What can I do to keep working on dance while I have a hurt knee?

[Jessica E]

A few weeks ago I hurt my knee (we are guessing a sprain) during ballet. I'm a very avid dancer, and since the hurt knee I have found it almost impossible to sit still. I'm stretching like every extra second, and I'm able to attend a few of my classes but not all of them. I'm forced to wear a brace while dancing though so the movement of my knee is a bit restricted while I dance. While I wait for my knee to get better is there anything other then stretching that I can do to help me improve on dance? I'm finding it almost impossible to not dance, I'm even shopping for dance stuff just to make sure I don't go crazy!!! haha. Thanks everyone!

 

[Jonathan T]

i´ll advice you to not to dance because when you mess up your knee now in the furture you wouldnt be able to dance at all

 

[Justin L]

Never mess around when it comes to your knee. Schedule a visit with a doctor or knee specialist and have it looked at. knee pain is fickle, it could be a lot worse than it seems or nothing at all. so don't take the risk. stay off of it as much as possible.

I was starting MLB for our varsity football team and i hurt my knee. I didnt think it was bad cause i could still walk and run, it just hurt and would swell up. So i kept playing until my knee swelled to the size of a melon. turns out i tore my MCL and hyper stretched all my ligaments. It required major surgery to repair my knee, which is still not as could as it used to be.

 

[egg face]

like everyone else is saying,
you shouldnt dance with a bumbed knee

it worsens your knee
you could possible not dance
or
the healing process would take even longer

i know what you mean by you not wanting to stop dancing but sometiems youve got to take a break