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ChronicallyKitteh

Updated 7mo ago

Tips for Dealing with a Frequent Knee Dislocation

what are your top tips for a frequently dislocating kneecap? any advice welcome

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Some tips for dealing with a frequently dislocating kneecap include using a brace or neoprene, applying KT tape to keep the knee in place, icing the affected area and taking anti-inflammatory medicati...See More

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Student_girl

1y

Braces, keeping it in one position, weight off it
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Alfubet

1y

Wraps and braces. My second recommendation is Physical Therapy. Slowly start strengthening the muscles to keep the joint in place because our ligaments won’t.
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goblin49

1y

Like other people have said, taping and braces are my fav, but with the braces I would look to find one that specifically has a kneecap position type piece (if that makes sense, it's usually for patellar tracking disorders). I got some and they have been so much more helpful than my other more generic ones!
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Rosannabg

1y

I use hinged knee bracees & crutches/ powerchair
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TINAMARIE85

1y

Wraps & braces are great. But, as best you can, build the muscle around the knee. With us hEDS, musculoskeletal stability is your friend! If we don't stabilize, and only brace, we are weakening the muscle even more, causing more instability in the joint. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️🤗
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Keikochan

1y

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Trash.Panda

7mo

Following! I seriously hurt my knee for the first time 8 weeks ago (it hyperextended when I got up from my chair and has been unstable and painful since). Sometimes when I walk it feels like my knee catches on something. Not sure if that's my kneecap subluxing or my meniscus doing weird things or something else entirely. I'm not hEDS btw, prob just HSD.

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