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The meniscus is the "shock absorber" cartilage pad between your thigh and shin bones. When it tears—often from a sudden sports twist or gradual wear-and-tear—the torn flap can get physically trapped in the joint hinge. This causes sharp pain, terrifying loud popping, and the knee "locking up" completely. At DakshinRehab Moosapet, we focus on unweighting the tear, reducing the deep internal swelling, and stabilizing the knee so the cartilage can heal.
Medial Meniscus Tear
The most common tear pattern, causing sharp pain on the inside of the knee when twisting or performing deep squats.
Lateral Meniscus Tear
Pain on the outside of the knee. Very common in agility sports requiring rapid changes of direction like football or badminton.
Degenerative Tear
The cartilage thins out and frays over decades of use. Often happens simply from standing up from a chair in older adults, requiring conservative care.
Bucket Handle Tear
A severe, large tear where a piece flips over and physically jams the knee joint so you cannot straighten your leg. Requires careful assessment.
Safely restoring your range of motion without grinding the torn cartilage.
We perform specific orthopedic provocation tests (McMurray's, Apley's) to pinpoint the exact location and severity of the cartilage tear.
Because the meniscus has poor natural blood supply (the "white zone"), we aggressively drive TECAR radiofrequency heat into the joint to artificially stimulate healing.
We implement rigorous muscle-firing protocols for your quads and hamstrings so they actively absorb impact forces before they can reach the damaged meniscus.
Cartilage takes a frustratingly long time to heal because only the outer rim of the meniscus has a direct blood supply. DakshinRehab utilizes technologies that artificially increase joint circulation and allow you to build stabilizing leg strength without further crushing the torn pad.
Meniscus surgery (meniscectomy) cuts out the torn piece of cartilage entirely. While the initial pain stops, losing that shock absorber guarantees severe arthritis 10-15 years later. Our approach is to keep your god-given cartilage. We use advanced TECAR therapy to remodel the tissue naturally and strengthen your muscles to offload the pressure.
Deep, soothing radiofrequency energy that penetrates directly into the avascular (bloodless) zones of the knee to drastically accelerate cartilage cell repair.
Allows you to build massive quad strength using extremely light, safe weights by temporarily restricting blood flow, protecting the knee joint from heavy lifting forces.
Precise manual "gapping" of the knee joint by our physios to create microscopic space across the torn meniscus, allowing it to decompress and heal.
Applying kinesio tape to subconsciously signal your brain to hold the kneecap in a perfect track, avoiding lateral pressure on the torn cartilage.
Once healed, we recreate sports-specific twisting environments on our turf area to ensure the meniscus holds up under real game-day pressures.
Located in Moosapet, Hyderabad — serving athletes from Kukatpally, KPHB, Miyapur, and Gachibowli.
“The meniscus is just a cushion. If we train the massive quad and hamstring muscles to act like shock absorbers first, the meniscus never gets crushed in the first place.”— Dr. Swapnagandhi, Sports Injury Physiotherapist
While most meniscus tears heal brilliantly with conservative physio, certain massive tear patterns act as physical door wedges inside your joint. If you experience these red flags, you must be assessed immediately to avoid ripping the cartilage further.
A True "Locked" Knee — You wake up or finish an activity and physically cannot straighten your leg past a certain bent angle, no matter how hard you try. The tear is blocking the hinge.
Violent Giving Way — Your knee suddenly and painfully buckles outward completely while walking on a flat surface, indicating extreme mechanical instability.
Massive Water-Balloon Swelling — If your entire knee turns into a giant, tight water balloon within 2 hours of the injury, there is active bleeding inside the joint.
Extreme Pain on Bearing Any Weight — Inability to put even 10% of your body weight on the leg without screaming pain.
Palpable Clunking — A loud, heavy "clunk" you can feel with your hand on the side of the knee with every single step you take.
Associated Severe Ligament Instability — The knee feels like it is sliding forward or backward excessively, suggesting a combined ACL and meniscus tear.
Pain behind the kneecap that often mimics a meniscus tear but is actually a tracking issue with the patella.
The traumatic twisting force that tears a meniscus very frequently tears the primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) as well.
The long-term consequence of ignoring a meniscus tear. We treat the bone-on-bone compression that results from lost cartilage.
"Jumper's Knee"—severe tendon pain just under the kneecap that occurs alongside meniscus irritation from jumping sports.
Our expert physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists at DakshinRehab bring decades of combined experience to your recovery.
MPT (Neuro), PG Diploma in Ergonomics
Director & Senior Neuro Physiotherapist | Stroke & Spine Rehab Specialist
Consultant clinical rehabilitation services
Founder & Chief Prosthetist | Amputee Rehabilitation Expert
MS, MCh (Vascular Surgery)
Consultant Vascular Surgeon | Diabetic Foot & Wound Care
Hear from patients who regained pain-free movement and independence with our evidence-based rehabilitation approach at DakshinRehab Moosapet, Hyderabad.
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Cervical Spondylosis & Neck Pain • 50 years • Kukatpally
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