MCL Tear Treatment
On average, it takes six weeks to get an MCL injury to heal. The initial treatment for most grade 1, 2 or 3 MCL tear focuses on reducing the pain and irritation in the knee when immobilizing the knee to keep that stabilized. This includes:
- Sleeping, icing and elevating the knee
- Taking discomfort relievers, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, to help relieve pain and swelling
- Wearing a lightweight cast or brace that allows your knee to move backward and forward while restricting side-to-side movement.
- It generally is definitely recommended to maintain the leg immobilized similar to this for 72 hours, depending on the severity of the injury.
The cast or brace may be designed so that you cannot bend your knee at all. If this is definitely the case, you will need to modify your behavior to ensure that you can avoid having to squat, kneel down or bend above. You should try to keep your leg elevated even if you are sitting in a chair, to reduce blood flow to the knee.
Once the discomfort and swelling begin to ease, you will begin rehabilitation, which will include exercises to regain strength and normal array of motion to your leg. If your knee feels sore while you are performing these exercises, you should continue slowly to prevent further irritation.
If the torn ligament does not heal sufficiently, you may have instability in the joint, and you will be more susceptible to re-injury. The MCL usually responds very well to non-surgical treatment, although surgery may be required in rare cases. Depending on the intensity of the damage, a period of rest, bracing and physical therapy usually is enough to heal the tear.
Once the MCL has healed fully, you should have generally lower negative long-term effects, providing generally there was no other damage towards the leg.
Recovery times diverge based on the severity of the injury:
- A minimal, or perhaps grade one particular, MCL rip can consider from a couple of days to a week and a half to repair sufficiently for you to return to normal activities, including sports activities.
- A quality 2 split may have from two to a month to mend.
- A grade 3 tear generally takes from four to eight weeks to heal, unless it is linked to harm for the ACL, in which case the recovery time may be longer.
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