Knee injury advice? how long should the knee support go on for?

i had an excercise injury in jan 07 last year.. the sports doc said it was a lateral meniscal tear.. i asked a surgeon that does regular knee reco's and said it was probably a strain.. ive been wearing knee supports when i excercise since then.. should there be a time where i should not wear it at all? my knee would probably be weaker now i have worn that knee support? any advice to strengthin it? ive hurt the other knee today rollerblading and i dont want 2 gimpy knees..

WITHOUT HAVING ANOTHER X-RAY TO SEE IF ANY PERMANANT DAMAGE WAS DONE, I CAN'T ANSWER THIS.

I CAN HOWEVER TELL YOU THAT QUAD SETS AND SHORT ARC QUADS ARE THE BEST EXERCISE TO STRENGTHEN THE MUSCLES IN THE KNEE.

QUAD SETS

LAYING DOWN, PRESS YOUR KNEE FLAT WHICH SHOULD TIGHTEN THE TOP MUSCLE, HOLD FOR A COUNT OF 5, THEN RELAX. YOU CAN DO 20 REPS TIMES TWO A DAY.

SHORT ARC QUADS

LAYING DOWN WITH A ROLLED UP PILLOW UNDER THAT KNEE

LIFT FOOT OFF BED UNTIL KNEE IS STRAIGHT

COUNT TO 5 AND LOWER SLOWLY TO BED.
START WITH 10 REPS TWICE A DAY AND WORK UP TO 20 REPS.

ONCE AGAIN PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICAN ABOUT THE KNEE BRACE.

I WORKED FOR 13 YRS AS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT, BUT SPORTS MED WASN'T MY SPECIALITY...GERIATRICS WAS. GLAD I COULD HELP. Report It

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