Loud click in the knee tonight

Hi guys, I haven't been around too much lately because that darned video game Destiny is ttaking up all my non-jiu jitsu and non-work time.
I am just posting this because I know a lot of you will have experience with this sort of thing. Tonight I was playing bottom halfguard lockdown, followed the path to stoner control and went for a rolling vaporizer. The guy I was rolling with is really tense and keep everything flexed, so everything is a struggle, and as I was grabbing for his foot to get the calf slicer my knee made an audible click/crack. We stopped rolling immediately and I decided to call it a night, in case it was worse than it felt.

It didn't hurt at the time, but my knee feels hot and on the outside it is kind of tender but so far nothing serious. It feels a little bit sore to walk around, especially if I am turning on that foot, but nothing hurts too bad. Just wondering if I should be ultra paranoid about it or if this is just one of those things where a joint clicks and that's all.

I am going to take an advil and a hot bath, then put a neoprene sleeve on it with some Thai oil (kinda like Rub-A535). Anyways the part that feels effected is the outside of the knee. Let me know if there is anything I should know. Thanks.

Prolly a sprained Lcl if a dude is tense like that don't go for that kinda shit on em man always leads to injury. Beginners hurt more people than anybody so I never go for shit like that on them usually save that for guys who know how to move hope you get back on the mat soon brov

Go to the doctor and have it checked

Definitely go to sports orthopedic doctor in Canada, try to get fast tracked if you have a good relation with your GP otherwise it could be a couple weeks wait. You could try to go to emergency and see the orthopod on duty, but they usually laugh at you unless you are seriously mangled. You will probably have to rest it and possibly immobilize it in a brace for a bit. Ice usually helps for a bit after the injury. Rest it and follow the doctors advice and it will most likely heal up.

While you are resting this Doctor has lots of info about knees:

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I agree, it sounds like you might have sprained your LCL. I've had that happen while trying to do The Pump on someone who was freaking out, felt/heard a slight pop, felt tenderness in that area. In any case, I agree with the advice to see a Doc in your area to get an objective understanding of how bad it might be. Good luck.

Thanks guys. We have a guy that trains at our club who is a medical type and he did some looking at it and said it was the LCL. I have been rolling and things are good with with it, but I have been avoiding all rubber guard motions just out of fear right now.
He gave me some tips on how to improve flexability in my hip by using a lacross ball and rolling it across the glute to stretch the muscle fascia, but I have not started any of the exercises yet just because I haven't gotten off my glutes to get a lacross ball.

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Originally Posted by Kurzy

Thanks guys. We have a guy that trains at our club who is a medical type and he did some looking at it and said it was the LCL. I have been rolling and things are good with with it, but I have been avoiding all rubber guard motions just out of fear right now.
He gave me some tips on how to improve flexability in my hip by using a lacross ball and rolling it across the glute to stretch the muscle fascia, but I have not started any of the exercises yet just because I haven't gotten off my glutes to get a lacross ball.

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They're cheap as fuck. I got a two pack of lacrosse balls for like $4.

Yep I just haven't made the time. I need to though, just to loosen up my left hip a bit.

Just wanted to say that I went for 2 months without using any Rubberguard in my Jiu Jitsu rolling, for fear of my knee.

I rolled last night against one of our newer whitebelts and he was basically giving me the position so badly that I couldn't resist. So I worked the rubberguard path, Mission control was the biggest gamble. Once I got there and it felt strong, I just zombied, NY'ed, then started working Gogo Clinch path but couldn't get the under his chin woth my Kung Fu move, so transitioned into Omoplata.

It felt good and strong, and it felt GOOD to work Rubber guard agian!!! Finally.

My two cents is def see the doctor as soon as u can, in the meantime be easy on it and alternate between heat/ice treatments, you can use epsom salts in a bath which helps. If you insist on going to class be very cautious as u drill, and many movements u may need to avoid all together, and I would recommend no live rolling and focus maybe on your SC/mount/NS defense (making sure the partner knows no leg attacks). I did that while I was recovering from a lower body injury, and my defense (arm, neck defense) improved during that period.

Best wishes!...

Thanks for the advice Herb, but the injury is a few months old now and I was just updating, saying that it seems to all be good.

Destiny messed me up pretty good. That game is super addictive. I was unable to train at the gym for a while and was gaming a lot instead. Body had all kinds of weird things going on when I started training again. All that sitting down I think causes a ton of bad posture mixed with times of inactivity. The shoulder problems from the slouching over time and bad head and neck positions. The info I found recently on bad posture messing with your leg flexibility and making you more susceptible to leg injuries is something to consider. I wonder how many jiu jitsu gamers or people that sit a lot have knee problems. Sitting is supposed to be the new cigarettes. Personally Im staying away from 1st person shooters for a while so I can get more things done. Keeping a good distance between me and the new battlefield and destiny

Also lately they have found both bad posture and inactivity to decrease testosterone production. Inactivity being a factor more so than aging. Just some extra infos :)