I fucked up my right knee but good during last week’s move. I’d been hoping that ice, elevation, rest, etc. would help, and it has, but it’s still really goddamn painful.
So yesterday, I decided to call someone. I called up the guy who’d fixed my left leg and knee with Active Release Technique (which is extremely painful, but brilliantly effective), but his office was closed. Then my regular chiropractor called to confirm my Thursday appointment and I mentioned to her that my back was fine, but my knee was painful. She said she could help with that. So I changed the appointment to yesterday and limped in.
She hit me with some ultrasound and gave me some ice.
I’m telling you, the ultrasound was MAGIC. Immediate relief of a good deal of the inflammation, pressure and pain. I’m going back again on Wednesday for another hit.
I’ll still see the ART guy, since the problem was likely caused by tightness and nastiness that he can deal with (I used to have the same problem on the left, but not since he fixed that). But for immediate relief of the knee itself, I’ll keep on keeping on with the ultrasound.
Ouch! Sorry. I hope you get a long-term improvement. Pain and limited mobility can really kill a mood.
I know!
And to make it worse, my sublet is really close to Fort Greene and all the great restaurants and shops there. But it’s just a leetle too far to walk on a fucked-up knee.