Reading on Dislocating Knee?!
Question: Reading on Dislocating Knee.?
I have been reading on your dislocating knee, and you say to decrease your activity. Ok, what if your activity, just includes the normal daily exercise. Or not even that, just walking up and down stairs, or walking through the mall. No matter what I do, MY knee dislocates, ALL THE TIME, a couple of times have been going down the stairs, or walking with a baby on my hip, or just getting out of the car. The most recent was helping my husband cut wood yesterday, were I had actually fell on my knee, with it out of place and now thinking I might have had did some other damage, just because of the pain that I'm still in, and normally after 15 - 20 minutes I'm back to normal, and now 24 hrs later, I still hurt. I have had this condition for almost 20 years now, the problem started in 89, and with 2 surgeries one in 95 and the other in 97, I'm still with the same problem. I have sprained my thumb because of this, and feel that I 'm at the risk of braking my hip. I'm 28 years old, I weight 125 lbs and have 4 kids, I do my normal exercises, and it seems that no matter what I'm doing, I still have this problem. Please tell me if this is a condition that I will live with for the rest of my life, or when at some point does it or will it get better.? They say that when you reach the age 25 the condition is supposed to go away. Well, I'm 3 years past it, and I'm really tried of this condition and if there is a better way, I would like to know. I really don't want to spend the rest of my life in a wheel chair, as I get older, to decrease the risk of braking my hip or something else, as our bodies age.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Obviously you have been to at least one orthopedist but how about a physical therapist lately. The reason for this is to work on strengthening specific muscle parts. The knee is dislocating because there isn't enough muscular control. Identification of the specific fibers is important for once known you can work on controlling them. Depending on who worked with you post surgery they may or may not have worked with you on overcoming a reflex inhibitory response that often develops post surgery. The controlling fibers of the knee just don't work properly. It takes biofeedback for you to relearn how to use these fibers. Without seeing you and evaluating what is going on it would be wrong of me to give you exercises that might not even be beneficial. I know that you are probably tired of the medical profession but either try another orthopedist that specializes in knees or another physical therapist. Unfortunately I have seen too many cases of this inhibitory reflex not treated and the end result is what you are complaining of. Talk to the doctor and explain your frustration and if it is a physical therapist talk to them. You want someone that is willing to sit with you and talk about what is going on and not just dismiss you.Health Question & Answer