Knee pain

anny3818
anny3818 Posts: 37 Member
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I have severe knee pain from Arthritis, I was wondering if anyone here has lost a bunch of weight and how it affected your pain. I have about 50 pounds to loose, so I know that would make a difference.

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  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
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    I've had knee pain, but not this experience exactly. I think that losing that extra weight can only help. Do you have access to a stationary bike? They're easy on the knees.
  • HippySkoppy
    HippySkoppy Posts: 725 Member
    Certainly losing the extra weight will ease the burden on your knees.....another thought is to get yourself into a pool and do your exercise in there as it will help with your fitness levels, weight and not be too hard on your joints.

    All the best.
  • HippySkoppy
    HippySkoppy Posts: 725 Member
    Also...just another thought....see if your Doctor can arrange an appointment with a Physiotherapist who can give you some structured exercises to help with your specific needs.
  • bearondiet
    bearondiet Posts: 53 Member
    I had knee pain when I was doing jump rope when I was much heavier. It stuck with me for months.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    I have had arthritis in my knees since I was 23(45 now). \ The pain increased as my weight did and I have noticed that since I have lost 30+ pounds over the last 6 months, that my pain has decreased quite a bit. I still get inflammation due to weather changes but have definitely had a lot more good days than I used to and a lot fewer really bad ones. I also take a joint supplement which helps a lot.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    I don't have arthritis but did damage my knee as a teenager and have had problems ever since. I noticed that working out in the pool doing water walking and losing weight eased the pain significantly. I never thought I would be a runner but have just started to run short distances without knee pain.
  • anny3818
    anny3818 Posts: 37 Member
    what kind of supplements do you take ?

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