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skiing and a bad knee

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:29:19 GMT

ruptured the acl over a year ago (at football), got it reconstructed and all is good with the ligament but im 8months on recovery and have a knee brace from skiing last year while it was torn.
Also getting cartlidge work done a few weeks after i come home from skiing.
Can anyone advise me if im going to be in much pain? Was able to stick it last year but will i be on blues and reds or how will i fair up? and yes im going skiing :)

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:11:07 GMT

I had a meniscus tear trimmed several years ago. Tha advise I was given was that you can do as much as you feel able to on it. So I was snowboarding seven days later. Skiing may be very diferent, because on a snowboard, each knee is supported by the other in a very strong triangle and not subject to the same stresses as skiing. It actually took a year or so befor I was no longer aware of any weakness.

On the pain front (and everyone is different), I never had to use anything stronger than a couple of Ibuprophen.

Trencher

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:06:51 GMT

Hiya

I skied in January, 9 months and one day post op. I took it easy, only two hours a day for three days (even though I was tempted to do more) and I lasted pretty well. I took ibuprofen and paracetamol every four hours to prevent swelling and this dealt with any pain too, which was minimal.

I wear a brace on my mcl damaged leg but only neoprene on my acl leg as I've been assured my knee is as strong as it was pre-injury. Is your acl replaced with your patella tendon? I felt it in that area a touch.

I'm off again in 16 days for a week and hopefully won't have to hold back so much this time. I'm certainly not going to go crazy though, it's still only 12 months post-op and I want to ski at new year :D. In fact, I've got my final follow up appointment with the specialist this evening and then I'm hoping I'll never have to see him ever again!!!

Good luck :thumbup:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:47:21 GMT

thanks guys thats great!
no it was the hamstring tendon used but its almost as strong as my left now, had my follow up appointment :) he did say my meniscus needed a bit more work but nothing major! :)
so brace it up, take it easy and il b skiing! :D
much appreciated and good luck

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:56:33 GMT

Personally I would run on the side of caution and stick to the groomers, wouldn't want to be skiing crud having my knee twisted and torque-d all over the place.

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:30:10 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:Personally I would run on the side of caution and stick to the groomers, wouldn't want to be skiing crud having my knee twisted and torque-d all over the place.

I have multiple long term knee probs, that I tell my doctor I will "manage". Having skiied "groomers" in Niederau for 4 weeks this winter, I controlled the knee issue. In the next week, being determined to ski the "Stueck", unpisted, directly down under the Gondola, I was in knee-strife after a dozen turns. The remainder of the run was about survival. The rest of my season was significantly affected.

But I did then get a lot of painting done. :lol:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:50:24 GMT

This was a good thread,I have been wondering about this too..the pain and how long after I will be able to do things. As most of you know I have been skiing on a injured torn knee (with an hinged knee brace) and the help of ibuprofen....I know Im nuts :lol:..but I find skiing easier on my knee than walking )
p.s
I stay out of the deep powder,knee cant take that at the moment

I see the ortho surgeon next week to get MRI results...yikes!

Lisa

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:58:33 GMT

My left knee swells up only when I ski. It is not painful or uncomfortable but does feel a little weaker than the right one. If I wear a knee support bandage/tube thingy it doesn't swell up and feels fine. I have had some arthritic problems wth that knee in the past so I put it down to that and have never bothered to see a doctor about it.

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:09:42 GMT

LM wrote:This was a good thread,I have been wondering about this too..the pain and how long after I will be able to do things. As most of you know I have been skiing on a injured torn knee (with an hinged knee brace) and the help of ibuprofen....I know Im nuts :lol:..but I find skiing easier on my knee than walking )
p.s
I stay out of the deep powder,knee cant take that at the moment

I see the ortho surgeon next week to get MRI results...yikes!

Lisa

I hope it all goes well for you. Caron's news is good and I'm sure you'll be posting similar news soon!

:wink:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:23:20 GMT

Best of luck everyone with all your knee injuries, and I hope you all fully recover and get to ski for many, many more years,

Ally

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:20:24 GMT

Just a reminder, in case anyone hasn't read one of these knee threads befor. Muscle counts, especially the quads, but really every muscle that keeps the knee stable. Light exercise won't build enough strength in the legs to have bullet proof knees. It takes cross-training that actually builds muscle and preferably with some instability/balance built in. Weight machines are not as good for this, as a sport that takes a little leg oomph.

