I think Shazier legit will get his . I believe he has 4 and 2 assists already . <| sep |> So I dislocated my left kneecap to the left side a few years ago as well ! Not fun , but from what I recall and I ' m just answering because nobody has so far ! my doctor said it is best to just keep it relatively straight and don ' t move it a whole lot . I felt that same uncomfortable feeling that you describe , and when I was just at home I used crutches for the first week so I could put the minimum strain on it and just kind of leave it alone and not put weight on it . After that I just kept my leg straightish I bent it a little if I needed to and only if it felt ok and limped around . Full bending like getting up from the floor to a standing position did not happen for quite some time . I would just keep my leg straight , flip my right leg over my body so I could face forward and push up with that leg in kind of a sprinter pose . Often the cartilage is scraped away , so minimal movement in general is best as you don ' t have that cushion between your bones or not as much of it . Once the swelling and the initial pain calmed down I wore a brace thingy made of super thick , stretchy black material that had a horseshoe shaped foam piece inside that held my kneecap in place . Since the muscles have been through a trauma and your cartilage may be damaged , you can ' t necessarily hold the kneecap in place as you normally would until the muscles have a chance to calm down . If this is what your immobilizer is , then I think you can rest assured that the horseshoe thingy will hold your kneecap in place within reason and a bit of bending is ok even though it feels weird . If that ' s not what your immobilizer is I don ' t recall what my brace thing was called then I would play it safe and keep your leg mostly straight until you do . As I said , there has been strain on the muscles and possible damage to the cartilage so things are bound to feel different in there . If it is painful , stop . If it feels odd , a little bit is probably ok as long as you don ' t go crazy with it all the time .