Im 22 years old, and as the title says I was playing football about 5 days ago, when suddenly while I was running towards the ball I heard a pop in my knee and suddenly i fell to the ground in pain. I never experienced pain like this in my life, my knee immediately started to swell, and I couldnt put any weight on it. One of my teammates got me a bag of ice, and i rested for about 15 min, then drove home. OnceI got home I googled what I should do, and continued with the RICE method (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate). The next day I walked on crutches, and the day after that took it easy. 5 days later, now I biked to school which is a 3 mil hike, and my knee felt good, there was still some discomfort, but the pain is gone and i can bend the knee. I live in the U.S. and I cant afford medical insurance, and I would just like to know if this is a minor sprain or an ACL tear?
i have ACL and LCL tears which were confirmed by MRI scan. see your Dr for referral for MRI
If you can comfortably bend the knee, chances are nothing is torn. Maybe just some tissue swelling within your knee
I can bend the knee, walk on it, put weight on it. I fee a little discomfort when I do, but I mean it hasnt even been a week yet, adn I read that even minor knee sprains take atleast 2 weeks to get better.