INJURED KNEE?

Nathalia2009

Hello.

My husband and I have been eating better and exercising for the past 3 months. He hit his 30 pound mark yesterday . He hurt his knee two weeks ago, he is not sure how. If he goes to long on the elliptical or running then it flares up. The problem is he is having issues doing his cardio. Does any one have ideas on what he can do? Its his lower knee. He has been icing it and it is starting to feel better but he doesnt want to do too much on it. He wears a knee brace but it doesnt seem to do too much.

sassycraftyfit

Icing and resting is really important. I have chronic knee injuries (but still run half marathons). When my knee pain flares up, I rest and ice for a few days. Then I will start off using the recumbent bike on a low level to see if my knee can handle it. If it can, I will do that until I feel like my knee is getting stronger - then move on to something else - running for me. I've become accustomed to always icing my knees after a workout regardless of whether they hurt or not!

4aces61

Maybe a dumb question but, has he gone to the Dr.?

SantaCruizer

Hi, I've had lots of knee issues myself and for what it's worth, my advice would be to rest the knee (no high impact exercises) until the pain has gone completely. Swimming may be an option for cardio and perhaps rowing machine and possibly recumbent bike. I wouldn't ignore the pain and would get a medical opinion. Knee injuries can be caused by improper technique, imbalanced muscle development and a weak core--look into these to. Good luck. Rest that knee!

Eric_DeCastro

Icing and resting is really important. I have chronic knee injuries (but still run half marathons). When my knee pain flares up, I rest and ice for a few days. Then I will start off using the recumbent bike on a low level to see if my knee can handle it. If it can, I will do that until I feel like my knee is getting stronger - then move on to something else - running for me. I've become accustomed to always icing my knees after a workout regardless of whether they hurt or not!

same here. I have knee problems and when they start affecting me (meaning too much pain to run) then I ice them and by the next day i'm hitting the pavement again. it's a high impact activity. need to take care of yourself.

and to the question about the DR...they won't know. you need to go to a knee specialist to get any real answers. all the DRs i have talked to told me to see a specialist. so i said screw them, I'll lose weight so it won't be too hard on my knees.

Nathalia2009

thats basically what the drs have all said. idk. He ices them. I let him read everyones responses. Thank you all!

Icing and resting is really important. I have chronic knee injuries (but still run half marathons). When my knee pain flares up, I rest and ice for a few days. Then I will start off using the recumbent bike on a low level to see if my knee can handle it. If it can, I will do that until I feel like my knee is getting stronger - then move on to something else - running for me. I've become accustomed to always icing my knees after a workout regardless of whether they hurt or not!

same here. I have knee problems and when they start affecting me (meaning too much pain to run) then I ice them and by the next day i'm hitting the pavement again. it's a high impact activity. need to take care of yourself.

and to the question about the DR...they won't know. you need to go to a knee specialist to get any real answers. all the DRs i have talked to told me to see a specialist. so i said screw them, I'll lose weight so it won't be too hard on my knees.