I slipped on some mud 10 days ago and banged my knee on a lump of concrete. This produced a substantial graze which is healing. Of more concern is that I have some pain behind my knee cap.
My knee is very stiff and sore in the morning or after sitting down for a while. I can't walk down stairs without pain and when walking the pushing off action is painful. The knee is not swollen, hot or painful and looks normal
The problem has reduced over the last 10 days but I would like to know the best way to help my knee heal as I walk and dance a lot and would like to return to these activities asap. Hot compress? Cold Compress? Elastic tubigrip (not with the graze?) Excercise? Rest? etc etc
Thank you for your advice!
Hi I would get it checked out first by your gp before doing snything if I were you. Hope it's ok.
I would advise getting it checked by your GP, ice and elevate.
Like Susan suggested.....1st step is professional diagnosis. It could be a myriad of things or something that only time will heal. You really can't go wrong with ice packs after activity but beyond that, self or non professional diagnosis is a recipe for disaster. Let us know how you're doing
Well, a belated update to my post. All of a sudden after days of no improvement my knee improved a great deal and the discomfort was not longer enough to go to the GP. I get very minor twinges now 2 1/2 weeks after the injury but will go to the GP if they get worse or go on too long.