Can people with meniscus injuries run?

Patients with meniscus injuries must pay attention to correct treatment, especially in daily life, they must be careful to avoid doing strenuous exercise immediately, because that will make the injured part more serious, and it is not suitable to run during the injury period.

1. Many friends with meniscus injuries choose conservative treatment, but conservative treatment does not mean lying in bed every day. The movement of the knee joint can promote local blood circulation and is beneficial to the repair of the meniscus. Exercise of the thigh muscles and knee ligaments can prolong the life of the knee joint and is especially important for protecting the knee joint.

2. When the meniscus injury has recovered to a relatively good state, we usually choose to jog first. At this time, you should pay attention to focusing your attention on the thigh muscles rather than the knee joints, exercising the strength of our thigh muscles, letting the body get used to the power of the thighs, and sharing the weight borne by the knee joints. Running will also stimulate the secretion of knee fluid, which is beneficial to the repair of the meniscus. At the same time, friends with meniscus injuries should pay more attention to warm-up before exercise and relaxation after exercise, which is to ensure that the injury to the affected area does not worsen.

3. It is recommended that after taking a short rest after running, you should do the wall squat (half squat against the wall) exercise (a golden exercise to protect the knee joints). Squat down slowly with your back against the wall, with your thighs and calves at 90 degrees. The knees and toes should be facing the same direction, and the knees should not exceed the toes. It is best for friends to learn about the standard movements and precautions of the wall squat on Baidu before exercising. The orthopedic experts and sports coaches around me all particularly recommend this movement. This movement not only exercises the leg muscles, it also increases the strength of the knee ligaments, making our knee joints stronger. Although meniscus injuries are very difficult to repair, we can only restore our knee joint to its closest to healthy state by strengthening the thigh muscles and knee ligaments.