My friends joke about how it seems as though I am perpetually broken. I'm inclined to agree with them. If it's not an ankle, a muscle tear, tendonitis, it's something else. This time it's my left MCL. "The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is one of four ligaments that are critical to the stability of the knee joint. Because the MCL resists widening of the inside of the knee joint, the ligament is usually injured when the outside of the knee joint is struck. This force causes the outside of the knee to buckle, and the inside to widen. When the MCL is stretched too far, it is susceptible to tearing and injury."~ About.com.
Which is essentially what I did to my poor unsuspecting ligament minus the being struck part. Playing soccer of course, my feet couldn't agree and decided to go in opposite directions and since I was turning to my right, my left knee buckled inwards. Sounds fun right?
With this new injury I also finally changed to a new ortho specialist. I'm now in the care of one Dr. Eric Millstein and so far enjoying the experience. Well, as much as one can enjoy being told about their latest injuries! He has proclaimed that I have a mild MCL sprain and that it should take from 4-8 weeks to fully heal. And of course my favorite part of his assessment was the " no surgery necessary"!
With this new injury I also finally changed to a new ortho specialist. I'm now in the care of one Dr. Eric Millstein and so far enjoying the experience. Well, as much as one can enjoy being told about their latest injuries! He has proclaimed that I have a mild MCL sprain and that it should take from 4-8 weeks to fully heal. And of course my favorite part of his assessment was the " no surgery necessary"!
