Stupid Knees

[The Goon]

Originally Posted by Plett25

I had 20 years of gradually increasing pain and decreasing mobility. I went from running half marathons to eventually not being able to play with my kids on the floor because it hurt too much to get back up.

Got my knees scoped for torn meniscus and I can run without pain for the first time in 10+ years, don't have to ice my knees after running, can play with the kids. I feel stupid for not having it done sooner.

Man, I hope the scoping works as well as me as it did for you. I could tell the exact same story as your first paragraph, just waiting for the second part.

[Plett25]

Originally Posted by The Goon

Man, I hope the scoping works as well as me as it did for you. I could tell the exact same story as your first paragraph, just waiting for the second part.

Good luck!

[Azure]

If it is indeed patello femoral pain....

[Galakanokis]

I have popped my knee it seems once a year for the past 7 or 8 years. Bad osteoarthritis in the right knee with a tonne of patellofemoral pain. My knee sounds like velcro being ripped off when it bends...

I wore one of those little bands to keep the patellar tendon tight and that seemed to help quite a bit. Especially for ball and golf etc, nothing for hockey.

The thing that helped me the most was an American version of a glucosamine pill that really seemed to work. After a few weeks my pain subsided and I was really able to get at my exercises and really work on the knee strength.

Mostly pain free now where as a year ago I was in constant pain and bad aches throughout the night. Now just dull aches when I really over do it, like three games of ball in an afternoon or two many squats.