Trencher

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:08:35 GMT

absolutely Trencher. I ride my bike with both gears on maximum, uphill, sitting down. Blimey! It kills :shock:

I also love my yoga. Very strong poses work the legs really hard and the balancing poses are fantastic for making your brain aware of where you knees are (there's a word for it that I can't think of for the life of me?).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_board

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:07:40 GMT

caron-a wrote:absolutely Trencher. I ride my bike with both gears on maximum, uphill, sitting down. Blimey! It kills :shock:

I also love my yoga. Very strong poses work the legs really hard and the balancing poses are fantastic for making your brain aware of where you knees are (there's a word for it that I can't think of for the life of me?).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_board

You are totally right Caron about the yoga. I think that is what has kept me moving and strong... my Ashtanga yoga practice..modified of course.

Thanks Ally and Snowb4,I hope I can share good news about the knee one day too ) :-)

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:41:34 GMT

I've had 2 ACL reconstructions, I dont ski anymore, I've taken up snowboarding, it's a new challenge & snowboarding in powder in awesome!

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:52:41 GMT

weekendboarder wrote:I've had 2 ACL reconstructions, I dont ski anymore, I've taken up snowboarding, it's a new challenge & snowboarding in powder in awesome!

how was that on your knees while you were learning and how long post-op did you start?

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:04:21 GMT

I started post op about 2 years because I had some problems! I find snowboarding easy on the knees! I had my right knee reconstructed twice & luckily I stand regular as opposed to goofy, so my right knee is at the back. A friend of mine who also had knee problems had to stand goofy even though he didn't want to initially, so that his bad knee was at the back! I'm not too sure how much difference this makes as my left knee is fine so I've never had that problem. I also keep both my feet strapped in as much as possible, even on the chairlift! so as to mimimise any chance of a twist!

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:32:35 GMT

weekendboarder wrote:I started post op about 2 years because I had some problems! I find snowboarding easy on the knees! I had my right knee reconstructed twice & luckily I stand regular as opposed to goofy, so my right knee is at the back. A friend of mine who also had knee problems had to stand goofy even though he didn't want to initially, so that his bad knee was at the back! I'm not too sure how much difference this makes as my left knee is fine so I've never had that problem. I also keep both my feet strapped in as much as possible, even on the chairlift! so as to mimimise any chance of a twist!

Those are good observations. I know it would not have been as easy for me if the bad knee had been at the front. In good snowboard technique the front leg does most of the work guiding the board. Bad technique is when you see people kicking the back of the board out to turn with their rear leg. So that makes sense. I was using step in bindings which were easy to click into on the lift and made getting off steadier. I did have one liftie tell me off ( you are not supposed to clip in on the lift). I guess I could have got a doctors note and ask for an accommodation for a disability.

Trencher

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:19:45 GMT

Anybody wanna hear about my bad back....????

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:22:41 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Anybody wanna hear about my bad back....????

Nah!!
Get Mrs W to give it a rub with Ibuleve. :shock:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:24:41 GMT

Eljay wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Anybody wanna hear about my bad back....????

Nah!!
Get Mrs W to give it a rub with Ibuleve. :shock:

Yeah agreed, I feel the same about peoples knees :shock:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:27:06 GMT

what.................you want to give them a rub with ibuleve!!! :evil:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:28:47 GMT

Eljay wrote:what.................you want to give them a rub with ibuleve!!! :evil:

I am known by my nieces and nephews as Uncle Ian The knee doctor :mrgreen:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:58:27 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Anybody wanna hear about my bad back....????

go on then get it over with :D what have you done

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:02:20 GMT

amanda n wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Anybody wanna hear about my bad back....????

go on then get it over with :D what have you done

Nothing, I'm just bored about hearing about peoples knees :mrgreen:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:07:07 GMT

i was concerned then about you wont be again :D

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:16:20 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

amanda n wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Anybody wanna hear about my bad back....????

go on then get it over with :D what have you done

Nothing, I'm just bored about hearing about peoples knees :mrgreen:

And he has the cheek to accuse me of being tetchy :lol:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:22:07 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

amanda n wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Anybody wanna hear about my bad back....????

go on then get it over with :D what have you done

Nothing, I'm just bored about hearing about peoples knees :mrgreen:

I'm sending you good vibes so you never have the need to be involved in the knee problem discussions :wink:. Believe me, I wish I didn't have to be :roll:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:27:02 GMT

carron, I know what it's like and it's no "walk in the park". But, you're getting there and all will be just fabby when you are up that mountain and skiing and that knee is feeling "just grand" :D Woohoo!!!

