my knee gimp any advice?

ok so today in class i was rolling with a bigger guy i say mid 250 all muscle n im 200 pounds with a gut i ended up getting him in a gogoplata but as i hooked fuck under his chin my knee poped i didn't wanna let go so for about another 30 seconds i fought to remove his hand then ended up getting it not my legs kinda stiff when i straighten it ? also i can put both my feet behind my head n sit in perfect lotus so i think this is pretty weird but who knows any one have experience with this type of pain before and if so how do u deal with it ?

How's your medical insurance?

Canada bro so all free have had over a 100 000$ dollars in medical bills i haven't had to pay a single thing

Awesome. Don't screw around. Have it looked at and get an MRI. Knee joints are very complex and even the most subtle sprain can be the beginning of some horrible damage if not treated correctly.

I don't have insurance so I had to take a month off after my knee injury in order to play it safe and not risk further injury. If you have free health care, use it.

Good luck.

I almost did that exact same thing last week, I was going for a carni and my knee went "POP!" I had to let go immediately and was in a significant amount of pain. I got a MRI just to be safe and turns out I sprained my ACL. I was happy nothing was torn.
Dr said R.I.C.E, ibuprofen, a hinged knee brace, and exercise bike for rehab when I feel I have better mobility.
I would go see a doc man you don't want to fuck around with your knees....

A pop is never good. Def get that shit checked out

Four month wait time for an MRI in Ontario... doubt your doc even orders it.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Patrick

Four month wait time for an MRI in Ontario... doubt your doc even orders it.

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I was wondering about that. I had one physician who, knowing I couldn't afford an MRI, just checked the stability of the knee and we basically worked off the presumption that it was a sprain since it was still stable. I was instructed to rehab it like it was a tear staying off of it until all aches and tenderness went away.

Overall it worked but now I have IT Band Syndrome on that leg.

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Originally Posted by AJ Camacho

I was wondering about that. I had one physician who, knowing I couldn't afford an MRI, just checked the stability of the knee and we basically worked off the presumption that it was a sprain since it was still stable. I was instructed to rehab it like it was a tear staying off of it until all aches and tenderness went away.

Overall it worked but now I have IT Band Syndrome on that leg.

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A good orthopod/sports med doc could probably pick up 9 out of 10 acl tears on physical exam alone. Reality is that there are few docs who fall under this category.. and they would probably still order an MRI.

Partial tears are very hard to diagnose on physical exam. Even harder when dealing with good BJJ/10P guys with extra muscle around their knees.

There is a lot more inside your knees than ACLs... this is where MRI shines. Looking at posterior CL, lateral ligaments, menisci. Status of these structure can affect therapy and clinical outcomes... and probably urgency of intervention.

Yeah, I definitely didn't presume that she had a high level of expertise on the topic. I literally immobilized the leg for a month until the tenderness subsided and then proceeded to train with a taped knee and 2 knee braces for several months.

do you drink alcohol. if i drink it messes with my knees and hips so i quit

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Originally Posted by alexander_evoy

ok so today in class i was rolling with a bigger guy i say mid 250 all muscle n im 200 pounds with a gut i ended up getting him in a gogoplata but as i hooked fuck under his chin my knee poped i didn't wanna let go so for about another 30 seconds i fought to remove his hand then ended up getting it not my legs kinda stiff when i straighten it ? also i can put both my feet behind my head n sit in perfect lotus so i think this is pretty weird but who knows any one have experience with this type of pain before and if so how do u deal with it ?

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I have had the same feeling in my knees when rolling with a guy in my class that outweighs me by 60-70 pounds. I simply try to avoid getting my feet inside when he's on top in my guard. Butterfly hooks get compressed to the point that they are still sore for days after we roll & that shit is no good. It seems like a gogo would be affected the same way, pulling a foot inside & having it jammed up like crazy due to the huge weight difference. In my case even closing my guard on this guy is a stretch due to his gut size - but certainly butterfly guard/RG progressions cause a lot of strain so I avoid the time I spend in those positions. Besdie, when you get a guy like that on his back, he's like a turtle - can't get the momentum to escape very easily because his weight is then working against him. So I try to stress staying on top (even though I often pull guard on others that I roll with).

Keep in mind that while it is great to roll with all body sizes/types but in the end it's not a big deal to minimize rolling with a guy like that - especially while a white belt. You'll never have someone close to that size in your division when you compete. Maybe if you ice your knees after you can minimize the swelling in your sore joints - that seemed to help some with the stiffness. Also someone that size can really cause my lower back to hurt when I get stacked aggressively - but I am usually able to prevent that by controlling his posture. If my back is hurt before we even roll - I'll just tell the guy that he needs to avoid stacking me & crushing down with all of his weight. It's not helping my training much but the pressure can hurt my ability to train properly the following week - not worth it!

just dont go for gogoplata's unless you have max flexibility, rubber guard is known for resulting in hurt knees.

if someones that bigger than you, and the go go is there, just get to the 'dead zone' then go for another submission to keep the roll going. rubber guard has mapped out almost every triangle setup so it's not like you couldnt do that.

comming from someone with hurt knees from a gogo also

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Originally Posted by kza

just dont go for gogoplata's unless you have max flexibility, rubber guard is known for resulting in hurt knees.

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Any attempt at an omoplata or gogoplata, while your hips are locked deep underneath your opponent, can potentially cause knee injury. Regardless of rubber guard or any other setup, injury tends to occur when people are out of position and incorrectly force their foot into position by laterally pulling their shin perpendicular to their thigh.