Knee Medial Meniscus Tear Treatment

Meniscus tears refer to a tear in the shock-absorbing cartilage (meniscus) of the knee.

The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of cartilage. Cartilage is found in certain joints and forms a buffer between the bones to protect the joint. The meniscus serves as a shock-absorption system, assists in lubricating the joint, and limits the ability to flex and extend the joint.

Meniscal tears are most commonly caused by twisting or over-flexing the joint.

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See Also
Articular Cartilage Damage
Chondromalacia

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Helped a little

3 of 4 people found this helpful

Knee Pain

The knee brace was actually increasing the inflammation, as was the heat therapy. I'm not sure if I was being treated with micro current or TENS, but whichever it was, it didn't seem to make much difference..

Healed

2 of 2 people found this helpful

Knee Pain

Although I've had knee pain off and on for many years, ever since chipping a bone when I was 12, my knee never hurt enough to affect my activities. Then, in March of 2007 I tripped running up some stairs and hit the inside of my knee on the edge of a step. I was doing yoga at this time ....

Helped a lot

2 of 2 people found this helpful

Knee Pain

What helped the most initially was bed rest, using crutches and taking aspirin or ibuprofen, with temporary relief from the essential oil and icing. The physical therapy and acupuncture, combined with the glucosamine seemed to have the greatest effect, and after the one chiropractic treatment I've been pain free.

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Category	Name	Average Result	Healed	Helped a Lot	Helped a Little	No Change
	All Treatments (average)	4.1 (74)	22	39	11	2
Diet and Weight Management	Weight Loss	4.0 (1)		1
Drugs and Supplements	Percocet	5.0 (1)	1
Drugs and Supplements	Pain Killers (Analgesic)	4.0 (3)	1	1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Glucosamine	4.0 (2)	1		1
Drugs and Supplements	Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID)	4.0 (3)	1	1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Medical Cannabis - Marijuana	3.0 (1)			1
Drugs and Supplements	Vitamins	3.0 (1)			1
Exercise	Change of Sleeping Position	5.0 (1)	1
Exercise	Strengthening	4.3 (3)	1	2
Exercise	Swimming	4.3 (3)	1	2
Exercise	Biking	4.0 (4)		4
Exercise	Weight Machines	4.0 (1)		1
Exercise	Aerobics Exercises	4.0 (1)		1
Exercise	Proper Posture	4.0 (1)		1
Exercise	Yoga	4.0 (1)		1
Exercise	Exercise	4.0 (2)		2
Exercise	Walking	3.7 (3)	1	1		1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Taping	4.0 (1)		1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Crutches	4.0 (1)		1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Knee brace	4.0 (5)	2	1	2
Medical Devices and Equipment	Compression Stockings	2.0 (1)				1
Surgery	Knee Arthroscopy	4.3 (9)	3	6
Surgery	Partial Meniscusectomy	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Range of Motion Exercises	5.0 (1)	1
Therapy	Acupressure	5.0 (1)	1
Therapy	Leg Elevation	5.0 (1)	1
Therapy	Ice	4.7 (3)	2	1
Therapy	Chiropractic	4.5 (2)	1	1
Therapy	Bed Rest	4.5 (2)	1	1
Therapy	Physical Therapy	4.2 (5)	2	2	1
Therapy	Massage Therapy	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Rest	4.0 (2)		2
Therapy	Acupuncture	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Stretching Treatment	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Therapy Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - TENS	3.0 (1)			1
Therapy	Heat Therapy	3.0 (1)			1
Therapy	Micro current	3.0 (1)			1
Topical	Essential Oils	4.0 (1)		1

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