Knee pain from landing jumps?

Question

I recently started figure skating again after about 6 years off the ice. Trying to get my jumps back is a major struggle, but on top of that my landing knee becomes sore for the few hours after I skate. Any suggestions on how to prevent the pain in my knee?

Answer 1

i hurt my knee in a skiing accident and i was on crutches for 3 months and off the ice for 6 so i think i know what your talking about. i dont know if you had some type of injury or if not, if this will help--but i cant damage.

do a LOT  knee bends. count rythms to a good song or something and just focus on deep bends.

also, riding a stationary bike or running a little every day really helps.

good luck!

Answer 2

Perhaps avoid doing jumps at this time until your body is stronger. You need to be good at steps anyways. Low impact but you're working on your edges necesairy to land jumps =  Win-win situation.

Swimming is the safest kind of aerobic exercise you could do. If your knee has a probem, the rest of your body is probably out of shape as well. Doing pull ups is always a plus to avoid back injuries as well. You need a strong abdomen anyways for jumps.

Sit ups (do them slowly and when you stand up, always keep your knees sightly bent!!!!!!!!!!! If you do them fast and with your knees 100% straight, you will get an injury!!!) will help the knees and help you with your sit spin. Use some weights (maximum 5 pounds and better use far less weight than that  for now) and exercise at home regularly if you can to speed things up without spending a lot of money in a gym. Just don't do 1000 sit ups in one day. Do like 15 the first day and do some more the next day.

You could use a cloth bandage on your knee when you skate for some time, and take it off when you get off the ice. It could also be inflammation. You could take an advil pill every 6 hours for a few days when you feel the pain to take off the swelling. Put ice on your knee everyday for a few minutes to remove the swelling too.

Answer 3

your legs are bound to be sore after forcing that much work on them so fast.  I would suggest strengthening your legs off-ice to help get back some of that muscular endurance! Good Luck!

Answer 4

Maybe try working out a little with weights to get the strength back in your legs.  Also do a lot of off-ice stretching.  I took a lot of time off from skating too.  When I came back, I always got sore after a practice, but the more I did it, the less sore I became.  Weights may help prevent some of that and maybe even help make jumping a little easier once you get a little stronger and have more core strength.  When coming back to skating, I've run into all sorts of crazy ailments, but most seem to go away with time and exercise!  Good luck with those jumps!

Answer 5

Where is the pain in your knee? I think that seeing a doctor if the pain doesn't get any better would be a good idea, just to make sure that nothing is wrong. There may be some type of brace that you could wear while skating that may help prevent the pain, your doctor would be able to help you get the right type of brace for your knee. Off ice training would also be a good idea so you can regain strength so that you can hopefully resolve the pain. After you skate it is a good idea to take ibuprofen and use ice on your knee to help with the pain.  Good luck!

Answer 6

Before you come on the ice do some stretches after warming up.  If you have no time you can stroke around on the ice and stretch on the wall. There's also pads out there like in skatebuys there's something called a touchdown knee http://www.skate-buys.com/touchdownknees...

there's also a ultra crash gel kneepad

http://www.skate-buys.com/ulcrgelkn.html

Answer 7

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