Hey the other day at around 4 I was watering my lawn and the pathway got wet. I slipped and fell very hard on my knee. I have a big bruise on the front of my knee. The bruise is not what is giving me the trouble though. When I fell I pulled the muscle on the back side of my lower leg. If I straighten my leg out it hurts and if I bend my knee up to much it hurts. Ive had pulled muscles before but none as bad as this. Any recommendations on what to do besides rest?
Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As you fell on the knee and now flexion and extension is giving pain it could be meniscal sprain. Meniscal is a ligament in the knee joint when it gets sprain it may lead to this kind of symptoms. Using a knee brace to stabilize the knee joint is to be advised. Also, for a week or two only rest. Post which physical therapy should help to regain the Range of motion of knee and also strength. Within 2-3 weeks of proper physical therapy you should be fine.in my clinical practice the meniscal sprain patients recover with physical therapy within 2-3 weeks with full mobility. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor.