Can a meniscus tear heal on its own?

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Dr. Craig Mahoney discusses if a meniscus tear can heal on its own?
"Most meniscus tears do not heal on their own, especially in adults. As you get older, the meniscus doesn't really have a capacity to heal on its own. It doesn't have a great blood supply. So, in terms of waiting for a meniscus tear to heal, that's not typically what we recommend. Meniscus tears in older patients actually become less symptomatic in most cases. So, an acute meniscus tear can be quite painful, but in people say in my age group, you don't necessarily have to operate on it right away. You can wait it out with injections, use anti-inflammatories, try physical therapy and ultimately many of those meniscus tears will become less symptomatic.
Tears that cause locking, catching, repeated pain with certain activities - those are the tears that need to be treated surgically and it's a very easy fix at that point. We go in and actually take out the torn pieces of the meniscus. We smooth out the remaining meniscal tissue and typically that addresses patients concerns and helps them feel better very quickly."
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@billveek9518 Жыл бұрын

This info is not true, I'm 67 and healed a torn meniscus, I forgot more than this doctor knows about the process.

@nicoleyap6070 Жыл бұрын

Really! How did you heal it?

@billveek9518 Жыл бұрын

@@nicoleyap6070 An anti inflammatory diet, juicing (don't laugh it works), compression knee band, icing and elevation, strengthen the knee by swimming or an ebike, low impact movement to build the area around the knees strength and flexibility. The ebike was the big healer as it allows movement without overloading the knee with stress. The nutrients helped beyond what I could have ever imagined, losing weight was obviously big because it reduced the PSI of the joint. It took a diligent routine of all of these things to bring my knee to full recovery with no pain today, the added bonus was being super fit at 67 when my doctor said a knee replacement was my only option! I suggest the Electra Townie go ebike with the flat foot technology. The ebike allows the rider to simply select more assistance when needed when exertion is encountered. It worked and I'm literally speechless at the results. You can always get a knee replacement but you only have two originals so I'm grateful to God because I did pray that he would help me heal my knee. He did. Anti inflammatories like Advil were used sparingly from time to time but many natural plants and foods contain these same ingredients and basically that's where the drug companies developed the chemistry for these drugs. Best of luck to you.

@billveek9518 Жыл бұрын

@@nicoleyap6070 The compression knee band allows more blood flow to the area under compression thus lower inflammation and promoted healing of the existing area, I'm not a doctor but I am a believer in due diligence in everything, do the research, read what foods are inflammatory and which foods are not! It's all on the internet, don't eat shitty food for starters right away, no junk food! When the knee starts to improve don't stop the process and revert back to your old ways. Take care to not stress the knee as you go along, no heavy lifting or stupid moves that will reinjure the meniscus. Give the knee a chance to rebuild itself, it can be done, doctors aren't always right in their diagnosis and I have found a lot of times their flat wrong. You must be dedicated to healing not just your knee but the entire you.

@mohammedsuhail4314 Жыл бұрын

How did u do it to heal fast it really troubles me

@nicoleyap6070 Жыл бұрын

@billveek9518 thank you 😊

@francescag6889 13 күн бұрын

In 2018 I had sudden sharp pain in my right knee, am MRI showed suspicious of a very small meniscus lateral tear while the menisci was fully intact. I wore a brace, iced my knee, stopped working out for 4 months and like magic the pain went away and I was able to walk on my knee without any issues as if nothing happened. I have been working out on the treadmill and elliptical for 33 years and never had any pain when I resumed working out. Many doctors feel surgery for a very small meniscus tear is not necessary.

@martyn5536 10 күн бұрын

Had a bad tear 8months ago. Just from walking normally .Couldn’t walk for 4 days. Did a corticosteroid injection that didn’t help at all. I’m 67 and had MRI done that shoes the tear and arthritis too. And yet, these days with one painkiller every two days I can do 12 to 15000 steps a day. It’s painful at night but daytime I’m managing fine without a stick or brace. I was recommended to buy Hoka brand Bondi 8 trainers and they really help. I thought I’d have surgery last month but as it’s not too painful these days I think I’ll forego the surgery until it’s either better or worse. I’m very suprised that it seems to be less troublesome than it was.

