knee issue

[Maria]

An hour after I signed up for the challenge yesterday my dog was overly excited and pulled the leash and me unexpectdly.Later I squatted down to pick something up and had lots of pain. Hopefully it is just a Medial Meniscus Irritation and not a tear. Are there any modifications to lunges and squats? I was thinking maybe a sit and stand with a chair or the bench.I’m not sure about lunges.

Thanks.

[Naomi]

Maria wrote:

An hour after I signed up for the challenge yesterday my dog was overly excited and pulled the leash and me unexpectdly.Later I squatted down to pick something up and had lots of pain. Hopefully it is just a Medial Meniscus Irritation and not a tear. Are there any modifications to lunges and squats? I was thinking maybe a sit and stand with a chair or the bench.I’m not sure about lunges.

Thanks.

Hey there-

I am so sorry that happened to you! Ugh 🙁 I would just avoid all squats and lunges for now and do another set or two of the leg exercises that don’t exacerbate your knees. Or try to go half reps with squats and lunges, and stop just before you feel any pain which should alleviate any pressure/straign on your knees. I hope this helps!

~ Naomi

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