Knee Intermittently Locking

[Johnsonville]

It is continuing to happen; mostly from situations like these (from the perspective of the player on bottom):

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I can wrestle on it and play from top position without issue. I think it’s just from bearing weight and elevating it dynamically from the bottom.
Anyways, I’m going to get a second MRI this week with contrast to see if that provides any additional detail.

Mine does this too, it has ever since I was a kid. I went to a ortho a few years ago about it and he suggested it was an issue with my medial patellofemoral ligament and if so would require surgery to repair. I just adapted my grappling around it and play mostly half guard when on bottom because it doesn’t bother it.

[gtrfinder]

Mine does this too, it has ever since I was a kid. I went to a ortho a few years ago about it and he suggested it was an issue with my medial patellofemoral ligament and if so would require surgery to repair. I just adapted my grappling around it and play mostly half guard when on bottom because it doesn’t bother it.

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Second MRI confirmed no meniscus damage, so I’m basically back to square one. Currently my plan is to focus on upping my body weight and my deadlift and squat, and see what happens.

[gtrfinder]

7 months later, and I can say that focusing on squatting 3 days a week has been helping. Maybe 1 or 2 instances of the locking phenomenon since I started doing this. Otherwise, I am symptom free; and as a bonus it’s helped my Jiu jitsu and wrestling immensely.