EdJovanovski
#RempeForCalder
I'm young and was very active prior to this. I play in 3 different leagues at the same time, sometimes playing 2-3 games in a day. In December 2019 I got in a knee on knee collision where the other player's weight landed on top of my leg afterward. It hurt quite bad but I kept playing, by the time I got to the locker room after the game and started undressing I could barely walk. I went to the Hospital and got an X-Ray done, which came back normal, so they just said it's probably a minor sprain or sore muscle you'll be fine. I stayed off it for about a month then started playing hockey again. The pain was mostly on the inner side of my knee (which is where my knee collided with the other player). The pain continued ever since then but it's been bearable.
Then in the first week of November 2020 I dove to block a shot and landed on my knee pretty hard. It felt fine during the game and I played the rest of it, felt fine the rest of the day. The next morning I had a bruise just above the knee cap and it hurt quite bad so I went to the Hospital, they did an X-Ray and said it's fine probably just a minor sprain/sore muscle/bruise. I went to my family doctor every 2 weeks to check on it and he kept saying he thinks it's a bruised cartilage, by New Years it still wasn't any better so I went to the hospital again and they said it seems like a torn MCL. They did a CT scan which was normal, and referred me to a sports doctor. When I went to the sports doctor the assistant did a bunch of maneuvers on my bad leg and thought it was normal, until they did them on my good leg and were like "OH" and noted that there was way less elasticity in my bad knee, that it's really lose and they think it's a torn ACL. Then the sports doctor came into the room and did the same maneuver and thought my leg was normal at first, until she did my good leg and also had an "Oh" moment. So it seems like the elasticity in my knee isn't THAT bad? If they didn't think anything of it until they contrasted it with my other knee? They said they think it's a torn ACL & also something with the meniscus. They referred me for an MRI, physio, and to consult with a surgeon.
I did one physio appointment so far, which made it hurt quite bad afterwards and still does (2 days later). The physiotherapist said he thinks it's my ACL but not meniscus or any additional injury. I have my MRI on Saturday.
My sports doctor told me to wear a brace, but my physiotherapist told me not to wear a brace as it makes the surrounding muscles & stuff weaker. What do you guys recommend? If you wore a brace in this situation what kind of brace do you recommend? I got this brace:
https://www.amazon.ca/McDavid-MD4200-Bio-Logix-Knee-Brace/dp/B07BL1BG2D
But it doesn't fit proper, the hinge doesn't touch my outside of my knee, there's a gap of like an inch and the bottom of the hinge digs into my leg.
I really miss playing hockey
Have any of you guys torn your ACL? What was your experience like? Did you get surgery? How long was your recovery? How long until you played again and did it affect your performance?
Then in the first week of November 2020 I dove to block a shot and landed on my knee pretty hard. It felt fine during the game and I played the rest of it, felt fine the rest of the day. The next morning I had a bruise just above the knee cap and it hurt quite bad so I went to the Hospital, they did an X-Ray and said it's fine probably just a minor sprain/sore muscle/bruise. I went to my family doctor every 2 weeks to check on it and he kept saying he thinks it's a bruised cartilage, by New Years it still wasn't any better so I went to the hospital again and they said it seems like a torn MCL. They did a CT scan which was normal, and referred me to a sports doctor. When I went to the sports doctor the assistant did a bunch of maneuvers on my bad leg and thought it was normal, until they did them on my good leg and were like "OH" and noted that there was way less elasticity in my bad knee, that it's really lose and they think it's a torn ACL. Then the sports doctor came into the room and did the same maneuver and thought my leg was normal at first, until she did my good leg and also had an "Oh" moment. So it seems like the elasticity in my knee isn't THAT bad? If they didn't think anything of it until they contrasted it with my other knee? They said they think it's a torn ACL & also something with the meniscus. They referred me for an MRI, physio, and to consult with a surgeon.
I did one physio appointment so far, which made it hurt quite bad afterwards and still does (2 days later). The physiotherapist said he thinks it's my ACL but not meniscus or any additional injury. I have my MRI on Saturday.
My sports doctor told me to wear a brace, but my physiotherapist told me not to wear a brace as it makes the surrounding muscles & stuff weaker. What do you guys recommend? If you wore a brace in this situation what kind of brace do you recommend? I got this brace:
https://www.amazon.ca/McDavid-MD4200-Bio-Logix-Knee-Brace/dp/B07BL1BG2D
But it doesn't fit proper, the hinge doesn't touch my outside of my knee, there's a gap of like an inch and the bottom of the hinge digs into my leg.
I really miss playing hockey
Have any of you guys torn your ACL? What was your experience like? Did you get surgery? How long was your recovery? How long until you played again and did it affect your performance?