I'll beat TC to the recommendation of Prof Funk. I've torn both of mine, and he's surgically repaired them both 7 years ago over 2 winters, allowing me to climb unhindered since. He's also treated Dave Birkett, Frank Bruno and hundreds of professional sports people. You can request him on the NHS at Wrightington Hospital (near Wigan). I had an initial consultation with him privately in Manchester (£250
) to get things moving, and he then sorted me both an MRI and the surgery on the NHS.
I did try rest plus 4 years of physio rehab and two random NHS consultants first without any success
.