Hi Doc,

I fell down at our last meeting on Saturday and I skinned my knee pretty bad. How long do you recommend until I start running again. My knee is very tender right now and I don't want to do anything stupid that would comprise all of what I have done so far.
Thx

Caroline,
Is the knee itself painful with movement of just the scab over the abrasion? If there is no internal derangement of the knee you could start running when the scab has healed. More important is to work on balance exercises so you don't repeat this injury...
Have you been icing? Did you injure your hands or wrists with the fall?

Cheers,
Dr Jake