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Knee pain

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TNORTS
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I need your help Dr. NS. On the first day of the season I skied a little too hard and my left inside of my knee (MCL region) started to feel kind of sketchy. It wasn't extremely painful but I didn't feel comfortable skiing on it so I stopped. Next day, no pain at all. Now whenever I ski a full day, the inside of my left knee is slightly tender to the touch at the end of the day, almost as if I bashed it into a rail or something earlier in the day and it has a bruise. It's not super painful to touch, just tender. Is this something I need to worry about? Or is it just pain from overuse? Any exercises I can do to strengthen it?

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Jan 11 2014 5:35PM
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LoneWolfe
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I'd maybe consider getting it looked at professionally, especially if there's no physical damage done,like bruising it might be something more serious. Sounds a little like you just strained something though, but I'm no doctor.
Jan 11 2014 6:13PM
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Nacho+
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I had big issues with my knees last year. Hurt a shit ton when I skied, but I think that it was mainly due to growing and then overuse from skiing at the same time. I did some PT and it didn't do too much. I just let it hurt and after a few months I was set. After doing a lot of skiing the past weeks, they've started to hurt again which may be due to overuse. Depending on your age, it could be growing, but I don't know for sure. I'd go get it checked out because it could be a big number of things. Good luck!
Jan 11 2014 6:53PM
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miketheskier88
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Get it checked out, I have a similar feeling as you described and I tore my meniscus which isn't something you really want to ski on.
Jan 12 2014 6:09PM
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TNORTS
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Getting it checked out today. Thanks for the advice guys. Wish me luck!
Jan 13 2014 11:08AM
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TNORTS
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The doctor ruled out any damage to my ACL, which I was pretty sure of anyway but its still good to hear. She seems to think its a sprained MCL, as the tender spot is right where the MCL ligament attaches to the bone. 2 weeks of PT and I'm back on the slopes!
Jan 14 2014 7:08PM
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