aargh...
3 years without an significant injury. Earned my provisional black belt, took 3 weeks off to heal my shoulders, which were
unhappy with the constant abuse, came back this week and blew my knee out. F*ck.
Simple exercise, practicing back falls by rocking back and forth and ending up on a bent leg, ready to start again. One foot caught on another and I heard a loud pop. Ouch. Didn't hurt too bad at the time. But within the hour it was swollen and stiff. Doc said probably an issue with the meniscus. Conservative treatment for now, antiimflamatories, pain meds if needed, ice and I am using a cane. He said if it did not improve in a couple of weeks he would do an MRI to see if I actually torn something.
Guess I will just be teaching little kids classes for awhile...
unhappy with the constant abuse, came back this week and blew my knee out. F*ck.
Simple exercise, practicing back falls by rocking back and forth and ending up on a bent leg, ready to start again. One foot caught on another and I heard a loud pop. Ouch. Didn't hurt too bad at the time. But within the hour it was swollen and stiff. Doc said probably an issue with the meniscus. Conservative treatment for now, antiimflamatories, pain meds if needed, ice and I am using a cane. He said if it did not improve in a couple of weeks he would do an MRI to see if I actually torn something.
Guess I will just be teaching little kids classes for awhile...