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jsud
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I tore my meniscus playing soccer this fall. The orthopedist said I wouldn't need surgery. I was wondering if anyone knew how it would affect my skiing.
Oct 19 2008 10:20PM
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skiP.E.I.
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That really sucks, +vibes to your knee......I would be more careful skiing, at least at first. Torn Ligaments and sprains never heal back to their full strength. I sprained my ankle skimboarding this summer and my doctor told me that it takes about 6 months on average to regain about 75% of the strength, and after about a year it is healed to about 90% which is as good as it gets.
Oct 19 2008 10:38PM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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zack steele is riding on a torn meniscus and acl this season. Starts at JPI this saturday... so i think you should be good.

Oct 19 2008 10:38PM
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B.Aussie
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Your knee will probably fell weaker.  Try and do a lot of strenghting of your VMO and Quad. If you can do lots of squats and one leg jumps and it strenghtens your knee and helps your leg put less pressure on your Miniscus.

Take it easy at first and if anything hurts particularily much don't do it.

Oct 19 2008 10:48PM
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RRhighrider
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i tore mine and had surgery.  i trained a lot and lost confidence in it for a while but it feels good now
Oct 19 2008 11:58PM
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notomatoplz
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well the meniscus is like the shock absorber of the knee so im pretty sure that it wont feel to great landing jumps and what not but im not sure how badly you tore it and how recently it was, but definately do whatever your doc says to get it to heal quickly and properly.

Oct 20 2008 12:25AM
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JQ89
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id say just take it easy and see how it feels and go by that, my friend tore his meniscus and needed surgery and couldnt ski but if you dont need surgery you should be ok.
Oct 20 2008 12:47AM
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huge-go
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Usually if you don't need surgery then the tear is small enough that it will heal 100%. It might take some time though, so in the mean time, definitely get as strong as possible so you don't damage it more, and take it easy.
Oct 20 2008 1:13AM
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jsud
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Thanks for the advice i appreciate it
Oct 20 2008 4:06PM
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