Knee feels lose - Is it ACL?

"Ari" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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For 6 months, my knee has felt like it is lose. Its not painful, but
I feel like its not strong, and sometimes I feel movement when I turn
(while walking)

I can't find these exact symptons on the net. My guess is that it is
a grade II ACL sprain/tear.

Go to a doctor, you idiot.

Are you still running on it? If so, STOP! Go see an orthopedist. No
one here is going to be able to diagnose it for you.

Ari <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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For 6 months, my knee has felt like it is lose. Its not painful, but
I feel like its not strong, and sometimes I feel movement when I turn
(while walking)

I can't find these exact symptons on the net. My guess is that it is
a grade II ACL sprain/tear.

Any advise would be welcome. If it is a grade II ACL, will it
eventually heal (it does feel a bit better than a few months ago)

thanks

Ari <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

For 6 months, my knee has felt like it is lose. Its not painful, but
I feel like its not strong, and sometimes I feel movement when I turn
(while walking)

I can't find these exact symptons on the net. My guess is that it is
a grade II ACL sprain/tear.

Any advise would be welcome. If it is a grade II ACL, will it
eventually heal (it does feel a bit better than a few months ago)

thanks

Turn at the waist and bend down so you can see the back of your knee.
Look closely and you will see a 6mm hex-head nut -- tighten it until
it's snug. Run and walk about 1/2 mile and see how it feels. May
need to do this a couple of times until you get the tension adjusted
just right.

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Turn at the waist and bend down so you can see the back of your knee.
Look closely and you will see a 6mm hex-head nut --

He's american, it's a 3/8 bolt.

On 02 Aug 2004 19:20:54 GMT, [email hidden] (TheBillRodgerz)

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Turn at the waist and bend down so you can see the back of your knee.
Look closely and you will see a 6mm hex-head nut --

He's american, it's a 3/8 bolt.

I've been looking in vain for a mention of patella straps on this
newsgroup. This 'looseness' complaint emboldens me to discuss them.

http://www.supportsusa.com/knee/straps/index.htm

Maybe they're so widely used that nobody even talks about them?

I'm really not a runner like you guys, I just dabble a short while on
the treadmill to get my heart to the advisable max for a short period.
(I have bradycardia and the firing mechanism is lazy).

To get back to my knees, in 1989 I had my first session of a sudden
pain in my knee, I was getting something out of car trunk at the time.
It was BAD. But after I limped back to my motel and laid down for
about an hour, when I arose the knee felt like there never had been
anything wrong with it. Since that time I've dealt with this mystery
in both knees, periodically. Usually I'd wear an elastic bandage for a
few days after a knee messed up till it felt stronger again. I
complained to several doctors and got mystified looks. Possibly I'm
really from another planet (maybe Krypton?) and not related to [censored]
sapiens at all, thus the medicos are justified in their incredulity?

Anyway, just a few months ago I was browsing medical equipment on the
web and saw these patella strap gadgets. While I still felt flush I
spent about $40 on two of them. Voila, no more mysterious,
suddenly-appearing, suddenly-disappearing knee indications.

Does anyone else have a similar story?
EArl

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While I still felt flush I
spent about $40 on two of them. Voila, no more mysterious,
suddenly-appearing, suddenly-disappearing knee indications.

Strengthening exercises will do the same thing. Wearing these straps will only
weaken the muscles you need to strengthen.

On 05 Aug 2004 01:53:38 GMT, [email hidden] (TheBillRodgerz)

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While I still felt flush I
spent about $40 on two of them. Voila, no more mysterious,
suddenly-appearing, suddenly-disappearing knee indications.

Strengthening exercises will do the same thing. Wearing these straps will only
weaken the muscles you need to strengthen.

Nobody ever recommended any such exercises. Can you describe these
exercises that strengthen the muscles that these straps 'tighten up'?
Please bear in mind that I never had any of these aforementioned knee
problems till I was age 55. I think these muscles may have a permanent
sag. At any rate I only wear the straps on the treadmill. But these
little 'sprains', or whatever the hell they are, could strike me
ANYWHERE, just changing directions in my kitchen for example. And
since I've been wearing the straps on the treadmill I haven't
experienced any.
Earl

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Nobody ever recommended any such exercises.

Who have you sought advice from? See a PT or a good Chiroprator for
suggestions. I am not familiar with the band you are using, or the muscles it
is replacing. I'd suggest seeking info from the manufacturer on the strap, a PT
or Chiro will be able to look at and see which muscles you are restricting.
However if you only use it while on the treadmill, it may not be worth the
trouble. But if it gives you trouble at other times, you may want to look into
it before it does become a problem.

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these muscles may have a permanent

No such thing. You just need to work harder to stay even as you age.

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Subject: Knee feels lose - Is it ACL?
From: Ari [email hidden]
Date: 8/1/2004 8:18 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: <[email hidden]>

For 6 months, my knee has felt like it is lose. Its not painful, but
I feel like its not strong, and sometimes I feel movement when I turn
(while walking)

I can't find these exact symptons on the net. My guess is that it is
a grade II ACL sprain/tear.

Any advise would be welcome. If it is a grade II ACL, will it
eventually heal (it does feel a bit better than a few months ago)

thanks

Only an MRI could determine what(if anything) is wrong.

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