Knee Joint Pain

ibuprofen is great for knee soreness. or ice. Pedaling a bike is good for it. As far as the weights, make sure your form is spot on. I have bad knees but as long as my form is perfect , they don't hurt. also make sure your knees are very warmed up before exercises.

Well I powerlifted for a good while and it took a toll on my knees some of the things you have described sounded like what I was dealing with a X-ray will show if you don't have enuf space in your knee joints of not there is a treatment called suparts it is a jell well basically chicken cartridge that they inject into your knee you go once a wk to have it put in for up to three to five wks but it last two to two 1/2 years it's done wonders for me even chiropractors are doing these procedures

My recommendation to you is go see an orthopedist. That way he can properly diagnose you and refer you to a physical therapist who can prescribe a program to help with your knee. I speak from experience I'm 56 years old double hip replacement last year and arthritic knee bone on bone arthritis and I have a program that I work with. You're taking the right approach by seeing a specialist. Until then I would take it easy

as far as all the other recommendations I would take them with a grain of salt. Unless they are a medical professional who has personally evaluated you they don't know what they're talking about and their suggestions can cause further damage. Also dr. Google doesn't know what the hell is talking about.

The pain can be anything from arthritis to a torn menicus. An orthopedist will give you the best assessment.

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If it is pain at the side of the knee it could be IT Band Syndrome. It most commonly affects runners.

Everyone's knees are different and pain can be caused by different things. However, I'll share my knee pain story..

I noticed during lifting, horseback riding (was riding weekly) or yoga, sometimes I would get knee pain that I would experience outside of exercise (or during) when I bent my knees to walk down stairs, sit in a chair or do really anything that used a bent knee.

I brought this up with my acupuncturist because it was really starting to bother me during yoga. He threw a couple of pins in my quad, and the pain went away never to return again! Apparently my quads were so tight they were pulling on my knee cap causing the knee pain. The needles send a signal to the muscle to relax and voila!

Knee pain is different for everyone.. but perhaps worth a shot. Best of luck

It might not be the same for you, but I have knee problems as well [I can't lift semi-heavy weights using my knees]. When I do my leg weight training exercises, I notice that my hamstrings are the weakest muscles in my legs. Maybe try hamstring curls with a very low resistance band? It might help strengthen the muscles connecting to the knees and reduce pain over time.

I agree that the joint supplements probably won't help much, unless the pain in the knees is related to arthritis in the knees [the supplements are more for keeping the joints well lubricated]. If you do take ibuprofin for your knee pain, make sure not to overuse it. Using too much over a long period of time can cause kidney damage [all pain killers affect a specific organ in the body. You don't urually hear about ibuprofin's affects on the kidneys due to it taking a long time to set in, unlike with acetominaphin which sets in very quickly].

NSAIDS, just my two cents, are horrific for you longer term. BTW, also just my two cents (being told I could stand a full knee replacement 12 years ago!) is that you can function a lot longer than most with your original joints, if you do the right type of exercise and build up your muscles.

I take tart cherry, bioabsorbable Turmeric, Astaxanthin and Omega3s. Someone said that Glucosamine isn't proven and neither Glucosamine or Condroitan ever helped me. But MSM, Boswellia, Turmeric and Astaxanthin and Omega3s (these are the two active ingredients in Krill Oil) do help tremendously. There's also an online supplement called Mirica that's all natural as well (one is a root and the other a Polyphenol clinically proven to reduce inflammation). Some like CBD Oil, but both my wife and I have had better luck with the others that I've mentioned. Some CBD topicals are good.

Knee replacements don't always solve the pain either. I know people very close to me that have had them and not changed their lifestyle and are still in massive pain. One person (family member) is on permanent pain pills after a joint replacement didn't help him. Joints like movement. You should work with a doc, but lose weight and move. That helps. And I could find 100 docs ready to replace my knee, but don't feel it's necessary.

I have little to no pain most days and I'm 55 and very, very active. I lift 2X a week and row for an hour 6 days a week. Sometimes even going on 20 mile bike rides on the weekends for fun. Structurally, my knee is still garbage, but if your muscles around it are strong and you keep at a good weight, the pain can be minimal. And I never, ever take NSAIDs. They destroy your stomach and lead to more inflammation.

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