Rebuilding leg strength after meniscus surgery
I an 76 years old and have been lifting for 5 years. Last November my left knee was scoped to repair a torn meniscus. Between the injury and the surgery I lost a lot of strength in my left quads. Before the injury I was dead lifting 250 and squatting 190. I have lost some range of motion in both extension and flexion since the surgery.
The problem I am having is it has been very difficult to gain quad strength back in the left quads. I am down to squatting 115 and dead lifting 150 and can't seem to make any gains in the left quad. I get stiffness and mild pain in the knee after a work out but it goes away in the days between workouts. I am scheduled to start a series of 3 hyaluronic acid injection to see if it helps with the stiffness and pain.