 Poster: A snowHead
|
Hi all
I (snowboarder) tore my mcl in St Anton in January. Have a trip booked for next month and am slightly worried about my knee being weakened and it happening again.
Is there any specific brace or support I should wear to lessen the chances?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
I think the best route is to keep up the physio to strengthen the whole area...although I'm a little guilty of not doing that too.
I have a Neo G thing that I wore after a knee injury, but tbh it never felt like it was actually benefitting me that much
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
|
I have a meniscus tear and wear a neo g to work. A ionocore patellar tendon strap to play tennis. And sleep with a hinged brace, as the injury happened in bed (in June).
It's a bit better than it was originally, but a damn problem as I am skiing in February.
I have missed no days of work/sport so am going to ski, I know many with those injuries do ski, although the advice is don't, and some that do cut the day short if too painful.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
| Jefferson Darcy wrote: |
Hi all
I (snowboarder) tore my mcl in St Anton in January. Have a trip booked for next month and am slightly worried about my knee being weakened and it happening again.
Is there any specific brace or support I should wear to lessen the chances? |
as a snowboarder i am curius. How did that happened mit snowboard?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
@Jefferson Darcy, I have had one of those injuries and although it largely heals in a few months if you treat it nicely, it does take away your confidence. As @SnoodyMcFlude says the best plan it to do the recommended physio exercises to make sure all the muscles around the knee are strong and don't leave all the strain on the ligament. I also strapped the knee initially and applied ice twice a day, but I am not sure whether those are still physio best practice.
@58ski, I subsequently had a meniscus tear on the other knee which needed an operation and took longer to get over. Again, physio exercises helped. However although neither were ski injuries I have continued to strap my knee for skiing (not for other activities); to be honest I don't know whether it helps now but a kind of superstition makes me reluctant to change something that has served me well. I also take a couple of ibuprofen before activities that put my knees under stress, it is inflammation that causes the pain.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
| turms2 wrote: |
| Jefferson Darcy wrote: |
Hi all
I (snowboarder) tore my mcl in St Anton in January. Have a trip booked for next month and am slightly worried about my knee being weakened and it happening again.
Is there any specific brace or support I should wear to lessen the chances? |
as a snowboarder i am curius. How did that happened mit snowboard? |
Not 100% sure tbh
Visibility was very poor, the slope I was on suddenly got quite steep, I picked up too much speed and basically flipped.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
o yee.... Get well soon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| j b wrote: |
@Jefferson Darcy, I have had one of those injuries and although it largely heals in a few months if you treat it nicely, it does take away your confidence. As @SnoodyMcFlude says the best plan it to do the recommended physio exercises to make sure all the muscles around the knee are strong and don't leave all the strain on the ligament. I also strapped the knee initially and applied ice twice a day, but I am not sure whether those are still physio best practice.
@58ski, I subsequently had a meniscus tear on the other knee which needed an operation and took longer to get over. Again, physio exercises helped. However although neither were ski injuries I have continued to strap my knee for skiing (not for other activities); to be honest I don't know whether it helps now but a kind of superstition makes me reluctant to change something that has served me well. I also take a couple of ibuprofen before activities that put my knees under stress, it is inflammation that causes the pain. |
The doctor I saw in the clinic in St Anton told me I didn't need to do any physio, just rest it for 6 weeks. He gave me a brace for it that I wore for 8 weeks. it was a grade 2 tear which he said wasn't that serious. it seems to be completely healed now but I just have that fear of it happening again.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
I did my MCL last year running, physio advice was to build all the surrounding muscles to strengthen knee. I bought a knee bandage from Boots which has thin metal supports in and just wraps around with velcro - seems to do the job
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@Jefferson Darcy, if you're concerned enough to wear a brace then I'd say a trip to a physio to understand some exercises to improve strength would be worthwhile...but I am not a doctor in a ski town 
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
@SnoodyMcFlude
Appreciate the advice. I'll have a look on Youtube for some exercises
|
|
|
|
|
|
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
|
|
I've torn both my meniscus over the years, both required surgery as big rips, even after 13 since the second one I still wear knee supports, they keep the knee warm so less likely to rip something, do supports actually do any good or is it in the head? Who knows, but they wont do any harm and I can ski all day with no pain or stiffness but if I spend a while on a ladder they hurt, so why not wear them.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@Jefferson Darcy,
+1
I damaged the MCL on my back leg during the SoPiB in March. It happened when I went from piste into a drift of new snow; the board slowed more than I'd anticipated, the nose went down and I cartwheeled over the top.
I did a lot of physio over several months before I felt like I'd got it back to a good place, and even then I get the occasional twinge from it.
I bought a neo-g hinged support for a trip about 6 weeks after the injury, when I had planned to reacquaint myself with skis ( for family solidarity). I managed a few days OK, but did really feel it when conditions were not good. But then the action of skiing is so completely different to a board - and my ski technique is virtually non-existent - so maybe not a fair comparison. I did have a happy day on a board and felt OK with the neo-G brace.
Like @robs1 says, it may be placebo - but if it feels better that way then don't knock it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
| Jefferson Darcy wrote: |
| The doctor I saw in the clinic in St Anton told me I didn't need to do any physio, just rest it for 6 weeks. |
Well practice does change, and it might differ between countries too.
However strengthening your quadriceps muscles - which also means their tendons around the knee - is not going to do any harm. If you were a skier I could say confidently it would anyway be good for your skiing, and I guess but don't know it would help with snowboarding. If things have largely recovered anyway you may not want to go to (and pay for) a physio but there will be lots of suggestions of good exercises on the internet. Usually they start with leg lifts (adding weights to the ankles after a while) and progress to squats and the like.
As a couple of people above say, wearing a knee support might not be needed in your case, but might still have a placebo effect (I called it superstition). No harm in considering one, you need to work on your brain as well as your muscles! (But you don't need to spend a fortune, I simply use tubigrip from the chemist).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
