knee problem

[BIGMO24]

I have two screws in my left leg which give me alot of problems with squating.
Not that I can't do them I just can't get the full range of motion, I can only go about 3/4 of the way seated. Is this causing more damage to my knees than full range of motion squats. I can't live without doing squats so what would be some suggestions.Appreciate any input.

 

[dsh89]

Personally I would say bye bye to squats then. If you want to keep doing them then fine, but to answer your question I don't see how not going all the way down would be harder on them.

 

[ironclaw]

I have two screws in my left leg which give me alot of problems with squating.
Not that I can't do them I just can't get the full range of motion, I can only go about 3/4 of the way seated. Is this causing more damage to my knees than full range of motion squats. I can't live without doing squats so what would be some suggestions.Appreciate any input.

hey bro, I recently had 7 screws and 2 plates removed from my left knee, so i can relate to your problem. If your in a lot of pain, i wouldn't do squats, maybe do some leg presses, lunges, partial hacks, whatever doesn't hurt real bad. Bad knees suck... i'm waiting on a total knee replacement surgery in 9 weeks. You know what helped me the most with my pain, it was called Supartz fluid therapy injections, its sodium hyaluranate, also called hyaluronic acid, you get 1 inj. a week for 5 weeks. I could tell a big difference in my pain levels after the first shot. you would have to go to a orthopedic doctor to get it though. I had my last shot 2 weeks ago, and the pain has come back so bad that i cant' even walk up stairs with both legs. i'm in the process of trying to order some, and I'm going to inject myself. I also started taking aflutop a week ago to see if that would help, no relief yet though. i hope you find a way to work around it, it sucks not being able to work a bodypart due to having unbearable pain. hang in there