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:35:47 GMT

Yeah Baby 8) :mrgreen:

Where's the lovely avatar gone eljay?

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:38:03 GMT

caron-a wrote:Yeah Baby 8) :mrgreen:

Where's the lovely avatar gone eljay?

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I like me new one!!!

skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:08:57 GMT

john101 wrote:ruptured the acl over a year ago (at football), got it reconstructed and all is good with the ligament but im 8months on recovery and have a knee brace from skiing last year while it was torn.
Also getting cartlidge work done a few weeks after i come home from skiing.
Can anyone advise me if im going to be in much pain? Was able to stick it last year but will i be on blues and reds or how will i fair up? and yes im going skiing :)

Being an 'old git' new skier my knee problem was/is degenerative arthritis (old age) and last November I could hardly walk or bend my right knee. I followed a course of muscle strengthening exercises and went on an already booked week to St Anton in January. I feared the worst and expected this to be my last ever trip. My thighs ached, my calves ached, my back ached, my shoulders ached, but not a twinge from the knee. So I cracked in another 'last trip', to Sauze d'Oulx last week. Again no knee pain. So this week I am going to the doc to see if he will prescribe me a monthly ski trip on the NHS as a cure for my arthritis - reckon I'll get away with it ??

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:11:44 GMT

Eljay wrote:

caron-a wrote:Yeah Baby 8) :mrgreen:

Where's the lovely avatar gone eljay?

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I like me new one!!!

I think your new one is :thumbup:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:46:04 GMT

bandit wrote:I think your new one is :thumbup:

Cheers Bandit :D

Brandyaitch - if your doc goes for that one, we want his address. Glad you had a good time

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:59:01 GMT

Eljay,
How did you make your avatar, or did you import a ready made one from somewhere? I think it's great.

Are knee injuries common with ski-ing/snowboarding? Or is it just that they are the most debilitating? Where are the threads on 'ski-ing and a bad back/shoulder/ankle etc.'? There seem to be several unfortunate people here with knee injuries.

Ally

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:16:22 GMT

I guess i'm not an aggressive enough skier to get any injuries, I think I am touching wood, I do put it down to being quite a sporty person over the years and knowing how to fall. :mrgreen:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:58:53 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:I guess i'm not an aggressive enough skier to get any injuries, I think I am touching wood, I do put it down to being quite a sporty person over the years and knowing how to fall. :mrgreen:

ha ha ha I didnt hurt my knee skiing....did it just jumping up on my horse with no saddle while he was eating :oops: now thats pathetic! :lol:

skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:16:15 GMT

brandyaitch wrote:

john101 wrote:ruptured the acl over a year ago (at football), got it reconstructed and all is good with the ligament but im 8months on recovery and have a knee brace from skiing last year while it was torn.
Also getting cartlidge work done a few weeks after i come home from skiing.
Can anyone advise me if im going to be in much pain? Was able to stick it last year but will i be on blues and reds or how will i fair up? and yes im going skiing :)

Being an 'old git' new skier my knee problem was/is degenerative arthritis (old age) and last November I could hardly walk or bend my right knee. I followed a course of muscle strengthening exercises and went on an already booked week to St Anton in January. I feared the worst and expected this to be my last ever trip. My thighs ached, my calves ached, my back ached, my shoulders ached, but not a twinge from the knee. So I cracked in another 'last trip', to Sauze d'Oulx last week. Again no knee pain. So this week I am going to the doc to see if he will prescribe me a monthly ski trip on the NHS as a cure for my arthritis - reckon I'll get away with it ??

There is nothing wrong with being an old git,we should start an old git club :thumbup:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:17:14 GMT

caron-a wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

amanda n wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Anybody wanna hear about my bad back....????

go on then get it over with :D what have you done

Nothing, I'm just bored about hearing about peoples knees :mrgreen:

I'm sending you good vibes so you never have the need to be involved in the knee problem discussions :wink:. Believe me, I wish I didn't have to be :roll:

Thanks Caron, I'm feeling the Loooooove :wink:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:55:33 GMT

I think my knees are just about gone and not due to injury I think it is years of sitting with them tucked up under me, Mothwer always said it would do me no good, should of listened.

