arthritic knees

[Jay Jay]

brief history: As a youngun, I was taking various dance
lessons 3 days a week, was into running, biking and generally
a very active young girl. My older siblings developed knee
problems, to the point of surgery. In my early teens my knees
started hurting - doctor check reveiled I had the same
heriditary condition as my siblings. I can't remember what its
called - but basically the cartilege between my knee bones has
worn away. I went through PT for a while - doing leg
extensions in order to strengthen the outer muscles to help
compensate.

Anyhow - long story short, I occasionally experience the
"rubbing" and pain in my knees. I spent my teens being excused
from all physical activity if my knees bothered me (which
meant things like running, dancing and skiing and high impact
sports were out).

Over the years the knee hurts if its cold, damp, change in
weather, etc - syptomatic of arthritis. It will also hurt if I
over do it (run, or walk too much or something like that).
I've learned to live with it and know my limitations.

I'm 31 now. I just returned from a week in Vermont where I
went skiing (and sledding and playing in the snow). The cold
and skiing has done a bit of damage and my knee is letting me
know that the old injury or arthritis is still there. It
doesn't hurt "all" the time and its not swollen. But - the
question is - when I get back into my normal weight routine
(after an extended holiday break) - should I go easy when
doing the exercises that require alot of knee movement - like
Squats and lunges - which are the mainstay of my routines?

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[Wayne S. H]

jay jay wrote:

> brief history: As a youngun, I was taking various dance
> lessons 3 days a week, was into running, biking and
> generally a very active young girl. My older siblings
> developed knee problems, to the point of surgery. In my
> early teens my knees started hurting - doctor check reveiled
> I had the same heriditary condition as my siblings. I can't
> remember what its called
> - but basically the cartilege between my knee bones has
> worn away.

Chondromalacia patella, and it is very common among
active people.

> I went through PT for a while - doing leg extensions in
> order to strengthen the outer muscles to help compensate.
>
> Anyhow - long story short, I occasionally experience the
> "rubbing" and pain in my knees. I spent my teens being
> excused from all physical activity if my knees bothered me
> (which meant things like running, dancing and skiing and
> high impact sports were out).
>
> Over the years the knee hurts if its cold, damp, change in
> weather, etc - syptomatic of arthritis. It will also hurt if
> I over do it (run, or walk too much or something like that).
> I've learned to live with it and know my limitations.
>
> I'm 31 now. I just returned from a week in Vermont where I
> went skiing (and sledding and playing in the snow). The cold
> and skiing has done a bit of damage and my knee is letting
> me know that the old injury or arthritis is still there. It
> doesn't hurt "all" the time and its not swollen. But - the
> question is - when I get back into my normal weight routine
> (after an extended holiday break) - should I go easy when
> doing the exercises that require alot of knee movement -
> like Squats and lunges - which are the mainstay of my
> routines?

Go easy if it hurts, but squats and step-ups are great for
treating CP (as are EFA's, glucosamine, and MSM).

-Wayne

[Determined]

"jay jay" <jjf_71@notmail.com> wrote in message
news:avaks4$cd6eo$1@ID-87431.news.dfncis.de...
> brief history: As a youngun, I was taking various dance
> lessons 3 days a week, was into running, biking and
> generally a very active young girl. My older
siblings
> developed knee problems, to the point of surgery. In my
> early teens my knees started hurting - doctor check reveiled
> I had the same heriditary condition as my siblings. I can't
> remember what its called - but
basically
> the cartilege between my knee bones has worn away. I went
> through PT for
a
> while - doing leg extensions in order to strengthen the
> outer muscles to help compensate.
>
> Anyhow - long story short, I occasionally experience the
> "rubbing" and
pain
> in my knees. I spent my teens being excused from all
> physical activity
if
> my knees bothered me (which meant things like running,
> dancing and skiing and high impact sports were out).
>
> Over the years the knee hurts if its cold, damp, change in
> weather, etc - syptomatic of arthritis. It will also hurt if
> I over do it (run, or walk too much or something like that).
> I've learned to live with it and know my limitations.
>
> I'm 31 now. I just returned from a week in Vermont where I
> went skiing (and sledding and playing in the snow). The
> cold and skiing has done a bit of damage and my knee is
> letting me know that the old injury or arthritis is still
> there. It doesn't hurt "all" the time and its not swollen.
> But - the question is - when I get back into my normal
> weight routine (after an extended holiday break) - should I
> go easy when doing
the
> exercises that require alot of knee movement - like Squats
> and lunges - which are the mainstay of my routines?

I don't know much about arthritis and joints, but I know
people who are fairly young who do have joint pain. I have a
friend who swears by glucosamine and condroitin, and MSM.
You might want to look into supplements to alleviate some of
that pain.

determined