The entire body is self-healing. Just like a cut on the skin, tendons, muscles, ligaments and other connective tissue will heal and repair themselves if the activities that cause tears are stopped (resting). This applies to knee injuries, with the exception of complete tears. If a muscle or connective tissue is snapped, surgery may be required to reattach muscles, tendons, and ligaments or to remove torn cartilage. MRI’s can be performed to determine the extent of your injury and to determine if surgery is required.
If the knee joint is not in its proper position the tendons, muscles, and ligaments will trap the joint in a non-optimal position and the pain will continue or worsen. Because of the body’s self-healing properties, properly aligning the knee joint during the self-healing process can be the most important element of your physical therapy.
