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Thank you so much! You saved me and my knee. After a serious injury on my left knee during a work in the garden. I hardly walked or could do any activity with my knee, every little movement mas painful for almost 3 months, needles to say number of appointments with doctors, anti inflation medicine, all kind of creams and pain killers, nothing helped. Last suggestion was to do a surgery. Then a friend of us suggested your video. I follow exactly your instructions for almost a month. Thanks to you i could dance at my daughter's wedding two month ago, and today I'm fully recovered. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

I am 76 and just had my second meniscus surgery. My surgeon recommended physical therapy for a quicker recovery. Because my record for long term follow through with PT is not good, I declined. So glad I found your video. I will try to get after my exercises consistently. Thank you. Patricia

Thank you SO much I had the operation in December, I didn't have no rehab,I was not require to. I been getting shots in my knee was still not feeling good at all. I Pray and ask God to show me what to do. I came across your demonstration and it's been feeling so much better. God Bless you Thank you.

Straight to the point n informative!

Excellent explanation and description, I've a medial meniscus tear non surgery.

Thank you. I hurt my knee about a month ago, used crutches but am trying to walk normally and feel like I’ve forgotten 🙃 Will try these as I think my confidence is key and I worry about knee giving way so am probably walking off kilter.

These videos are really helpful thank you so much! I’m doing these exercises everyday to strengthen my knee after the diagnosis of 2nd grade degeneration of medial meniscus anterior. Doctor told me there is nothing to be afraid of and there is no need for surgery but I still have the pain in my quadriceps and around the medial meniscus. How can I get rid of from these sore muscles and pain do you have an advice I am really afraid of doing something wrong.

Very helpful!!! Thank you!...started theses exercises n actually feeling better.

This video is fantastic. Thank you so much!

I’m beyond excited to try out these exercises! Not sure why I didn’t think to look on KZfaq sooner, thank you so much for your great content. 👍🏽

Love your content, simple explanations that make sense, not too much fluff. Also dig the intro aha

I wasn't able to stretch my leg without supporting it with something else(usually my other leg). Now after doing your third exercise for a few seconds I am able to stretch it without supporting it. Thank you so much! You are a lifesaver!

Thank you, to the point, no messing...easy to understand....l REALLY appreciate you.

Hi, thanks a lot for this video. I have torn meniscus and they will operate me soon, but I try these exercises and it helps a lot

Excellent video 👌

thank you for this video

Very helpful

Excellent!

I had ACL reconstruction surgery for my left knee back in January 2015. 2 weeks ago I injured my right knee. I have an appointment the 28th to see what it is. I’m hoping it’s just a minor meniscus injury. These videos are very helpful and have really reawakened how important it is to focus on mobility training. 🙌🏼

I am on day five after meniscus surgery. It's going well, no pain, still stiff ,do not have full ROM yet, working on that doing as many different rehab as I can. I'm 66. Still slightly swollen around the knee cap. Using ice after rehab.

This is a really useful video, many thanks. I'm currently travelling so can't see my usual sports physio. At the moment I'm still confused about the mechanism of injury and I'm thinking this might be a fat pad impingement, rather than the more commonly discussed issues. Any test to differentiate between the two? Thanks!

Thanks

Indeed very helpful and comprehensive. From my experience after a knee injury, the most difficult part is to lose your fear and I do think these three exercises you present in this video highly contribute to gain confidence in oneself. Thank you so much!

Really really good video! Had meniscus surgery 10th June 2023, 80% recovered but need to build strength now as left leg really week due to carrying the weight for 2 years while awaiting surgery. This video is perfect for me! Will be doing these more and more now thanks !,,

Can you do these stretches before surgery?

Hey Tom, thank you so much for this video. I just got my MRI-results back today and I've also torn my meniscus. Since it's the holidays I can't go see a physiotherapist for some time and I was afraid to move the knee and mentally I was in a bad way yesterday. Your input has given me back my agency and lifted my spirits immediately!! I'll get to it then :) Cheers!

Thank you I will try it. I have knee meniscus and it’s so painful on my left knee. The doc did an X-ray and says I have arthritis and I’m 34 so I gotta do something to get this problem go away kos I don’t like surgery and medication

Thank you SO much, i got meniscus tear last month😢 And this is helpful for me❤❤❤

I was recently diagnosed with a meniscal tear and this has helped with the pain a lot. I will be seeing my sports medicine Dr. Next Tuesday.

thanks alot, just release my injury so fast after quad set👍

Is this excercises helps to complete cure the medical meniscus tear

Great start thanks! Day 3 of injury. Looking forward to getting back to soccer one day 😔 starting with these exercises 🙏

when I sit on my knees, I feel pain in my popliteal. But don't know why, which video should I follow to maybe relax my knee?

That second exercise I also saw on another channel but then saw a similar one where the therapist had a towel under the knee doing this same exercise but said that was not good for the meniscus as it may irritate it. Is this correct

Bucket handle meniscus tear , will this help or is that usually a surgery that needs to be done to fix ?

