Knee Injury and Getting Back

SexyWS6Mama · Outlaw Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 150 City: Killeen

I suffered a MCL grade 2 sprain almost a month ago and my knee is still stiff and I don't have full range of motion back yet. If I turn too quickly, it feels wierd. It may be I'm worried about re-injuring myself and I haven't fully broken up the scar tissue. I have been back surfing last weekend (with a brace of course) and did okay. I wanted to try to get back on the wakeboard (with brace of course) but wanted to ask your opinions on my bindings.

Right now, they are ducked out pretty good (since that's how my stance was pre-injury) but now I wonder if I should move my bindings in more of a parallel position so that there isn't too much strain on my MCL again. Has anyone done this before? When they are ducked out (turned out) I feel it on my MCL a little and that worries me. I feel like my knee is at a valuable position ducked out. Granted I'm only going to get up and crave (no jumps) so I just want to make sure my board is set up to cater my current needs. On the surfboard I tried to keep my knee more parellel to the wake.

Let me know your thoughts!

LaynDoor · Outlaw Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 152 City: Meriden CT

I’ve had 2 knee surgeries for my ACL and PCL... and after my ACL I decided I had better figure out how to set my bindings for wake and snow...

It’s actually a very easy fix... Find a set of stairs... go up to the second or third stair, whatever your comfortable with, and jump down onto the flat.... However you land is as close to your natural stance as you are going to get.... do it a couple times to make sure your head isn’t messing with your instinct.... then set your board up to this stance and your knees will thank you.

SexyWS6Mama · Outlaw Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 150 City: Killeen

hco · Posted: Aug 05, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject:

i just had the best set of my life today and then i went and blew my knee casing the wake on a scarecrow, im hoping its only 6-8 weeks.

SexyWS6Mama · Outlaw Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 150 City: Killeen

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

...get a wake skate. the falls dont hurt and its actually kind of fun.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Aug 08, 2010 4:31 am Post subject:

Update: I talked with my physical therapist and they said to leave them ducked out. They said it's more stress to the knee to have it parallel to wake; you have to twist the knee, but if your ducked out, your already half way there.

So, I wakesurfed, wakeskated and wakeboarded yesterday. All is fine no extra pain. I thought wakeskate was the worst for my knee though. Not sure why, but that's my expensive yesterday compared to other boards.

***Opps just realized I posted on b/f name. It's really me SexyWS6Mama Wink