Can you walk up stairs with a torn meniscus?
Can you walk up stairs with a torn meniscus? A torn meniscus can prevent normal pain-free motion of the knee and therefore can interfere with the patient's ability to climb stairs or get in and out of chairs and cars. Sometimes the pain in the knee causes the brain to shut off the quadriceps muscle at the knee and leads to a "giving way" sensation. Are Climbing stairs bad for knees? Climbing and descending stairs is particularly difficult for people with knee arthritis. Arthritis causes degeneration of the cartilage that cushions the knee joint. Without protective cushioning, the act of...