Knee problems

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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Yeah, running at that weight is a very bad idea. Non-weight bearing exercises are probably a better place to start. Try swimming, water aerobics and the exercise bicycle until you get down a bit more.

    How tall are you?

  • bojkoj19
    bojkoj19 Posts: 37 Member
    Hi there
  • emilygraves1989
    emilygraves1989 Posts: 25 Member
    Thanks so much for thinking about me and checking in.

    The doctor recommended a high dose of naproxen, icing twice a day, and total rest for a full week. He wanted me to ease into a second week, start working out again but ice afterwards and continue the naproxen. He also said I have no arch in my foot, so he recommended I get inserts for my workout shoes. They seem to help a bit.

    He wants a follow up to make sure I don't have a small meniscus tear, which he said is a possibility due to where the pain is.
  • cathed42
    cathed42 Posts: 88 Member
    I have osteoarthritis in my knees and stick mainly with the stationary bike and rowing machine for now. I had to give up the treadmill because it was too high impact on my joints and just made the pain worse.
  • emilygraves1989
    emilygraves1989 Posts: 25 Member
    He told me I could still use the elliptical I just bought.

    But it doesn't feel like I should :(
  • moosect
    moosect Posts: 4 Member
    if your doctor says you can use it , then do it but do it till your knees say no more. my knees are allows popping and cracking as i workout . keep up the good work
  • djpjay
    djpjay Posts: 19 Member
    You can also take a FISH OIL. It's an anti-inflammatory and is also good for your joints
  • julescba04
    julescba04 Posts: 40 Member
    Has anyone mentioned tight its muscle? That can easily cause knee pain
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,330 Member
    edited March 2016
    I have had issues in the past, for me it was a torn meniscus. It took a long time to get a proper diagnosis, but once I got it, it was an easy surgery to fix. An orthopedist is who I had to see to get the answer to my continuing knee issues.
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    I found the elliptical killed my knees. My doctor told me exactly the same thing, with the addition of recommending me to physical therapy (waiting on insurance approval for the PT now). He's worried that an old knee injury led to me using my leg muscles wrong and thinks I need to retrain my leg. bleh.

    I bought one of those silly-looking Gazelle step-gliders, and it's been fabulous for exercising with no stress either to my knee or to my back (i have spinal damage), but honestly, the best thing you can do is walk. Just walk, especially on flat ground.
  • emilygraves1989
    emilygraves1989 Posts: 25 Member
    My friend did give me stretches for a tight ITS and I've been doing them before workouts. It makes a big difference.

    I'm really hoping the more in shape I get the less problems I will have. I really don't want to have knee surgery,
  • yari911
    yari911 Posts: 6 Member
    emilygraves1989 wrote: »
    I've lost 17 pounds so far, my starting weight being 320.
    I know it's harder to do things being this big, but my left knee is giving me horrible issues. I already stopped trying to jog. I was doing squats wrong and I have corrected myself.

    Is there a way to fix this problem or will it be this way until I'm lighter? It has been swollen, pops and grinds and has very limited range of motion. It does usually cause too much pain.

    Iam 35, 5'1 and weight 152lbs,when i exercise i can hear both my knees cracking & popping and it hurts like crazy so i try to do it very slowly or do another workout that doesn't involve putting too much preassure on my knees.i was surprise when i read your post,i thought i was the only one.

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