knee pain

[Concertina]

I've had knee pain for years and it seems to be getting worse. It initially started in elementary school and I thought they were just growing pains. Now I can't even sit for a moderate period of time with my knees bent because it's so painful. Could my cartilage be wearing out or maybe even arthritis? Should I be concerned?

 

[SteelWeaver]

I think you'd perhaps have to give us a few more details before we could help you - like where the pain is (exactly - front of knee, under kneecap, etc), what sort of pain, under what conditions you usually feel it, have you seen any medical experts about it, what they said, etc.

Try reading this thread for starters ...

http://boards.elitefitness.com/foru...18788&highlight=chondromalacia+of+the+patella

 

[Sassy69]

If you are talking knee pain like joint pain or tendonitis -- have you tried MSM and/or Glucosamine?

I have developed some nasty tendonitis that flares up in my forearms & wrists -- 2 weeks on MSM and its gone. I learned this little secret from a natty BB & former Army boxer girl who has awesome legs but claims perpetual knee problems -- her secret is 2 lb buckets of MSM. (You can get them at the grocery store in tablet form tho )

 

[Gladiola]

If you see a doc, be sure he's an athletics- minded orthopedist. Then you might want to see if you can convince him to write you a script for Physical Therapy - just for the second opinion.

I think the ortho I saw was just having a bad day. Despite being in his early 30's at the oldest, he was whining how "When you get older, you just can't do as much!" He was telling me how if he plays basketball for 2 hours, he's a "hurting pup", whearas he could do that daily when he was younger. & how he simply cannot run, even though he loves it. He gets shin splints no matter what he does, so he just can't run.

NOT that attitude you want for someone to help you get back to good health so that you can slam around some iron!