Went skiing with my kids for the first time in 20 years as a 51 year old. At the end of the day, I squatted down to help my kid buckle his boots and while I was squatting, I felt something snap in my knee. No pain and all the alarm was from the sensation. I would say it was the equivalent of snapping a rubber band or pulling a guitar string up high and snapping it down, without breaking the rubber band or guitar string. Imagine snagging something and it snapping back into place, without actually breaking the chord.
I was at the top of the mountain, and after deciding that I was not hurt and was not in pain, I skied down without a problem.
So two days later, no pain, no swelling. My knee feels a little unstable and is a little stiff. Can't tell if the instability is just me being hyper aware of my knee. At 51, everything is stiff and I am constantly dealing with new aches and pains and usually figure out ways to work around them and self heal, but this is my knee.
Any thoughts/? Should I do anything? I have to say that the snapping sensation was really frightening but like I said, it did not hurt. Am I just being paranoid?
I was at the top of the mountain, and after deciding that I was not hurt and was not in pain, I skied down without a problem.
So two days later, no pain, no swelling. My knee feels a little unstable and is a little stiff. Can't tell if the instability is just me being hyper aware of my knee. At 51, everything is stiff and I am constantly dealing with new aches and pains and usually figure out ways to work around them and self heal, but this is my knee.
Any thoughts/? Should I do anything? I have to say that the snapping sensation was really frightening but like I said, it did not hurt. Am I just being paranoid?