Knee Update

Here's a comparison shot of my two knees (yikes)!  Not only does my rt knee (pictured on the left) feel 30 years older than my other knee... it looks 30 years older as well.  At least it isn't as bad as the first time I had my ACL totally reconstructed.  As you can see, I have some swelling (hard to tell where my kneecap ends and my thigh begins) but the doctor and the physical therapist tell me that I'm doing a lot better than expected.  I've been to two physical therapy sessions and I'm enjoying the challenge of getting my knee back to normal.  I think it's the push I need to get myself to the ultimate goal of dunking again.  The trainer asked me if I had any goals for my rehab.  When I told him that I wanted to dunk again, he didn't exactly look too confident in my prospects.

As many times as I've injured different body parts (rt. knee, both ankes, left wrist, numerous hamstring tears, etc) there has been one constant heal-all remedy...ICE.  They tell you to put ice on anything if it's not feeling normal.  The worst was when I pulled my groin.  The boys weren't too happy with the cold treatment for that one.  It's like ICE is the new Tussin.  If you don't know the wonderful healing powers of Robitussin, you need to peep the video below.

I spend most of my day with a cold compress on my knee and I have no idea why.  I just know that you can't go wrong putting ice on an injury ('m sure someone knows a circumstance where you wouldn't apply ice).  So of course, being the nerd that I am, I looked it up and found the following about ICE.

• Slows the inflammation and swelling that occurs after injury.
• Helps to relieve the pain by numbing sore tissues (like a local anesthetic).
• Slows the nerve impulses in the area, which interrupts the pain-spasm reaction between the nerves.

 

I guess I'll keep applying the cold stuff.  So this mix is a reminder to keep the ice on my knee.  ICE Mix