Your comment on quads not activating resonated with me. 5 years post meniscus tear surgery, and cycling 2,500 miles per year and my quads are still under developed. I don't do too well on the stair drop. I think due to lower legs tightness. Other problems were tight calves, particularly on the right with the problem knee and left glute issue. Working on reclaiming the right knee extension with tightness stopping full extension. Getting there but lots to think about.

Tq bro

I happened to tear my meniscus 1 week ago. Can I do these exercises now? Or should I give rest for now? And when can I start these stretches

I definitely don't have swell or at least enough that it's visible. But this condition has persisted for months and is keeping me from running. I really need to see a professional soon.

I seen a PT that works with PGA Pro's as I am also a Semi-Pro Golfer ..... PT guy did some tests and said it seemed not to be a Meniscus but just aggravated everything in and around the knee .... I don't know how much of that to believe at this point ....... I was trying out New golf shafts ..... working on this New Move and My knee didn't start hurting until 3 days later ... It was Weird .... I already had a Bucket Tear fixed on that knee ... ( my left knee ... which I Pivot onto as I am a right handed golfer ) .... and for a Month now it seems to feel tight .... I have been trying light therapy hoping this would go away .... I have some little shots of pain here and there .... I can swing a golf club but I haven't really done it yet ...... this Happened May 1 and it is Now June 26 ... I am trying to give it time to heal on its own so I keep pushing out an MRI ..... What are your thoughts ???

Awesome vid is there a part 2 for when your ready to progress from these 3 exercises?

Pls post more videos on meniscus tear. I have been struggling with this pain. Pls suggest

Hi Tom I tore my Meniscus yesterday for the second this time on the opposite side I can walk pretty normally without pain (no turning). I would say out of 10 it's a 2 to 3 pain-wise. I've torn both knees and rehabbed them myself. This tear is the least painful of the two. Each tear was do to my golfing 5 days a week. I'm 64 years young and would like to get back to golfing ASAP and hopefully stop having these tears. How soon can I start doing rehab using your exercises, and what's the best prevention routine after it's healed. This is my 3rd tear in 2.5 years. Thanks, Jim

Are these only for injury recovery or would they also be preventative?

Peace be upon you. I have erosion of cartilage in the knees. I am 26 years old. I did prp injections and I still have pain with them. Can I start with exercises or a program that I can follow? Thank you

First of all he is very gentle and cute

Hi dr. , My mri report come grade 2 medial meniscus tear involving the posterior horn root What can I do ? Please tell me

I have knee i jury while hiking where my inner knee hurts, that was already 7 weeks ago. I can do biking now, and i have little bit of pain. Should i continue bike??

Sir you tell me which tablet i eat for meniscus grade 2

While doing an exercise for my hip, I reinjured my meniscus. I am starting from the beginning of rehab exercises because I’m not in too much pain. Is it common to over rotate and cause additional pain?

Hello! i've torn my medial meniscus and also have a low grade partial tear in my ACL. My motive is to get back to field as soon as possible as I was very near to making my regional team. What do you recommend? Surgery or just Physiotherapy and exercise to get back to my best as quickly as possible? Thanks alot.

I started rehab 3 weeks ago physical therapist tested my meniscus and found no major indication but I do have patellar tracking and may have rubbed the cartilage when i injured my knee, but aside from minor ache pain and clicking my knee functions normally. He didn’t refer me to mri just yet but it’s getting better. IFF the pain subsides would I be able to get back to squatting slowly?

Hi Dr I'm 64 yrs old female Not overweight Heard a bad snap on the lateral side of my right knee as i climbed into the car, a month ago Excruciating pain when it happened but now it's a certain move n its mild. Did mri it's shows bucket handle meniscus tear . Watching so many videos n not sure if I must do the op as dr recommended Arthroscopic menistectomy. It's a grade 1 tear . I'm going to a physical therapist I don't have much pain at the moment. It pops a bit now n again I can extend my knee but not fully Not sure what to do

Thanks for these suggestions! I bruised my meniscus last week and after a week's rest, I thought I was all better and I think I overdid it. Now trying to take it easy working on it gradually so I doesn't become a straight out tear. :( I find it helpful that your videos are done in a timeline - acute, subacute, and chronic. May I ask how long you suggest I do these before moving to phase II? Do I really need to wait 2-3 weeks? :( Clearly, I am very frustrated about being limited in my workouts and activities Thanks again. Cheers!

When can i run again?

I have grade 2 posterior horn medial meniscus tear from last 6 months. Doing exercises hope it will heal

Can i do this starting on my 3rd day after a bucklet handle tear repair/Acl graft surgery ??

How many weeks should these exercises be done? I’ve been doing these for 8 weeks?

Hi Tom, I wrote you 10 months ago that I reinjured my meniscus. I fell on my knee 4 days ago and I’m in a lot of pain. It’s radiating to my entire thigh. Should I be resting or do these. I’m really bummed about this.

