Comments on: The Trainer’s Room: Knee Bone Bruise Treatment and Diagnosis

By: Lisa Thomas

Lisa Thomas — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:59:22 +0000

I recently was diagnosed with a knee bone bruise on my left knee. I did not do anything to cause it, like have a fall. My doctor believes the way I run may be the cause. I am a toe runner and supinate on both feet. I wear light neutral cushioned running shoes but my right shoe always has the most wear. I have had wear and tear knee problems in the past but only in the right knee. The MRI specifically says "could represent tiny (less than 5mm) focal bone contusion in the lateral femoral condyle, minimal reactive bone marrow edema or early cystic degenerative change". I have taken 3 weeks off running, only cycling, spinning and elliptical. Walking at a 13mph produces the same dull pain that the running does. I'm also starting PT to have ultra sound, e-stem, icing done 3 times a week. They will also apply Kinesio Tape. I am scheduled to run as a pacer on Feb 12 for a marathon, and I am also registered for Boston in April. Is it safe to run just the races and train on the bike? How long will this take to heal? Do you think that my way of running is the cause and if so will the bruising return once I resume running? I appreciate any information you may have and your website has been helpful.

Sincerely, Lisa

By: Ange

Ange — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:30:15 +0000

I partially tore my ACL skiing 6 months ago, I got an MRI and the surgeon said my tibia and fibia were very bruised. He said it could take 4 months to heal but its been 6 months and I am wondering if this is ever going to heal? Thanks

By: THE KID

THE KID — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:40:48 +0000

you should see an Orthopedic… could be like the above, bone bruise, but could also be worse, and you may have injured ACL or MCL…or the ligaments. The swelling is putting pressure on your ligaments that run down your leg to the ankle, so this why range of motion is being lost. Also your upper leg & other muscle are shutting down. body is protecting itself from aggravating the knee. Def go see the doctor

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:06:35 +0000

Hi,I fell heavily on my knee's and my left kneecap is swollen and bruised,I am really struggling to bend it without severe pain and cannot walk up or downstairs as cannot bend knee properly,do I need to have an x-ray or is it just the swelling and bruising that is preventing me from walking/bending it properly.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:26:49 +0000

Hi , iv had bruising on my knee for about 3 months and worried went for ultra sound and X-ray and recently wen to knee specilost but he saidnothing major but the knee is still blue where I fell which was off a motor bike on. A dirt track onto a rock any ideas?

By: Adriane

Adriane — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:24:49 +0000

My daughter has done the same thing….banged knee on floor twice during volleyball practice. We went to the doctor after no apparent progress and she said it was just bruised tendons. Put her on crutches and Naproxen. After two weeks no practice and doing what dr said, she has full range of motion back without pain but when she tries to put pressure on it, it still hurts. How are you progressing? Thanks

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:02:42 +0000

I am a cross country runner. One night I bashed my knee really hard into the dull corner of my desk(note: not the sharp point corner, more of like hitting it on the side of an iphone) so it only hurt for a little bit. The next day I ran a 5 mile recovery, that was when I started to feel the pain. Its been a day and now its just tender. Im sure if I ran on it I would experience the pain over again. What could it be? Thank you

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:41:52 +0000

I play volleyball and and about 3 weeks ago we had our first game! I fell on my inner knee very hard to the point where I almost couldn't walk. I iced it when I got home and went on with my same routine of games and practices. I fell on it several times in the next game and iced it again! I just had practice and I fell on it so hard that it felt like blood was just rushing through my knee… yes I was wearing knee pads. I could walk on it but I couldn't bend and I still can't with out it hurting. Now practice has been over for just about 2 hours and I still can't bend it comfortably what should I do ?

By: Collin

Collin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:26:12 +0000

I had the same problem with having a bruised tibia. I had an MRI and they said to be on crutches for a month even though I was able to cycle on it just fine like you. It is taking way longer to heal since I never used crutches. I still have pain and its been over 3 months

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:00:55 +0000

Hi Brian I know it has been 20 weeks since you posted but funnily enough the very same thing happened to me while playing rugby and I just got it checked on MRI and its a bone bruising. I hope your knee is fully recovered now, and now I know what's wrong with my knee hopefully I'll soon be out on the field again. Thought I'd just share that with you, have a good one!

By: ali b b

ali b b — Fri, 20 May 2011 07:36:23 +0000

I got hit side-on by a car three weeks ago, whilst cycling, and have now been told i have a tibia bone-bruise. I am pain free free if i use a full leg 'cricket' brace, but any twisting or bending is either very painful or just to stiff to move it. should i be resting/ weight bearing, or just getting on with things and ignoring the pain just to get mobile again?

By: vicki

vicki — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:07:13 +0000

Four days ago my 82 yr. old mom was racing to stop her dog from getting into the trash and he slammed into the inside of her knee. She was unable to sleep the entire night due to "intense, burning pain". Her knee has a huge lump and is extremely painful to the touch. When she called the dr. the nurse said it sounded like a fracture but when she saw the doc he said since she could walk on it there was no break but he thought she had an infection and put her on a sulfa medication. Does this sound feasible that with no break in the skin she could have an infection?

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:27:45 +0000

Take this article with a grain of salt! The are not real doctors….

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:43:41 +0000

Hi my name is Brian on saturday i landed on my left leg while being tackled in a rugby game. When i landed on this leg my knee became hyper extended i can already almost fully walk on it i was wondering how long it would typically take for me to be able to play again It has been 4 days since injury

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:22:45 +0000

Hi my name is Ryan. Last summer I was playing basketball outside and got tripped. I fell on both knees evenly on the tibia bone. I landed right on the part of the tibia that sticks out a little bit, just below the knee. Stupid me, I thought I could tough it out and continued to play through it. Actually, I continued to run and play basketball and soccer all summer. The bone hurt but not enough to make me quit running and playing. I eventually got tired of it hurting and decided to try resting my knees, which I did for about a month. Afterward my knees felt better and I did not feel any pain when running or jumping. About a week later, when I came back from Thanksgiving break (which I did not do any form of exercise) I stretched and my knees began hurting again. After that it was been the same thing over and over. If I stay off my knees and do not put pressure on them very much, they begin to feel better. But then if I try to run or jump they hurt again. The pain feels like it is coming from the tibia, where it sticks out just below the knee. I have been icing here and there but it does not seem to help. I cannot stand to not be able to run and play sports and I do not know what to do. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please tell me I will be able to run again!

Thank you,

Ryan