Heavy labor is not recommended after a meniscus injury. The speed of recovery for meniscus injury patients is related to the degree of injury. Mild injuries take 2 to 3 months, while severe patients can return to normal life 6 months or even longer after surgery. Generally speaking, 1 degree and 2 degrees of meniscus injuries are often treated conservatively through medication, physical therapy and other conservative treatments, and it takes about 2 to 3 months for patients to be able to relieve pain and basically return to normal life. However, the damaged meniscus has not achieved anatomical recovery, and heavy physical labor is likely to cause recurrence of symptoms and aggravation of the condition. Meniscus injuries of the third degree usually require surgical treatment, after surgery, plaster or brace fixation, after the fixation is released also need to carry out rehabilitation training, it may take about 4 to 6 months to better recovery. Heavy physical labor is easy to re-injure the meniscus or other tissues of the knee joint, requiring another operation, or even leaving sequelae. After meniscus injury, you need to consult a doctor in time, standardize the treatment, and carry out rehabilitation training according to the doctor’s instruction to avoid delaying the condition.