Meniscus injury article

Pain & Rehab Forum [Moderated]
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69 year old woman who is active and trains regularly has had a swollen knee (it is difficult to see the border of her kneecap) with a restricted range of motion for about three weeks. No other symptoms are evident, including no pain. She says she has no reason to believe the problem is her meniscus. This does not seem to have been caused by an injury. Her preference is to ignore it and see if it goes away.

As I read A Second Opinion on Your Meniscus Injury | Barbell Medicine the advice is to get a medical evaluation and continue working out, including squatting, to tolerance. Is that correct? If she decides to see a doctor, would a sports medicine doctor be appropriate? Is there any urgency, especially if symptoms don’t get worse?

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I agree that we don’t have compelling evidence based on this description alone that we’re dealing with a meniscus issue requiring targeted/specific intervention, or an “urgent” problem (although the only truly “urgent” cause of monoarticular arthritis is a joint space infection anyway).

If she chooses to see a physician, then yes, a sports medicine physician would be appropriate.

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Thank you!

Today, after three weeks of no change, the swelling went down a bit, although it’s still quite swollen. As with so many issues, continuing activity and time seem the answer.