The meniscus is a piece of cartilage in the knee that can be stressed or torn when your shin bone and thigh bone rotate excessively on top of each other. While this is seen in athletes trying to change directions quickly, it is also common to see weakness of certain stability muscle in the knee leading to too much strain on the tissue. Pain is located on the inside of the knee along the joint line for a medial tear. Because the medial tear is by far the most common we will be focused on that.
Primary Muscles Involved
- Posterior Tibialis
- Popliteus
- Medial Gastroc
- Semitendinosus
- Soleus
- Gracilis
Meniscus Tear: Do you need surgery?
- Does the knee continually lock up?
- I have found https://www.physio-pedia.com/Thessaly_test to be very effective in picking up damage to the meniscus. Ive found if you don’t have a very sharp pain while twisting on the effective knee as demonstrated in the link, then you’re likelihood of avoiding surgery increases dramatically.
Ultimately, this decision is between you and your primary doctor. If both of the above don’t apply to you, try the following to help heal up the tissue properly.
Healing the Meniscus
Create Stability
Work through trigger points within each muscle listed above. Test the knee for pain between each point to see which muscles are most effected.
Nutritional Support for Complicated Cases
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Also consider supplementing nutrients that aid in tissue repair.
- Eat 70-100+ grams of Protein
- Glucosamine Chondroitin
In more complicated cases a professional will need to be sought out to aid in resolving this issue.
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