Meniscus injury—almost 3 months now—need advice
I suffered a meniscus tear in February. At first, I had severe pain with certain movements, but that started to go away over time. Now, even though I can tell there’s something wrong with my knee, I don’t feel any pain at all when I walk or even when I go for a very short jog—we’re talking less than 100 meters. I know it hurts when I jump really hard, but other than that, I don’t feel anything except the sensation that something is in my knee. I’ve stopped running and playing tennis to rest my knee and am no longer doing any physical activity that could re-injure that part of my body. I’m in a foreign country for my studies and don’t really have access to a specialist in this field. Of course, as soon as I get home, I'll be able to check it out. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to try resuming light physical activity with my leg—without putting any heavy weight on my knee, for example, playing tennis gently without putting pressure on my knees or running short distances at a slow pace. I feel like the injury is gradually healing, but it’s very mild, and the strange sensation hasn’t gone away even though the pain has disappeared. I was wondering if you have any advice?