I have been a regular student of karate (black belt)and judo(brown belt).I am a 51 years old medical doctor (surgeon) very fond of martial arts. 28 years ago I had a serious lower leg fracture in a car accident and now my same side knee show the consequences of that impact:chronic muscle pain, cartilages atrophy and arthrosis signs at magnetic ressonance but so far no locking of the joint.Stretching and local therapy helped a lot and I am training again but I know it is a sick joint forever.The question is how much should I train and what kind of work should I avoid ?Do you have experience with bad knees in Martial Arts and prognosis?Thanks a lot .
I don't have any good advices, i have bad knee and had surgery twice. I just deal with pain and swelling.. You only live once so i'm not gonna let my bum knee prevent me.. Old remedy are ice and asprin. (dont be a pill popper, take when u really need it) Sorry if my advice are not good, but hey, injuries are part of our lives and we gotta put up with it.. Osu
I'm sure it would benefit both knees if you're able to train on a good surface, aerobic floor, or good mat. The old hardwood floors are unforgiving especially with bad knees. A steady diet of NSAID's will help as well if your not already, as well as a hinged knee brace/support. Good luck and good traing!
I am 57 and have a bad knee following a ruptured cruciate ligiament. I found boxing was good but had to give up judo as it put too much weight on my knee with some throws (eg hip throws). BJJ is good as it is mostly ground work. I had to give up jogging but found aqua aerobics (aerobics in a swimming pool) was good for cardio training.
Best bet would be to talk to a doc that specialises in the area, which shouldnt be too hard you being a doctor yourself. See if there is any safe way for you to perhaps lift some weights and strengthen your legs, perhaps using a Tru Squat machine or leg press. Swimming is a great way to build up strength all over your body. You are boyant, so stress would be taken off your joints.
Yeah working out in pool is great for joint. I have swimming pool and i would do some kicking and some other in pool and it is good for the joint.
man i still have a bad knee since summer..... i went for an xray and ultrasound and they said everything was fine but i might have a tear in my lateral meniscus.... Since its been almost 5 months my doctor suggested a small surgery to stich up the tear.... As a surgeon, do you think its a good idea to go for this surgery? How long do you think recovery time will take? Right now i cant run or jog unless i have a bandage wrapped around my right knee. Cant do squats the way i used to and my training routine has changed completely because i cant do a lot of the movements that put pressure on the knee.
Hey Julio, I have taught a good portion of students with bad knees. I am also a fledgling medical student; if you let me know what part(s) of your knee are damaged, I might be able to provide some directed advice.
HY ANGELUS !!!Sorry but only now I have seen your message...I am not a specialist in that kind of surgery...But my advice would be: If you have locking of the joint and/or exercises and local treatment can not solve your problem (it seems it can't) you have to accept that surgery.Get a knee specialist used to treat athletes and put all your "ki"to have your knee back and well.The curent videoendoscopic knee surgery gives a fast recovery usualy.Any surgery has risks but if you love your sports you have to face it and do the right choice.I have met many black belts with knee problems and they still can get a lot of pleasure from thje sports after surgery.CHEERS good luck ! JULIO and... send me your news about please !
HY...uau I had to look for the word fledgling in the dictionary....:-D. Well, I have no locking of the joint, no cartilage parts floating inside.I feel only pain sometime at the tibial crest .Many years ago I had a serious fracture at the lower third of the leg where I have 3 screws and now I have knee arthrosis.The cartilage (meniscus) became thiner and a litle part of that is out of the joint.NOW, with a lot of stretching and local therapy I am back to karate and judo but I dont know if I should do low stances...I prefer do less and longer eheheh CHEERS FROM BRAZIL!!!!!AND THANKS FOR
