Hoping for advice before I injure myself!

[Sparklfairy]

I've been rebounding at home for years. I don't need to lose weight but do it most days for my mental health. I also suspect I have ADHD and cardio exercise seems to help with the constant chatter.

Recently I've noticed a sore 'twinge' in the back of one knee. It's not bad, but noticeable. I don't take much interest in exercise beyond the immediate benefits so don't know, but if I continue rebounding am I setting myself up to tear a ligament/tendon/whatever?

The pain feels like a line of about 2 inches long which is why I think I might tear something. I'd absolutely hate to keep going because it's not that bad and then injure myself to the point I can't exercise at all

I took a week off exercise recently and the pain was still there, but dropped from say 4/10 to 2/10. Went back to it and it's back to a 4.

Just looking for some advice from someone who knows a bit more than me to give me a heads up if I'm about to fuck my knee up I guess!

I doubt you will tear a ligament from rebounding, you need to do something quite dramatic eg falling heavily while twisting the joint, to damage it seriously. (I am not a medical professional but have personal experience of tearing both ACLs playing rugby. Ouch!!)

It could be something in your knee is being irritated by a possible slight imbalance in your leg lengths or hip angles or something combined with the repetitive movement of rebounding.

There could be some minor damage and you could have a break of a couple of weeks to see if it heals, but it is annoying when you have to stop doing an exercise because of injuries.

I have been working on general hip, knee and ankle mobility as my knees were starting to get a bit creaky, eg I couldn't sit on my heels (where your shins are flat on the floor) but now I can. I got some exercises from YouTube with 'the knees over toes guy' which I found helpful.

A visit to a physio might put your mind at rest, and they could check for imbalances, and could give you you some appropriate exercises. They will probably say rest it until it is healed though.

That's reassuring, thank you! Yes, it could be something like different weight lengths or maybe an uneven weight distribution thing/leaning more on one side. I was just wondering if due to my pig ignorance something could 'pop' one day and I'd regret it, but it's a low impact exercise and from what you've said it doesn't seem likely! Thanks again

As I say, I’m not any kind of medical expert, but having been pretty active as an adult I have had lots of niggles. You get to the point where you do put up with a certain level of discomfort, but obviously if you get any sudden, intense pain then you need to take it seriously.

Im glad you e found something you enjoy!

I doubt you will tear a ligament from rebounding, you need to do something quite dramatic eg falling heavily while twisting the joint, to damage it seriously

I have to disagree with this. Muscles ligaments and tendons can tear easily when they are already starting to get damaged. Even a relatively low impact could be the straw that breaks the camels back.

OP. None of us can answer your question. Try and get a recommendation from word of mouth for a good local physio. The chances of us telling what you have injured via a chat forum is zero.

Sounds like physio session for hamstring exercises.

I have a lot of tendon issues from overuse, it sounds like tendons to me.
Variety of exercise is a way to reduce risk of overuse injury.

Try adding more variety to your exercise habits. Too much of one activity is behind a lot of injuries