MCL Injury Guide: Healing Tears and Walking After Injury

How do you know if your MCL is torn, and can you walk with the injury? Healing an MCL tear in the knee requires a specific recovery timeline and monitoring for stability issues during movement.

How Do I Know if My MCL Is Torn?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Kim Nunley

Your MCL, which is short for medial collateral ligament, is one of the four major ligaments in your knee. The thick membranous band is located on the inside of your knee joint, attaching at your femur and tibia. The MCL prevents forces that cause your knee to collapse inward.

Kim Nunley has been screenwriting and working as an online health and fitness writer since 2005. She’s had multiple short screenplays produced and her feature scripts have placed at the Austin Film Festival. Prior to writing full-time, she worked as a strength coach, athletic coach and college instructor. She holds a master's degree in kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton.