Sometime in 2009, I started playing Racquetball again and also found out about Badminton being played at a local community center. The Badminton excited me as I did play that sport quite a bit during my high school and college days (at the college level). My Racquetball buddies were also interested and we all decided to give it a shot. And a shot it was! During one of the badminton sessions, my right knee "popped" and was extremely painful for about 10 mins. No swelling nor any other symptoms except some pain for a couple of weeks. Went to my doctor and he said it may be a sprain and wanted me to rest for a few weeks. When asked about MRI, he said if I were to make millions of dollars playing professional sports then he would order one, otherwise, he wanted me to rest it and "see" what happens. I kept seeing it but nothing happened!
On a serious note, I did rest my knee for about three weeks and went back to playing Racquetball very cautiously. I was very conscious of this knee and was extremely careful not to push myself. Due to scheduling issues between the Racquetball partners, we have been playing on and off since then. Every once in a while, I would feel a little wierd in the knee - may be a click here or a click there but didn't have any issues - it did cause some stiffness couple of times, but that's the extent of it - no pain, no swelling, nada!
On a serious note, I did rest my knee for about three weeks and went back to playing Racquetball very cautiously. I was very conscious of this knee and was extremely careful not to push myself. Due to scheduling issues between the Racquetball partners, we have been playing on and off since then. Every once in a while, I would feel a little wierd in the knee - may be a click here or a click there but didn't have any issues - it did cause some stiffness couple of times, but that's the extent of it - no pain, no swelling, nada!
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