The Citizen (KZN)

Ask the doctor

- Dear doctor, I injured my knee two weeks ago and it’s a bit sore. How long should I wait for a knee injury to heal before I go back to the gym? Dear doctor, Do bleeding inner ears lead to meningitis ?

It really depends on the type of injury, and what was damaged. Sometimes there might be a crack or fracture. Maybe ligament injury or other structures in knee like meniscus. Is it swollen? Do you have limited range of motion?

Things like that are important to determine when you will heal. Please see a physiother­apist for an assessment. Not necessaril­y, unless the bleeding is related to an infection. Then the infection spreads from the inner ear to the brain meninges (coverings).

Please see your doctor to check and sort out the bleeding.

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