"Torn MCL"

I was kicked by a cow while working. After struggling with it for a week I decided that it wasn't going to get any better and attended accident and emergency at wishaw general.

Thankfully, there was a qualified physio on duty called Alan who was immediately able to diagnose that I had torn my MCL. I felt that I was really fortunate to have gone in on a day when there was a physio present as I could potentially have been discharged to rest the knee with no proper management of the tear.

Instead I left with a knee brace to prevent lateral movement of my knee thus protecting me from further injury to my knee such as meniscal or cruciate ligament tears. I feel that seeing a physio in a&e has accelerated my recovery from injury and potentially prevented a more serious injury. I believe they are well placed to assess traumatic injuries in a&e and was pleased to have Alan in charge of my care.