anyone with knee issues?

Have you consulted a sports physical therapist or Sports Med Doc? They might be able to shed some light on how to strengthen your knee. That, and they may be a little bit more sympathatic to your plight since you are trying to exercise and be more active.

What you do depends on what your knees problem is and what you should do for exercise. I have lost all cartilage on the medial (middle) surfaces of my knees. I also tore ligaments when I was in grade school which were never repaired and I have lots of scar tissue and floating items in my right knee space. I don't do weight bearing except walking. The elliptical, bike and pool are my best exercises. Good shoes are my best friends! What I have noticed on this journey is that weight loss makes less pain until my body adjusts to the new lower weight and then I may have a period of more pain until I lose more again.

When I was 40 the ortho told me my knees were 80, now in my 50's my rheumatologist says they are closer to 100!! Good luck with your race,

Hey there! I have chondromalacia patella. I have had surgery once on each knee, once when I was 23 and again when I was 27 (I'm 31 now). I have lost a total of 15 lbs so far and I hadn't had knee pain in weeks. I'm a volunteer firefighter/AEMT and I went on a few calls over the weekend (usual weekend routine) and took a wrong step out of the ambulance on one call and BAM! OUCH!! I did something and now I am having trouble walking. I have been wearing my support band since Saturday and taking vicodin on and off to get some relief...I was miserable at work last night. Lucky for me I am off tonight so I am going to call the doc tomorrow and see what she says.
I totally understand what you are dealing with! I am laid up now and can't exercise but I am still sticking closely to my calorie counting in the hopes that this won't derail my progress. Hopefully you will get thru this....take it easy...believe me..the last thing you want is surgery!

When I was at my "optimal" weight I damaged my knee pretty bad in a sports injury. 4 Surgeries and several years later, I still have problems. I've gotten some relief from the Chiropractor and good shoes - but I think finally loosing some weight will help me the most.

Bad knees here ~ I had a total knee replacement last year after 3 years of dealing with a serious injury & at that time, the surgeon told me at that time that the other knee would have to be replaced soon as well. I had such a hard time with my recovery, mostly due to being so overweight, that I swore once I was fully recovered, that I was going to get back in shape & do my best to avoid the second surgery. I went back to the Dr for my follow up visit a few weeks ago & he told me whatever I was doing, keep it up, because if I stayed on the path I was on right now, I would not have to have the 2nd surgery for awhile. I would have done cartwheels in his office if I could!!

One thing I was told was that running was out, which I hated to hear, because I like to jog. Walking and working the circuit at Curves are the exercise that I do now. The beginning of June, when I started Curves, I was still using my cane. I no longer use it & I am thrilled! It feels so good not to have to use it. I am starting a water aerobics class next week since the buoyancy of the water is easier on the joints. Be careful with the race; walk, don't run! Hope you do well, and feel free to send me a friend request if you like! :flowerforyou:

Dang a lot of knee issues! I'm with you. Know what I do? I cycle. On a real bike, not at the gym. And I swim. I'm also trying to strengthen the muscles that support the knees with some Physical Therapy exercises I was given after my first surgery. LISTEN TO ME NOW AND BELIEVE ME LATER: Whatever you do, DO NOT stop doing your PT after your surgery! You totally need to keep it up. My first surgery on my left knee was five years ago and it has atrophied and is so weak b/c I quit doing PT after I was done GOING to PT.

I loved the suggestion a PP had about seeing a sports medicine specialist. I plan to before I schedule another surgery on my right knee (hey I have a torn meniscus too!) to see if I can avoid surgery...

Good luck to you. I feel your pain!

Yup, I'm 24 and have hyper-extended knees. In my case they've just always been like that, although I think it's most commonly caused through injury? Last time I talked to a doctor about it they basically said I need to make them last until I'm fifty, then can have surgery/knee replacements which should (hopefully) see me through. It's depressing.

I used to play DDR a lot about five years ago - can't do that any more. Couldn't even when I was at my fittest, it caused too much pain.

I've put some money away for moving house and I'm hoping to have overestimated it and be able to go see a physical therapist. I don't want to have to settle for dealing with the pain, I refuse to believe there's nothing that can be done to help it.

I tend to stick to cycling and rowing machines for cardio because of it. They still cause some pain, but way less than the treadmill or running does.

I have a bone disease in both knees that has caused me trouble most of my 50 years. I had the right knee replaced 7 years ago.
I agree with what has been said about physical therapy - it is a must.
I do the pool, pool Zumba, bicycling in the gym, walking the dog on soft surfaces like the ground.
I will eventually have to have the other knee replaced but I am putting it off as long as possible.
However I will still say that knee replacements are a blessing because I was told as a child that when I reached my 30s I would be in a wheel chair the rest of my life because of the bone disease. Thanks to knee replacement I can still live an active life.