Tag: meniscus injury

I must say I’m really happy with the way my meniscus is healing.

I’m not out of the woods yet, but today, I spent a good amount of time in the gym trying different exercises and nothing bothered it.

I was able to skip, high knee run, hurdle jump and box without any issues.

I’m feeling it a bit right now as I type this around midnight (6-7 hours later), but not much at all.

I also played hockey 4 days ago and felt it a bit at the end, but it didn’t carry over into the next day.

Oh yeah, I played some basketball 3 days ago and it was also OK. I wasn’t playing hard, but it didn’t fail me at all.

I really think everything that I did has drastically sped up my recovery and return to sports. The acupuncture also played a huge role.

Here’s a summary of all the stuff I’ve been doing to try and aid the recovery process:

• Made 2 big pots of beef broth from bones from an organic, pasture-fed cow
• Started a daily NEM supplement  (Joint Care +)
• Increased my fish oil intake
• Acupuncture twice
• Went back to eating breakfast, usually a couple of eggs

I also missed hockey, which I wouldn’t do unless I was absolutely sure it was a bad idea.

I still wouldn’t load my knee with a heavy squat, lunge or deadlift, but being able to play sports at full intensity is amazing.

And I’ll also be able to start publishing a bunch of different videos that I’d planned that require me to be explosive.

Can’t wait to share!

So a little update on my left meniscus injury…

I had a rough Saturday and Sunday. I was walking with a limp and my right knee was starting to bother me from the compensatory pattern I was using to move. I wasn’t feeling good at all.

The fact that I stayed out partying until 3am on Saturday night also didn’t help.

Nor did the fact that I almost got into a little fight at the bar help. Some dude was being a total douche bag, but I restrained myself. I’m too old for that kinda shit.

But I got acupuncture on Sunday by the Dessert Angel aka Physio Extraordinaire aka wifey.

It was an INTERESTING experience to say the least…

I got a total of 5 needles in me.

When the 2nd one went in, it was like I felt an electrical current going between the 2 needles.

When the 3rd needle entered my skin just to the left of my left knee, I felt a “THWUMP” go down my leg and out my foot.

It was really weird.

I felt some other sensations from the 4th and 5th needles, but the 2nd and 3rd were by far the most powerful.

I’ve never experienced something like this before with any other treatment: myofascial release, active release, massage, chiro, Bowen thearpy, craniosacral – nothing has affected me this much.

I then fell asleep with the needles in me and they were probably in me for close to an hour.

After wifey removed the needles, the knee felt about the same. Still limping. Still pain.

But the next day… the next day my knee was PERFECT. 

Now I didn’t try anything crazy. And I still haven’t. But since Monday, with some walking, light jogging just to test it, a few bodyweight squats, and some biking, I wouldn’t know I have an injury.

I know for this type of injury, I’m way ahead of where I should be.

In fact, my right knee feels worse, so I might have to get acupuncture for that one now lol.

I must admit, the mental side of the injury was getting to me though. Even though I could train upper body no problem, I didn’t hit the gym from Thurs-Tues. That’s 6 days without working out.

Felt like ASS because of it…

But Wednesday, even though I didn’t want to go that badly, I forced myself to and felt like a million bucks after.

I could’ve easily stuck to my normal workout schedule but instead I let the injury get to me. Definitely something I’ll be aware of in the future, but hopefully I don’t run into anything anytime soon <knock on wood>.

So that’s my little update.

I’m curious – have you had any experiences with treatments that have had a quick and powerful effect on you like the acupuncture did for me?