Patient: On the night of November 13, 2009, I suddenly felt pain while playing football, then I took an MRI and found out that it was a meniscus injury, and I have been treating it conservatively. I’ve been treating conservatively, taking medication, herbal hot compresses and baking electricity. Now there are not many symptoms at the beginning, walking is basically normal, just can not walk more, a little time will be tired pain. I want to know whether I should have surgery or wait for it, and now I am very worried and hesitant about what to do. Laboratory and test results: Last seen at: Local People’s Hospital. Doctor: I think you can be conservative for a while and add some more muscle strength exercises to see. Patient: Thank you, Dr. Yin, for your prompt reply! I feel a little more secure now that you’ve said that. I still have some hidden pain, but it’s basically not that bad, but my leg is now muscularly atrophied, so what exercises do I need to do? The doctor told me to walk less. And do I need to take any more medication? Doctor: The main strength exercises for the front and rear thigh muscles are straight leg lifts, heel lifts and static squats. You can refer to the exercises on the website of Dr. Ge Jie of our hospital’s rehabilitation department. His blog is said to be very well written. There is nothing special about the specific medication you use, depending on your pain. You can read the short article I wrote earlier on the science, and you can read the consultation and Q&A with another patient earlier. It should help a little. Patient: I read everything you said, and I am now practicing straight leg lifts? Thank you for the introduction!