Treatment Reviews:  Physical Therapy for Knee Medial Meniscus Tear

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

Recovery: Physical therapy: 2 weeks Exercises: bike, ball, balance, weights. Gym Physical Therapy (6 sessions): Billed: $215.00 Insurance Discount: $140 Insurance Paid: $60.00 (per session) My portion: $15.00 (per session) Total: $450 (6 sessions)

I had my knee operated on for medial meniscus tear which I injured playing football. My surgeon came highly recommended. I was off crouches in about six weeks and it took another three months to gain full strength. Initially I iced three to four times a day and then reduced ...

A while back, while building a second story deck for a contractor I was working for at the time, I stood after having been working on my knees for two or three hours and felt terrible pain in my right knee. I could not bend or straighten it much and ...

Four weeks of physical therapy helps regain some flexibility and strength. The muscle loss after the surgery was significant (about 50%).