Dear Tom, Hi. I am 57 yes old and a regular player of Squash. I developed severe pain in my left knee about 8 months back and had to discontinue squash. MRI showed complete lateral meniscus tear. Knee was swollen with pain in walking. Orthopedic recommended surgery. I wanted to try physio first. Did physio for about 2 months and exercises. Now pain and swelling is gone and I can walk properly but still can't run. The Qs is will it heal completely and can I go back to playing squash again. Thanks

When would you recommend surgery for a meniscus tear or would you even recommend it at all?

Are these exercises good for articular cartilage tear ? My doctor said it should heal and be fine on it’s own as it’s softer then the meniscus but 2 weeks in and I only see a little improvement

Can i do these exercises? MRI Result Findings: Complet torn ACL at femoral insertion with multioculated ganglion cyst noted at tibial insertion measuring about 1.3 x 0. 8 x 0. 6 cm...........Complete torn ACL with related ganglion cyst at tibial insertion. Macerated posterior horn medial meniscus with flipped segment noted adjacent at anterior horn..............Complex tear medial mensicus. Faint intrasubstance PDFS signal noted at posterior horn lateral meniscus with vertical PDFS faint signal noted at the body .........?? Lateral meniscus Grade IIb tear for clinical assesment. Buckling PCL with no intrasubstance signal abnormality. Mild thickened MCL with intrasubstance PDFS signal and surrounding fluid signal............MCL Sprain. Multilocular cysts noted at posteromedial aspct of popliteal fossa seen in sinuating betwenn semimembraonus and sartorius muscles measuirng about 3.4 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm and other small one noted adjacent to lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle measuring about 1.1 x 1 x 0.6 cm exerting low signal T1WI and high signal T2WI & PDFS. Bone marrow edema with related cartilage loss noted at posterior aspect of medial femoral condyle...........Bone contusion. Faint PDFS signal noted at femoral insertion of LCL and preserved continuity......Low grade LCL spain. Mild to modertae joint effusion. Osteoarthritic changes with tibial spiking, marginal articular spurs. Small loss body noted at posteromedial aspect of lateral femoral consyle and other one noted adjacent to popliteal Page 1 / 2 muscle. The rest of bones around the knee joint show normal MR signals in all sequences. The rest of articular cartilage of patella, femur and tibia appear normal. Quadriceps tendon, patella and infra patellar tendon appear normal. The visualized muscles and neuro vascular structures appear normal.

Great exercises,but what to do after them

I am having a grade 3 posterior horn of a medial meniscus tear on my MRI.is there any to fix way without surgery?

Fyi, if you can't activate the anterior thigh muscles (2nd exercise) just try 3rd exercise and come back to 2nd (hold the leg in the air as much as you can, it activates the muscles)

My MRI report after 10 months of medial meniscus repair shows "Mild fluid collection along medial aspect adjacent to MCL fibers-likely bursitis" What does it mean?

I have a meniscus tear 1.8 cm I heard it popped knee is week

How can I get rid of the deep swelling in the joint? Ibuprofen and ice for 8 weeks and still swollen.

I damaged my knee lifting weights and playing squash, now my knee cracks while walking every steps. If I bend the knee more than 5 or 10 degres, it cracks when straightening it back. I have to walk with my leg straight. Do you think this is a meniscus tear?

hello Tom, i ran across this video as i am desperate. i am a skateboarder of 20 + years and i believe i have a damaged meniscus or one that is wearing away. some days my knee feels tip top, some days it feels like it will blow out. do you think surgery is necessary? and do they naturally heal if you rest and exercise? dumb question i know....thanks for the vid and insight

I actually had a MRI scan and the doctors said it was a meniscus tear, went up to see the orthopaedic specialist and now he think me it’s arthritis in my knee so had blood test done but don’t know my results yet, so not sure what rehab to do right now

Was hit by a truck while walking in a parking lot. Suffered a torn meniscus, torn LCL, and fractured fibia. Was only 2 weeks ago about to start PT. Looking for good exercises so I can avoid surgery

Hi sir,,,I got operation for acl,, actually it's my 3rd operation for same right nee,,, my operated Dr told that acl is very good,,,but he told small meniscus tear is there soo wat are the exercise can do for recovery and how months required to back to sports,,,,plsss advice mee

Recently got meniscus surgery. About 2 months ago. I wish I didn’t my pain levels are higher now than before the surgery. And leg day in the gym has sadly become only a memory

i wish my knee would bend that far back with exercise 1 :(

Hi sir I am diagnosed with horizontal tear of medial meniscus, ACL and buckling of PLC. This was 16 days back. I was advised rest. Can I start with above exercises. How many times I need to do this. As such I am using hinged braces since then.

Will this work for a 4 year old meniscus injury? 🤔

Its going to be 6 months and my meniscus is still not heal completely actually I got the injury when i was performing dance should i visit doctor or let it heal itself

Sir I am in India my problem is ,grade 3 tear of medical meniscus as described & grade 1 singal intensity change of lateral meniscus

I have some questions please?

Pretty sure i tore both and they ignored it its been 7 years and pain is now normal

If you can’t kick your heel to your butt and sore on the inside of the knee…is that a meniscus problem.

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