Hey guys,

Been ages since I've been on here. Hope all is well with the kiting! I'm missing it like mad!

I have a question. I wonder if anyone in here has had a PCL injury specifically. I'm 3 months since my injury and just seems so slow going, still painful to bend after a certain point. Almost as if it hasn't even been healing, although I know it has. No surgery required...70% tear. Any similar experiences with knee ligament tears or has anyone even has a PCL injury?

I'll be back in Minnesota next Friday for a month. Looks like I'll be doing a bit of fishin.

Damon

No PCL but a sprained ankle a couple of years ago made it extremely clear that as we get older we don't heal as fast.

Are you 40 + ?

could take 6 months to be pain free, certainly at risk for complete tear with same activity. and may have permanent glitch , once pain free.

sorry for you- i tore my acl completly in june of 2010, at same time had partial tears on both pcl and mcl as well. Had surgery to repair acl in sept of '10 could not fly until january of 2011. I now wear full orthodic braces on both knees when kiting and really helps with the stability and confidence. So i guess i would fgure on minimum 3 months before going strong
scott

Ligament tears take a long freakin time to get back. Phree is right, it could be a solid 6 months to be pain free. Repairs have alway been a solid year to be pain free but the were pain free like clock work almost a year to the day.

It's helped me with tears to wear a brace or even wrap it with a couple wide ACE bandages while I'm using it aggressively. Ice, vitimin I and elevation to keep the swelling down post activity.

The hard park is to get the strength back (which will protect from further injury) without prolonging the healing term.

3 months seem a long time but ligaments take a long time if no surgery is required. My first ACL/MCL partial PCL took 10 months post-op just to be cleared to be play at 50%. I slept in a passive motion machine for the first month and was on e-stim for 3 months before I could start my PT. I learned to be patient.

Yep, I am approaching 40. A young 38 I tell my students. I did tear my mcl back in college playing soccer, but no surgery needed. It was about a 50% per the doctor. I remember that was a bit more of a sharp pain and walking was difficult. The PCL has no pain unless I'm bending it quite far (so obviously I don't do that). Feels very unstable so the brace helps. However, the brace has been wearing and wearing on my skin...that's one of the hardest parts as well. I have another doctor visit on Saturday, and I'm hoping he tells me it's ok to go brace free. The brace has 2 purposes: 1. prevent the pcl from healing with "sag" and 2. to protect my knee from unexpected bangs.

Yeah, seems like forever! I live in Korea and am just dying for some fun activities. Been here too long ... the kiting was perfect. Until that dreaded day! Although getting anywhere around this country takes FOREVER so at least I've saved my girlfriend from THAT pain.

It's good [and bad] to know that others out there have gone through the joys of recovery. Ugh! And soccer was getting rough on my knees and ankles so I went to kiteboarding. Yowsa!

Sounds like a few of you guys have had some doozies! Yeah it is tough growing up.

Yeah, "Old Guys Rule" and all that muck, but getting old just plain sucks.

I'm a member of club 41 this year. While I don't feel old, I can't play soccer like I used to at 20 years old. At least kiting will keep me young (at heart, at least.)

-joedy

It's better to be old than to have missed the opportunity

Joedy, most 20yrs these days can't play soccer like you used to when you were in your 20's. Not around these parts anyway.

And Sunset-Jim has a good point there.

Feyd and Scott...kudos to you guys for going through that ordeal and getting back out there. Mine is a PCL only, and from what the doctor told me, bad tears and usually complete tears come with a few other problems in there as well - meniscus, other ligaments, etc. which can be a real bugger to fix up.

Honda- just give it time and again really recommend a brace- doc has told me since it is back to 100% that no need to wear my brace but i can tell you for certain that on the rare occassions that i dont wear it my knee wil hurt for several days after a session but is never sore after a session if had it on. As for the meniscus damage I lost 40% of the meniscus but was told by the doc what was left looked really good and healthy.......
Scott
PS Only wear the brace when i am kiting, i did for the first six months wear it when mtn biking but no more also you made a comment about the brace rubbing - there is a sleeve you can wear under brace that helps a lot

It's my ankles that are giving me grief - right one especially. Reading wiki on the bits'n'pieces in there, look like the anterior t-something ligament ... going to get the doctor to look at it in the hols. So long as I don't land on my toes, or lean forwards, it's fine ...!

Twisted my knee when foot slipped out of a strap and the board dangled from one leg, so that aches a little if I twist it and load it while riding eg. trying really hard to load the kite and go as far upwind as possible.

I wouldn't sell your gear though ...