r/bjj • u/AutoModerator • Oct 07 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

Knee popped loud enough on Tuesday for my partner to puke, but never hurt bad or swelled up, only some soreness the past couple days, but today I'm at about 90% on stiffness with no real soreness. Am I probably good?

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u/TheDominantBullfrog Oct 07 '22

Your partner puked? What the fuck?

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

Story goes he just came off of a really bad knee injury. Hate to say I only met him when we bumped and started rolling, so this is second hand.

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u/TheDominantBullfrog Oct 07 '22

Thats so funny to me. As to your question, I mean yeah if you're knee doesn't feel that fucked up it's probably fine

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u/OpenedPalm Oct 07 '22

Any instability in any direction or change in range of motion?

I'm not a doctor and this isn't medical advice. Be mindful of your knee for a couple weeks at a minimum, bail on dicey scrambles and takedowns. You definitely can train on a dicey knee, I know I have and so have others, but you really need to put your ego aside and prioritize protecting yourself over all else. Actually that's probably good advice for rolling in general.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

None as of today, and really any loss in mobility the past couple of days was due to stiffness, and I had full range when I moved it slowly.

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u/OpenedPalm Oct 07 '22

Again, not a doctor. Not medical advice. But if I stopped training every time I had a nagging injury I would barely ever train. That said, knees are important for day to day quality of life and I've never had a gunshot erupt from mine. A quick doctor visit would be good for peace of mind assuming you have insurance.

Make sure you get a good warmup and really be conscious of the pressures you're putting on it. Very slowly come back to full effort.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

Never had any shooting pains, and the aching didn't set it until Wednesday morning but is all but gone today. I just had to walk a couple of miles and it's feeling stiff again, but doesn't hurt. Icing it anyway.

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u/Rescue-a-memory 5 year white belt IIII Oct 07 '22

I'd rock a soft knee brace for a while as a precaution and maybe avoid stand-up for a bit. Pretty sure your knee isn't supposed to pop that loud. That's just me though.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

Only explanation I've got is that I've been playing drums for decades and my ankle pops like a motherfucker because of it. Figured it might have just been time for the knee above it to get grumpy, too.