Sport injury, how to deal with it?

Question

I'm already running for a couple of years, sometimes once a week, sometimes 2 or 3 times a week. However, the last 3 months, my knee is injured and I'm only able to run once a week to make things not worse.

What alternative sports are you doing when you're injured? Cycling? And what's your tip for the best recovery (except for rest)?

Answer 1

if ur still able to run a little bit thats good ice it alot maybe get a stationay bike just to keep it moving dont just let it sit there that doesnt help

Answer 2

Cycling is easy on your knees but running in water is good low-impart strength training. You run with water at waist level or i know the track team at my school does aqua running, you have a floating thing and you try to run with out touching the bottom of the pool (have to be in deep water) and you have to use good running orm or it wont work. Also you should streatch after any excercise, because i know when i dont streatch but i run my knees hurt really bad. Hope this helps (=

Answer 3

hit the weight room, to strengthen your knee. you also dont get hurt unless you did something wrong. There are some suggestions above, but you have to pinpoint what it was

Answer 4

I had a IT band problem when i used to run track in college.  I would suggest that you swim for an alternate sport.  you don't want to put pressure on the knee but swimming still lets you stay in top shape.

When running I suggest that you put a heat pad on your knee before you run, stretch really well and ice the knee after you run.  It would also help to take a pain reliever about 1 hr before you run to ease the pain.

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Answer 6

Without knowing exactly what is wrong with your knee, I suggest you suspend running for a few weeks.  You can still keep up the exercise by regular low impact workouts such as elliptical (cross) training or swimming or bike riding.  

With bike riding you must ensure that the seat height is correct and your technique must be good otherwise you could do further damage to your knee.

After resting for a few weeks with low impact exercise then return to running, but do it gradually.  Start with walking and a slow short jog, increase it gradually over the next few weeks.  

If after this you still have knee pain then I recommend you seek medical advice as you may have a significant injury that is aggravated by further exercise.

Good luck with it.

Answer 7

Cross train- see what your doctor will let you do. I recommend swimming and the elliptical at the gym but you should really speak with a sports doctor to tell you what is best. Cycling is different muscles but if that is the only thing that you can do it would be better than nothing.

Answer 8

A lot depends on the surfaces you choose to run on. Hard surfaces (concrete, tarmac, sand) are always a shock to the joints, particularly the ankles knees and hips. Try running on softer surfaces (grass).

Unfortunately rest is one of the major recovery factors along with ice to reduce inflammation and anti-inflammatory drugs. See a doctor to determine if there is damage to the bursa or other structural problems.

Cycling stresses the knee when done vigorously.

Answer 9

Bike riding is the best way to crosstrain when injured... but you do want to make sure that the bike is properly adjusted to fit you or else it may cause your knee problems to worsen.  The knee should only be slightly bent at the bottom or full extension of your pedal stroke.  If your injury persists and you really want to fix the problem the right way, I would suggest seeing one of the CHEK Institutes practitioners.  Look at this website.