Aerials Damaged my knee?

[speedkillz]

Okay, so I decided that after watching Jujimufu tricking forever, I would get into it. I started like three weeks ago. I have been doing le parkour forever, and one thing i noticed is aerials rape my knees like ten and twelve foot drops in parkour never could. I've stopped doing aerials because of it, but its at the point now where simple tornado kicks make my left knee ache like a sone of a whore.
Is there certain things I should be doing to strengthen my knees? I heard fish oil supplements are good for joints, but whether it strengthens them or just makes movement on the joints easier, i dont know.
Any suggestions?

[compleks]

Rest and physiotherapy.

[Ouriço]

Can you elaborate on that a bit, compleks? I'm having the same issue, but with Capoeira in general rather than aerials. I went to physical therapy after having my meniscus sewn back together, but I wonder if you know any specific exercises that may be more beneficial than others, as far as knees are concerned (flexibility of ligaments, getting rid of soreness, strengthening the knees as a whole?).

[compleks]

Well if something is hurting or causing discomfort, you should rest it until you have a professional diagnosis.
That's all I'm saying.

Unfortunately this advice works much better in theory...

[jan]

I've always found corks to rape my left knee more than anything else.

[Ouriço]

Unfortunately, all a professional will tell me is that I should never ever do any physical activities that put strain on my knees ever again. That's how they take precaution. In fact, the doctor who did my knee surgery said I should never even run on my knee again, but that I could swim. Doctors are just so.. conservative.

[-Envy-]

Haha. A doctor telling a person not to run.

[Ouriço]

I mean all these knee strengthening exercises just seem like dulled down versions of standard calf/quad/hamstring workouts. Is there really nothing I can do - or any supplement I can take - to stop knee pain and make the knees stronger? It's not like I don't already do leg workouts.. but it doesn't really seem like those exercises affect knee strength.

Flexibility of everything knee-related would also be great, and I know for a fact that you can do exercises to stretch the knees. I have a buddy who is a Yoga instructor and who was giving me some tips on how to stretch the ligaments, but he only showed me a couple techniques, and demonstrated them pretty vaguely.

If it helps, the specific things that cause my knees (mostly the right one, actually) pain are: squatting on it for long periods of time, or repeatedly, extending it quickly, like it a standard kick (martelo), and performing side leg raises (stretching).

[Rahf]

If the clinical professional is telling you to lay off hurtful activities (which they by all means should, their job is to prevent pain and discomfort.) you should tell them that you do not plan on holding back when it comes to this or that activity. After telling them this you will follow it up with a question of the nature: "What do I do to get around the problem? What can I do so it causes me less discomfort or none whatsoever?"

You need to give them something if they are to help you out, instead of just giving up on them after the first few tries.

[ninjitsian]

If you think about it, there's a lot you can do as long as you don't over do it.

Supplements- omega 6 fish oil and coral calcium for the bone and cartilage

Strengthening- hamstrings, quads, calves, shins, everything around the knee(your whole leg maybe?) I advise doing workouts without weights for knees and excersing in a pool. If you can't get to a pool, light isometrics maybe?

Stretching- stretch everything. DUH. But be patient and extremely careful.

Suggest wearing a brace for support.

Ice and ibuprofen

These aboce should help a lot.

If you stretch and excercise lightly without overdoing, you may be able to help your knees a lot.

But honestly, I am not a doctor. Having osgood schlatter, I did my fair share of research. So some of this may be inaccurate.