I had my Arthroscopic Surgery on my right knee last week. Thursday I went in and spent the afternoon asleep as Dr. Day poked and sliced away the damaged portion of my meniscus.
The surgery went well – I was fine most of the weekend but the pain started on Sunday. I took the codine/tylinal pills and they made me sick, so I stopped and reverted to otc drugs.
Most of the range of motion is back, it is still wobbly and my knee is still not completely comfortable on steps. And its not extending fully. I searched the web and found this article on recover, typical for football players:
Cartilage Tear (Meniscal Tear) | Knee | Injury A to Z | PhysioRoom.com: Sports Injury Shop, News & Advice
Isometric quadriceps and hamstring exercises should be initiated:
* An isometric quads contraction is achieved by siting on the floor with the legs straight and then pushing the back of the knee down towards the floor. This contraction should be held for 4 seconds and then relaxed.
* To do an isometric hamstring contraction the patient should sit in a chair with the heel to the floor, and then dig the heel into the floor, as if trying to drag the foot backwards. Again this contraction should be held for 4 seconds.
The isometric quads and hamstring work should be done in 5 sets of 10, repeated 3-4 times per day.
Range-of-movement exercises should be initiated as soon as possible. Extension of the knee is achieved via the isometric quads exercises. Knee flexion is regained by sitting on the floor with the knees out straight, and then attempting to bend the knee. This can be made easier by placing something that slides easily, like a plastic bag, under the heel, then sliding the heel up and down. Another method of increasing the knee’s range of movement is to sit in a high chair with the feet hanging free. The affected leg should be swung backwards and forwards, with the range of movement gradually increased over time.
