Medial Meniscus - complex significant tears

Meniscus "Repair" Surgery almost always involves the cutting away of torn sections of the meniscus. The name is misleading. Very seldom does meniscus repair surgery actually repair or stitch back together your meniscus. The procedure usually gets rid of the pain by getting rid of the tissue, not fixing the actual problem. Meniscus surgery should really be a last resort.

Your Meniscus is living tissue that can heal. Trying to heal it quickly before it tears again is the big challenge. Don't allow your meniscus to be cut away forever by "repair surgery". Take proper action to heal properly so you can have a knee that will support you for the rest of your life.

For a meniscus tear, blood flow is the most critical element in rapid recovery. Blood flow brings oxygen and nutrient rich blood to the area - a requirement for the body to heal itself. Unfortunately, an injured knee at rest often has restricted blood flow which in turn limits the body's ability to heal. Physical activity will promote blood flow but all too often it also results in small but frequent reinjury which extends the healing time and greatly increases the amount of scar tissue that develops. Blood flow stimulation therapy device can allow blood flow to be stimulated in the injured area while you are at rest. With improved blood flow and without physical activity and the risk of reinjury, you can recover from their meniscus injury at surprisingly rapid rates.

Professional athletes use it regularly for injuries, that's why they are back on the field playing again a lot quicker than you or I.

Interesting so who has a blood flow device

Hi all I was running 40-50 miles a week then played squash and damaged meniscus

I could not run as my knee swelled and I was in pain

After 6 months I had keyhole surgery to trim meniscus and have had 10 years of pain free excersise

However I recently have damaged same knee with the same symptoms doing what all sports people tell you not to do is start doing violent movement without warming up

The symptoms are the same can the same area of meniscus be damaged after trimming

It was interesting to read about alternatives to surgery

The problem a lot of us have is sport is too much a pat of our lives to wait and we go for a quick fix.

I am also going to investigate blood flow machine

Hi All,

I also agree that a blood flow device may be the answer. The surgeons who I have seen & who had analysed the MRI Scan of my knee, considered that my condition was not severe enough to warrant taking the risk by opening up the knee. I had hoped for a surgical solution as I had heard this was would put everything back to where it was. However, I am continuing to exercise regularly & find that I can run for about 3 hours. I doesn't feel quite right but it could be far worse I suppose.

Hi I realise this is an old post but did your knee get better? I find myself in a similat

r position and want to have some hope for the future as I love my walking! 

I tore my meniscus as well and don't want to have surgery. It scares me.