Can you still play basketball with a meniscus injury?

Whether you can play basketball after meniscus injury should depend on the specific situation of meniscus injury, you can play basketball appropriately after recovering from mild injury, but it is not recommended to play basketball if it is heavy. 1. If it is a mild meniscus injury, such as meniscus abrasion or meniscus contusion, the meniscus injury degree is within the range of 1 degree and 2 degrees, you can play basketball appropriately, but you shouldn’t play for a long time to give the meniscus time to rest and heal. If the meniscus pain worsens during exercise, then the exercise should be stopped immediately for treatment. 2. If the meniscus injury is severe, it is not recommended to play again because playing again after a meniscus injury may cause the meniscus tear to worsen. In this case, you should seek medical treatment, usually with cast external immobilization, together with physiotherapy, infrared light irradiation and conservative treatment. In severe cases, minimally invasive surgery to close the meniscus may need to be considered. Meniscus injury, should be for different injuries, mild injuries appropriate basketball and other sports, serious meniscus injury, do not recommend playing basketball and other strenuous exercise.