Hey,
Im 20 years old and for two years have had to live with a dislocated knee cap. I have been seen my a physio in St.James Hospital, Dublin for 9 months. Then she discharged me and I went to a chartered Physio. I have been recommended to a specialist. But i dont know what to expect.
Please anyone help me.
Thanks
Dragon_Saphira
RE: Knee cap dislocation
Hi Dragon_Saphira,:)
Sorry, I don't have any advice for your condition.
My daughter dislocated her knee cap whilst Line Dancing when she was 13years old. Fortunately the paramedics were able to put it back in place quite quickly. She did have to wear a legbrace/knee support thing, take painkillersand use crutches to walk for ages, combined with regular trips to Physio. She found the whole experience very distressing. Which I am sure you must beexperiencing too. Just wanted to say I hope your knee gets better soon and I'm sure someone here will be able to help you.
Love Tracey.x:)
RE: Knee cap dislocation
i had this happen to me very offten and they kept sending me away after drainig the flulid away and the more it happend the more damage on the knee cap and i ended up have the knee replaced plz keep on to them to see some 1 and get it exrayed and get it sorted out as it only gets worse
cazwix
RE: Knee cap dislocation
I'm assuming that it recurrently dislocates and isn't permanently dislocated as suggested.
It's more of a problem in the young and those that have particularly stertchy tissues - hypermobile.
Problems with hypermobility tend to more difficult to treat from an osteopathic point of view, but it may be worth while consulting an osteopath if you have no improvement with physio. I would certainly do that prior to any suggested orthopaedic surgery and leave surgery as a last resort.
An osteopathic colleage of mine is convinced that hypermobility is caused by a lack of certain minerals, but I don't known which specific ones.
I'm more of the opinion that whilst that may be relevant and may help, but it's more a problem with the ability to absorb and utilise certain minerals and that there is likely a certain genetic 'tissue type' that predisposes to this condition.
Andrew.