I have been diagnosed as having a problem with my Medial Collateral Ligament.Can anyone tell me how long this will keep me off the road for?I am in the FLM on 26/4. Any chance of running it???Any advice wil be appreciated. How long is a piece
Been tp physio today who says I have a Medial Collateral Ligament tear - probably only grade 1.Has advised more physio, RICE four times a day and no running.Has anyone else had this? What I want to know is how long it took to recover. I have a
and it took 3 months which included a month on crutches. My advice would be as soon as you are pain free start strengthing and stretching your quads and listen to your physios advice Dear all,The medial collateral ligament is a ligament (collagen
, but the monotony of swimming is the only fun I can look forward to now! i know where the medial collateral ligaments are FLclue is in the name - medial :-) I'm just recovering from torn MCL that happened in September last year. Am still on gentle exercise
UAN: 217 Article type:--SymptomsAlthough any force from the outside may sprain the medial collateral, the usual cause in runners is a twisting of the knee while the foot is stuck in a pothole or if the foot has suddenly slipped on a greasy surface
Back im December I developed pain on the inside of my knee after a race. The physio identified medial ligament strain. I've had ultrasound and even acupuncture but it just won't heal properly, despite resting for several weeks. Has anyone else had a
weakness elsewhere? Hopefully the physio has suggested some strengthening exercises Additionally, how severe was the injury. The deep fibres of the MCL attach to the medial meniscus and could've damaged that. Obviously, as Bear has said, time to heal
be the problem for you now. The MCL ligament actually needs to slide slightly when your knee flexes and extends therefore the surrounding muscles and fascia may be causing the problem. The hamstring could potentially be increased in tone along with the popliteus
yourself will be much quickerhope Jayne gets in sorted Sorry, my fault it wasn't a tendon injury! It was a ligament.Thanks PH we are looking into that. Just wondered if anyone in forum land had any ideas also? have you had a look at the injury grey tabs
My right knee has been hurting. I've looked it up on the net using knee diagrams and have discovered it is the medial collatoral ligament that is damaged. This sounds really impressive until you understand it is a flash name for a knee sprain
