Tips for knee pain?

Nebulous2

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Obviously but i think it's easy to get complacent over it & think everything will be ok. Especially if you've had them before & they've been ok.

That depends on you. Equally it is easy for some people to think everything is going to go wrong and it won’t be okay.

The surgeon should explain the procedure he / she intends doing, what the benefits are, what the risks are, and then give you the choice of going ahead.

For most people an operation should improve their lives, for some people it may not make much difference and for a few it will make their lives worse. It’s impossible to say which group anyone will fall into in advance.

JustAnotherSaver

Nebulous2 wrote: »

That depends on you. Equally it is easy for some people to think everything is going to go wrong and it won’t be okay.

The surgeon should explain the procedure he / she intends doing, what the benefits are, what the risks are, and then give you the choice of going ahead.

For most people an operation should improve their lives, for some people it may not make much difference and for a few it will make their lives worse. It’s impossible to say which group anyone will fall into in advance.

I can't disagree with you.


I do notice though that Americans seem to know more about their operations and what is actually going on, being done, has been done etc than people from the UK.



I was on forums some years ago trying to find answers and this seemed to come across quite strong ... and i actually ask a lot of questions (surprise surprise). Take the knee op for example, with UK people it's just a case of you had a knee op and problem solved. I was noting with Americans it was a - i had my such and such operated on & they did a bit with this and that portion of the knee, so on & so forth.


Obviously not a blanket ruling, just something i've seen.

BananaRepublic

I’m with the earlier poster who said we’re just online experts or words to that effect. So take what we say with a bucket of salt.

That said, I’ve had knee pain from running, at one time I struggled to walk up stairs. I had it for 15 years. Then I saw a personal trainer, did exercises, and found my knees improving. Pain can be caused by an imbalance in the muscles which pulls the knee cap out of alignment. Exercises can balance and strengthen the muscles and take stress away from the knee. My knees are not perfect but they are pretty damned good, the best they’ve been for 15 years. I’m not saying you have the same thing, probably not, but gentle low impact exercise probably won’t do any harm, and may do some good. I do 15-20 minutes a day of stretching and light weights, sort of yoga I suppose or ‘gym light’. I’ve also has some pains in the shoulder and upper leg, which are muscle strains or ligament strains. They took many months to go. I just took care not to aggravate them and they got better. Of course if you have a meniscus tear, that’s something worse.

As regards operations, I think they must be regarded as a last resort. Doctors know a lot but they’re not God. (The old joke is what is the difference between a consultant and God? God doesn’t think he’s a consultant. Ho ho!)

gagan23

First of all confirm that do you have any Osteoarthritis symptoms like- 

• Pain
• Stiffness
• Tenderness
• Loss of flexibility 
• Bone spurs 
  

oli150194

It sounds like you are going through exactly what i'm going through at the moment although i heard a pop when i damaged my knee. Got my MRI on Friday so i sympathize with you mate and wish you all the best

Raymond5432

Changing lifestyle plays most important role in dealing with such situations. When I had shin splints I was hopeless and tired of the injury. To deal it, I decided to change my lifestyle, including my diet, exercise routine and sleep patterns. After some weeks of following that lifestyle, I become able to run and other sports. So I'd suggest you to believe in good future and attain the best lifestyle you can.  

johnman4567

consult orthopeadic specialist.

Baxter100

If you are up for trying something outside of the normal stuff they would tell you in mainstream healthcare, have a look at some of the videos that 'Knees Over Toes Guys' puts out on YouTube. I can only speak from my experience but doing his programme for one month eliminated some long term knee pain I'd been suffering from.

HarryGray

Baxter100 said:

If you are up for trying something outside of the normal stuff they would tell you in mainstream healthcare, have a look at some of the videos that 'Knees Over Toes Guys' puts out on YouTube. I can only speak from my experience but doing his programme for one month eliminated some long term knee pain I'd been suffering from.

Thanks for this. I actually have been following him for a while as my mainstream physios did nothing to help (not their fault) and I felt I needed a new direction.

I basically have chronic bone bruising just under my patella which is being caused my 'patella alta' (my knee cap sits too high out of the groove). Had it going on for 18 months now! 

If anyone has suffered from this then do let me know if you had success outside surgery . The recommended operation for me is Tibial Tuberosity Osteotomy which I'm not keen on!