Hyperextended knee

[Nova]

Hey folks.

So I hyperextended my knee about 6 years ago. It hurt more than any bone I'd ever broken so I had it checked out, and it was diagnosed as a sprain.

There wasn't a lot of swelling, just an extreme instability that I had never felt before. I could stand stationary on it just fine, but it felt like my knee was on the brink of buckling backwards for 4-5 months after, and it didn't feel sturdy for about another 10 months.

Anyway, I can still feel that it's notably weaker than my other knee to this day and was wondering if that was common with knee sprains or was it possibly misdiagnosed.

Thanks

 

[big dog cowboy]

What kind of after care did you get for your knee? Any physical therapy? Not sure your age but addressing your knee sooner rather than later would be a good thing. The absolute last thing you want to face in your older years is a questionable knee. There is enough crap to worry about then you don't need to add to it.

 

[Nova]

What kind of after care did you get for your knee? Any physical therapy? Not sure your age but addressing your knee sooner rather than later would be a good thing. The absolute last thing you want to face in your older years is a questionable knee. There is enough crap to worry about then you don't need to add to it.

No care or PT unfortunately. I'm 27. The injury happened right before I tuned 21 during an intramural soccer (ugh) game. I was still friends with one of the trainers from my days with the football team and he could really only advise rest and Asprin once it was diagnosed as a sprain by the doctor at the ER. But afterward, I spent a lot of time In pool and doing random seated cable exercises.

I have since been able to put a lot of stress on it with squats, leg curls and just jogging. But, say for instance, I'm with my dogs at the dog park and some random boxer runs into th front of my left knee inadvertently, I feel sharp pain in the same area of the injury vs what happens with my healthy, right knee. Or sometimes I'm just resting most of my weight on my left leg, my knee gives backward a bit and in feel a mild version of the sharp pain I felt when I injured it.

Other than that it doesn't bother me but was curious if that was typical of a sprain.

 

[BigStar]

When I had this happen (bball), I was instructed to wear a thick knee brace (to give it support/confidence) to ensure that it wouldn't buckle for 1-2 months. Just over the counter CVS brand and wore it under my pants (itches like crazy tho). But it did clear up; can sprint and fall long distances(plant with no problem), etc. Feel you on the tedium, it feels like your knee wants to work backwards several times a day.

 

[CashMan]

No care or PT unfortunately. I'm 27. The injury happened right before I tuned 21 during an intramural soccer (ugh) game. I was still friends with one of the trainers from my days with the football team and he could really only advise rest and Asprin once it was diagnosed as a sprain by the doctor at the ER. But afterward, I spent a lot of time In pool and doing random seated cable exercises.

I have since been able to put a lot of stress on it with squats, leg curls and just jogging. But, say for instance, I'm with my dogs at the dog park and some random boxer runs into th front of my left knee inadvertently, I feel sharp pain in the same area of the injury vs what happens with my healthy, right knee. Or sometimes I'm just resting most of my weight on my left leg, my knee gives backward a bit and in feel a mild version of the sharp pain I felt when I injured it.

Other than that it doesn't bother me but was curious if that was typical of a sprain.

I did the same thing, backpedaling in basketball when I was like 23(6yrs ago). And it literally took like 1yr-1.5yrs to fully heal. I did not do rehab, just kept going to the gym.

 

[Future]

Could just be scar tissue, especially if you didn't let the injury heal properly. That would cause the sensitivity that results in the pain and could mean muscles are a bit weaker or less functional, causing it to buckle a bit from time to time.

 

[jrumann59]

It could be the ligaments never "shrunk back". Did they MRI the knee?. I would also second a brace that would limit the extension motion.