Diary of a knee injury

Thanks for the update on the knee injury- sorry to hear still not good but the good news is that if you are 'a very good girl,' and do all the right things you will be back on your feet soon and back on the piste next year. In the meantime- Happy planning :wink:

It's good to hear other knee stories, it gives me hope for recovery, I know it will, just seems a long way off right now!

And it could have been worse, I'll be back to my usual speedy self in no time, I'm a crap patient and hate moving at a glacial pace.

Thanks for all the best wishes xx

Hope yoiu're back and bouncing again soon.
X

Sods law you hurt yourself avoiding someone else :-(
If your anywhere near Southampton then Professor Barrett is your man.
I snapped both PCL and ACL 4 years ago and the Prof reconstructed my knee and I was back skiing after 15 months! I invested in a Breg brace....Expensive but worth every penny.

I wish you the best of luck and speedy return to skiing.

My sympathies, but having been on crutches for an ankle op and then falling over and hurting other knee, so a list of MRi's and consultant appts - I was given the following advice - from now on wear a knee support on both when you ski - if you want to ski how you were skiing, then I give you 5 years and if you have the same again, that is it - end of! or you can just ski the easy stuff all day and have another 20 years! Bit of a no brainer really but last year in Alpbach I skied the easy blues all day, I was a very happy bunny, I had no crashes, I had rests now and again for my knee and ankle - and tomorrow I am off to Lofer in Austria, for another week of fun!! If I ski the same run up and down all week, I don't care, I am skiing, I am having the time of my life and another 20 years - yes please!!!

Huard wrote:
If your anywhere near Southampton then Professor Barrett is your man.

Funnily enough I'm in Basingstoke, although I'm NHS so will have to go with the flow I guess! Thank you though :-)

Dgou; I'd be quite happy to do cruisy blues as long as I am still skiing too!

I've got a knee brace with metal splints but assume I need to invest in something different?

Has anyone ever used the Body Factor at snow and rock?

Have to say don't believe in above advice. People come back from serious injuries and go on to win Olympic ski gold/continue as guides/ski instructors for 20-30 years after initial injury. Main problem with knee is that as a joint it only works well when has lot of muscular support. Getting this back is not easy as I am finding out. Still 40% less ultimate strength that prior to injury despite now being in a position to work legs pretty hard. Almost a point of giving up 2013 winter season. Will do 10 days uphill in March and hopefully a week in April and then get on bike for summer and try and ski in September. Interestingly I have been advised against knee brace as affect proprioception.