screwed up my knee - anything I can do?

[Jean Poutine]

So yesterday we practiced a really homo throw and when I had someone do it on me, it seems that I took the fall badly and I flipped up my knee (it involves making the guy bend his knees until he's on the balls of his foot then reaping the right leg).

I spent a very bad night and I couldn't go to college because, well, I can barely walk.

It seems I have to go to teh DOKTAR, but with the legendary wait times in Canerda, what can I do to my knee to at least my able to walk?

[Requin]

Rest. I can't think of anything better really. And I doubt it will heal that quickly..but you may be lucky. :-)

[byee]

Jason, this is that karate/wrestling/judo thing you talked about getting injured in just last week? Maybe it's time to find another extracirricular? One that might be a tad easier on your body?

Knee injuries can be serious, it's a very delicate joint, it doesn't take much to rip/tear those itty bitty ligaments and tendons and stuff in there that hold the whole thing together and basically support your entire bodily weight as you ambulate.

The tx. here is to take an antiflammatory, like Aleve, follow the directions, and maybe try an ice pack or heat (depending on which feels better).

[Requin]

Also, if it gets worse...then you might have to see your doctor.
Do you have any pain killing cream. Anything with Ibuprofen in it could really help.

As when I hurt mine...it really did help, but I had only sprained my knee, sounds like you could of done worse.

[Jean Poutine]

Well getting hurt is a part of the game - that's how you learn and it makes it all the funnier. You gotta take falls.

The thing last week is that I never was active. Like I was the kind of guy that was a total couch potato. I came out of the first few times completely banged up and hurting everywhere, but now that I'm used to it, it doesn't hurt any longer (save for the knee).

So there's really no need to look for another activity, it's just that my body's a wimp.

It's not blue or anything. There's no sign of aggression on the outside. It just hurts like a bitch lol. So I suppose I just hyperflexed it or whatever the term for that in English is.

Oh well doctor time I suppose.

EDIT : maybe I'm being French and using hyperboles again. I can walk. It just hurts quite a bit to do so. I probably just sprained my knee.