%. I will do these exercises daily.
Hey Jbevier, we are sorry to hear you've been dealing with this knee pain! Massages can be very helpful with relaxing your muscles and finding some short term relief. However, doing your glute exercises and offloading your knee is what will fix the root cause of this problem and set you up to recover. Here is a playlist with all of our videos on knee meniscus injury exercises, tips and stretches:
“Knee Meniscus Help”
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
You might also want to learn more about our Knee Meniscus Recovery Program:
www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery
Pretty sure mine is torn. MRI next week to see what’s up. First injured in May, took time off from the gym. Was able to work back to squatting 315 for reps and then one day while warming up with 225, I felt the sharp pain again. Since then, I’ve iced and brought inflammation down multiple times. I’ve still tried to train legs, but heavily modified to remove those exercises that cause me to go below parallel. I think it may have gotten worse over time which sucks. I’m taking a complete week off again to see what happens, but this injury sucks. I’ve tried to work around it, but it even with light weight, I’ll get slight pain. And then I got to ice for a few days and it’ll calm down.
Been doing basic stretches, but my quad has significantly atrophied. I used to go really intense with leg workouts, and now I can really only do light weight for high reps. Going to try everything before opting for surgery, but also don’t want to make it any worse. Will report back what the MRI confirms.
Thank you very much for your video. I was just diagnose with a tear in my meniscus, had a cirtisone shot but fid not work. Ive been going to therapy but has not worked. I will try your exercises...thank you, hope they work
Hey Norma! So sorry to hear about your meniscus tear, and both the cortisone shot and physical therapy not working well for you! We have a playlist with several videos with exercises and tips to begin helping your meniscus tear recovery. Check it out:
“Knee Meniscus Help”
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
You might also want to learn more about our Knee Meniscus Recovery Program:
www.epmanualphysicaltherapy.com/meniscus-recovery
Hope this helps! All the best
Have soreness on inside of knee. Initially had some pain on outside of knee and made an appointment with an orthopedic doctor clinic. They tested the knee joint by bending the leg in different ways and said that the outer meniscus was torn. They then gave me a Cortizone shot in the outside joint line. Knee was good for a while then after about three months the inside shin bone was sore. Not in the joint but on the top inside of shin bone. I did your exercises to try to shift the shin bone inward and at first they really helped. But after about a week of doing it, the ache started below the knee cap and now the knee aches at night. It eventually goes away and the first number if steps in the morning are without pain. But now during the day it aches more. Been icing it which stops the pain but then comes back about an hour later. Would like to know is if that Cortizone shot or the second shot I had messed up my meniscus and the miner joint all together and should I stop doing those exercises of the tibial shift?
Hello I’m from Belgium and I do all your exercises for hip and knee arthritis every day and it helps a lot However I would like to know if I can use my massagegun for my knee arthritis? I already use it for my hip The probleem with the hip is on my right leg and the knee is the left leg. Thank you on beforehand for your reply
I just got a knee arthroscopy because the Dr said my meniscus wouldn’t heal without surgery. Now I’m worried I shouldn’t have. I’m afraid my knee will never be the same and I won’t be able to bear heavy loads if I want to start weight training again.
I've just discovered your informative and useful channel. I am so grateful, what luck. I will follow your advice, I also had sciatica!!! I am going to implement your advice in that regard .Thank you. I'd like to join the 28 day program if it is still available. Big thanks
it help my knees a lot doctor,thanks for all your information,
You're welcome Lee Virginia!!!
I appreciate you showing these exercises, doctor, but I wish you would show them with your foot in the camera shot, because I am left to guess at how the foot is positioned and how the foot position changes.
4 mos ago I injured my knee. X-ray showed no fracture and no significant arthritis. MRI showed complex radial medial meniscus tear. loose bodies, Baker's cyst, bone bruise and tissue edema. No swelling. I'm in PT, and have had a ultrasound guided cortisone shot. Neither have reduced the pain or mechanical symptoms. The McMurray test was neg. so my DR was surprised I had a bad tear. I have had episodes of 3 hrs of consistent stabbing pain, and one of 7 hrs. Drove me crazy. Since I also have loose bodies, my DR says that surgery would only be considered if non- surgical options fail. I had no knee pain previously to the injury.This is a nightmare injury and no easy solution. I will opt for the surgery is the DR gives the go-ahead.
Bro I have same injury as you grade 2 horizontal meniscus injury and complex tear in anterior lateral meniscus. I don't feel any pain or instability. So I need surgery ?
@@clubiee7640 U are lucky U have no pain.I have extreme pain. Is UR knee locking up? Do U have any other injuries? If not then U probably won't need surgery. I'm having surgery on Nov. 22 for a partial meniscectomy
@@estelleadamski308 I am a professional weight lifter so my muscles are much stronger so i think that's help I have no pain .mild joint effusion and mild tear with edema in anterior cruciate ligment and small para meniscal cyst anterolateral of the lateral meniscus injuries seen in MRI
Thank you I was walking and I get a meniscus tear I am trying watch your video
Hi Sharon, we are so sorry that you have been dealing with a meniscus tear! 🥺 They are painful and frustrating to deal with and we hope you can feel some relief soon. To get you started on your road to recovery we have a playlist for meniscus tear help. You can access it here: “Knee Meniscus Help”
ua-cam.com/play/PLJVIPiFvv1mZ9Vh4eRH3UlmMeqOUtB-6a.html
We also have a Knee Meniscus Recovery Program that would be beneficial. The Knee Meniscus Recovery Program is designed to help people have the best chance of avoiding unnecessary surgery, injections, or having to rely on pain medications. This course guides people through exercises and stretches that target key body parts that have the greatest potential to prevent or help with meniscus tears or trouble after meniscus surgery. To learn more please click this link:
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We wish you all the best in your road to recovery. We'd love to hear how you are doing as you progress.🙌 Please take care!
I find if I focus on carnivore way of eating my knee is good, my homeopath several years ago diagnosed my menicus tear, a chiropractor was using laser which did not do anything, but he made comments like a bruise behind my knee joint that clued in homeopath. I am focussing on mindful walking grabbing with my toes, makes such a difference in my experience, thankyou. I'm amazed swinging my legs makes such a difference too, right from the first time!