With meniscus injury, can I continue to travel and other activities?

You must have a large cast immediately --- the kind that fixes the knee and puts the whole leg in a cast, for at least a month. The plan for traveling should be three months later, and the plan for hiking with weights should be six months later. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles.

I once had a similar experience. I fell down and injured my meniscus while tracing a river. At that time, I found a traditional Chinese medicine orthopedic expert and did an MRI. The effusion was not so serious at that time - the reason why you have effusion, I believe it is after the injury. Caused by continuing to walk without immediate treatment. At that time, the doctor advised me to put on a large plaster immediately. Although it was painful for a month, this was the most thorough and thorough treatment.

Fortunately, with the advanced medical technology, the plaster is removable. I could take off the plaster and take a shower every night - it was summer, and it was too painful not to be able to take a shower for a month.

During this period, medicinal powder for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis was applied externally every day, and Chinese patent medicine was taken internally for a period of time.

After a month of reexamination, the effect was good. Start resuming training after three months, hiking after half a year, and try hiking with weights after a longer period of time. It has been three years now, and the injured area is still prone to soreness after long-distance hiking, and needs more careful care - such as wearing knee pads and applying rejuvenating oil. But it is much better than many people causing permanent damage due to untreated injuries. I'm glad I listened to the doctor and immediately put on a cast.