@htmonaro1969 5 ай бұрын

I'm 5 days in to recovering from medial meniscus surgery and couldn't be happier. I can walk without any real pain in the meniscusitself, although my quads are still swollen and restricted from the tourniquet applied during the procedure. After 14 months of pain, it was misdiagnosed as arthritis and meniscus fraying, which didn't help. The orthopaedic surgeon resected the torn sections back to the stable edges and excised the medial plica, which wasn't indicated on the MRI, but that's apparently not unusual. It's a long road back for my 65 yo knee, but at least I now have options whereas my knee prior to the surgery was just so painful and debilitating nothing seemed possible. Thanks for the video.

@Bemx2k 2 ай бұрын

After my accident I couldn't walk normally for 2 weeks , after 4 weeks I started walk without walking stick . Now after 7 week I feel nearly OK

@htmonaro1969 2 ай бұрын

As an update to my 3 month old comment, the surrounding muscles took several months to recovery from the tourniquet application, despite me being in the gym 6 days per week. I also developed prepetella bursitis that required another visit to the surgeon. I am finally able to start running again, although only shortish efforts at this stage. I am now quite hopeful that I will be able to return to running again, which was definitely not the outlook I had before the operation.

@francescag6889 13 күн бұрын

@@htmonaro1969 I was told running is bad for the knees especially at your (my age). I know it's hard to give up a sport when you love it.

@billthestinker 8 ай бұрын

Good information thanks for sharing

@maheshchowdhary3354 2 жыл бұрын

1) focal hyperintensity in the cartilage 3x1mm with underlying subchondral marrow contusion/edema measuring 1.2x1.1cms in size in the lateral femoral condule - s/o low grade osteochondral injury. 2)small sized pockets of fluid collection under the LCL and FCL with diffuse increased signal intensity of LCL seen however fibre continuity is maintained - s/o grade II injury. 3)inflamatory/edematous changes with fluid signal intensity in the hoffa's fat pad. 4)focal grade I signal intensity in the anterior horn of lateral meniscus. 5)Tiny hyperintense signal(4mm) involving cartilage of medial femoral condyle. 6) Minimal joint effusion seen extending into medial and lateral recess and adjacent to anterior horn of lateral meniscus

@brigittetanner9244 Жыл бұрын

Removing your meniscus ISN'T THE ANSWER! You may as well just get a knee replacement because that's what it leads to.

@Bigwillproductions Жыл бұрын

:( I removed mine. I didn’t know what else to do.

@BellahBoo Жыл бұрын

@@Bigwillproductionshow is your knee now?

@omstygomsty Жыл бұрын

Yep in most cases it leads to degeneration of the articular cartilage and joint space narrowing. The degree and speed at which arthritis develops depends on your age at the time of injury, weight going forward and activity level. Most people will develop osteoarthritis in their later year after such a procedure. If you had a large piece of the meniscus cartilage resected then you will go rapidly toward developing osteoarthritis. The progression of osteoarthritis can be slowed down using a meniscus transplant and knee cartilage resurfacing techniques by around 10 years. So if you have a meniscectomy you'll be ok on average for around 7-10 years. Then the pain arises . That's when it's time for a meniscal transplant and then a robotic partial knee 15 years and finally a total knee 20 years.

@annisaal-habsyi 11 ай бұрын

so what to do if someone cannot bend their knee at all (locking)?

@htmonaro1969 5 ай бұрын

@@annisaal-habsyithat is the question that needs answers, I could barely walk around the house, much less do any exercise. It's okay for some to "preach" against it, but what are the alternatives that enable us to remain active and sane?