knee injury

[jaymac]

I just hyper extended the knee of my kicking leg. It feels extremely weak to walk on and is very swollen. I doubt there is ligament damage, but mostly soft tissue injury. What I was wondering, what would be a good exercise to restrengthen it, and how long to get it back to normal?

[ninjanurse]

Rest-Ice-Compression-Elevation. If not getting better in 2-3 days...see a doctor! Exercising now won't give it a chance to heal.

[Whitefeather]

Go to a doctor ASAP. The sooner you can have a professional look at it, the better off you will be if it is something that will require treatment. Chances are you could just go easy on it for a while and you would be fine, but if that is not the case, you could do some serious and irreparable (did I spell that right?) damage.

David

[Jiffy]

General Rules for sports injuries.

Immidately

R - rest

I - ice

C - compression

E - elevation

R - referral (see doc if not getting better)

In the first 72 hours, avoid doing HARM

H - heat

A - alcohol

R - running (excersize)

M - massage

[jaymac]

Thanks for the reply everyone. I did go to the doctor, luckily their was no ligament tear. I am still going to the dojo but avoiding sparring at all cost and wearing a brace. It is slowly getting better, but I am going to baby it for awhile and just help out and teach at the dojo.