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:58:15 GMT

My Mums due to have both knees replaced in the next few weeks, I tell her its all that kneeling down and praying thats done it :lol:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:03:52 GMT

aw bless her, where they answered?

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:11:06 GMT

amanda n wrote:aw bless her, where they answered?

Nonshe still has to have the op :lol: She's already had 2 hip replacements I think she's rebuilding herself bit by bit :lol:

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:19:31 GMT

Rose, one of my friends was out skiing with an older, long time friend this winter. This guy has had both knees replaced and it was his 1st time back on skis. All went well :D

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:25:15 GMT

bandit wrote:Rose, one of my friends was out skiing with an older, long time friend this winter. This guy has had both knees replaced and it was his 1st time back on skis. All went well :D

That I would love to see my Mum on ski's :lol: She will be fine when she had her hips replaced she was back on her bike within six weeks and back hiking over hills in 8 weeks. She's not bad for 78years old

Re:skiing and a bad knee

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:42:02 GMT

Hi All

Just back from Nendaz which was lovely. My OH suffers from recurring knee problems due to too much football in his yoof. He takes a daily dose of glucosamine and condrohtin tablet every day, skiing or not, and Ibuprofen every morning before attacking the slopes. He is still a bit sore at the end of the day, but nothing a nice warm bath doesn't cure.

A tip re: Ibuprofen, buy it in the pharmacie in the resort. They scorn the namby pamby sized doseage beloved of the UK health czars and one horse tranquillizer sized pill will be enough for all day )

skiing and a bad knee

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:00:35 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

brandyaitch wrote:

john101 wrote:ruptured the acl over a year ago (at football), got it reconstructed and all is good with the ligament but im 8months on recovery and have a knee brace from skiing last year while it was torn.
Also getting cartlidge work done a few weeks after i come home from skiing.
Can anyone advise me if im going to be in much pain? Was able to stick it last year but will i be on blues and reds or how will i fair up? and yes im going skiing :)

Being an 'old git' new skier my knee problem was/is degenerative arthritis (old age) and last November I could hardly walk or bend my right knee. I followed a course of muscle strengthening exercises and went on an already booked week to St Anton in January. I feared the worst and expected this to be my last ever trip. My thighs ached, my calves ached, my back ached, my shoulders ached, but not a twinge from the knee. So I cracked in another 'last trip', to Sauze d'Oulx last week. Again no knee pain. So this week I am going to the doc to see if he will prescribe me a monthly ski trip on the NHS as a cure for my arthritis - reckon I'll get away with it ??

There is nothing wrong with being an old git,we should start an old git club :thumbup:

An Old Git's Club sounds good - exclude anybody young enough to pull or tear muscles - only those getting gentle 'strains' - where do you want to set minimum age 55 - or do you want special exemption ?
I'll start a thread.

skiing and a bad knee

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 07:54:15 GMT

brandyaitch wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

brandyaitch wrote:

john101 wrote:ruptured the acl over a year ago (at football), got it reconstructed and all is good with the ligament but im 8months on recovery and have a knee brace from skiing last year while it was torn.
Also getting cartlidge work done a few weeks after i come home from skiing.
Can anyone advise me if im going to be in much pain? Was able to stick it last year but will i be on blues and reds or how will i fair up? and yes im going skiing :)

Being an 'old git' new skier my knee problem was/is degenerative arthritis (old age) and last November I could hardly walk or bend my right knee. I followed a course of muscle strengthening exercises and went on an already booked week to St Anton in January. I feared the worst and expected this to be my last ever trip. My thighs ached, my calves ached, my back ached, my shoulders ached, but not a twinge from the knee. So I cracked in another 'last trip', to Sauze d'Oulx last week. Again no knee pain. So this week I am going to the doc to see if he will prescribe me a monthly ski trip on the NHS as a cure for my arthritis - reckon I'll get away with it ??

There is nothing wrong with being an old git,we should start an old git club :thumbup:

An Old Git's Club sounds good - exclude anybody young enough to pull or tear muscles - only those getting gentle 'strains' - where do you want to set minimum age 55 - or do you want special exemption ?
I'll start a thread.

Well I'll second you as Chairperson :wink: