About a 10 days ago I tweaked my knee while running. It feels fine now. How long should I wait before I go back to running?
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posted by usonian
on Aug 29, 2012 -
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Running advice needed. First time with shin splints, first race coming up this weekend.
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posted by piedmont
on May 2, 2012 -
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Sitting-tour-of-NYC filter: My seventeen-year-old sister is visiting me in NJ this week and we want to hit up NYC on Saturday. Problem: she sprained her knee on the plane ride over, and so a lot of things I had in mind (mostly shopping) are no longer practical. Help me find cost-effective entertainment in NYC for someone on crutches!
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posted by brieche
on Mar 15, 2012 -
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I train in a martial art at a place with an active competitive team, which I am trying to join. The other person there who is my size/skill level and on the competitive team goes very hard with me in sparring and always leaves me injured/bruised to a greater degree than any other student. How can I work around this situation or have a mature and productive confrontation about it, given that I still want to compete so I cannot avoid working with this person 100%?
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posted by zdravo
on Feb 28, 2012 -
33 answers
I just put a 2 inch gash in my leg deep enough to expose fatty tissue. I can't afford to go to the ER. Will it be okay if I wait until morning?
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posted by echolalia67
on Aug 9, 2011 -
48 answers
How can I increase the intensity of my workout without making it longer? Complications: I can't run, lift, or swim.
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posted by KathrynT
on Jul 7, 2011 -
23 answers
Is it common to experience a taste/smell when one's head is hit very hard?
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posted by Bebo
on Jun 20, 2011 -
20 answers
Yesterday I was playing softball and after my first hit I was sprinting hard to beat out the throw to first when it felt like a knife went in the front of my upper thigh. What did I do to myself?
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posted by rocket88
on Jun 13, 2011 -
13 answers
Mystery cat injury. How did this happen? (Description of non-life threatening but odd injury inside)
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posted by pointystick
on May 31, 2011 -
11 answers
My cat has stopped eating (for a couple of reasons) and I'm running out of ideas on how to get her to eat. Looking for advice and suggestions and anything which will help me quit worrying in the meantime.
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posted by hippybear
on May 19, 2011 -
42 answers
I know you are not my doctor, but maybe you can tell me if I should see a doctor for some knee things.
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posted by nile_red
on May 5, 2011 -
14 answers
Do you have any experience with ChiWalking? Has it helped you prevent / recover from injuries? Helped you get fit? Made your life awesome?
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posted by angiep
on Feb 18, 2011 -
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"Go to the emergency room?" filter. My friend got scratched on the neck by a nail, or maybe by the edge of a board. The two cuts are very superficial. We immediately washed it and soaked it with rubbing alcohol. Now, an hour or two later, a red circle surrounds the area. Is this emergency-room material?
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posted by salvia
on Jan 15, 2011 -
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I've been screen printing all weekend and the squeegee has abraded my fingertips off! I'm leaving bloody fingerprints on my paper and my hands hurt. I still have 200 more prints to go in the run... is there anything I can put on my fingertips to protect and heal them, and/or dull the pain while I finish?
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posted by 40 Watt
on Nov 15, 2010 -
26 answers
SportsMedicineFilter: Has anyone successfully overcome Iliotibial Band Syndrome?
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posted by conifer
on Nov 11, 2010 -
18 answers
I just got into road cycling this year. I bought a bike in February, and have been ramping up in miles and pace since then. I just did a metric century (actually ~67 miles) a few weeks ago, my longest ride yet, and it killed my left knee. With this in mind, how do I keep up my progress in the off-season and return harder better faster stronger? What else can I do to move up a division for next year? (Also-- your thoughts on trainer versus stationary exercise bike: give me them.)
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posted by supercres
on Sep 28, 2010 -
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HurtKittyfilter: My cat has (as far as the vet can tell) injured a ligament in her knee. What can I do to help her?
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posted by torisaur
on Aug 22, 2010 -
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What is a bone bleed, and how do I know if I should be concerned? (Bike injury details within!)
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posted by monkeymonkey
on Jun 23, 2010 -
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Last night, I fell down and split my chin open. It looks deep enough to need stitches. Caveat: I don't have health insurance. Should I go to the ER?
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posted by fiasco
on Feb 28, 2010 -
44 answers
Any special first aid for getting splashed in the eye with cooking oil? (not hot oil, just room temp)
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posted by leticia
on Feb 26, 2010 -
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Yesterday I started having sudden sharp pain and stiffness in my left knee, above and around the kneecap. I suspect I injured it doing squats and lunges (with bad form) the night before. Could it get better on its own, if I rest for a few days? Or should I see a doctor (and what kind)?
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posted by the littlest brussels sprout
on Nov 20, 2009 -
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I have stitches in my hand, and am wondering if it's a bad idea to play my rugby game tonight. Feedback from ruggers and others alike more than welcome :)
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posted by crawfo
on Jul 27, 2009 -
14 answers
I just returned from the ER where I was cat-scanned and screened for a concussion. I need some help.
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posted by bunnycup
on Jun 28, 2009 -
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I started running 2 - 3 weeks ago and I run around 3 miles every second day. So for the past week, I've had this sort of "pain" or somekind of uncomfortable feeling above my knee. The "pain" is not in the knee itself, but maybe in muscle above it? When I'm laying in bed or sitting it feels the same way. It doesn't hurt, but its just a little bit uncomfortable. Its kinda like a feeling of someone is squeezing a muscle just above my knee.
Should I be worried and go to a doctor or is this normal, when you havnt done any exercise for 8 years and just started? I'm 22 and male btw.
posted by madcow20
on Aug 13, 2008 -
12 answers
Why do football teams release pregame lists of their players as "probable", "questionable", and so forth?
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posted by Flunkie
on Sep 22, 2007 -
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