Knee Injury-Need exercise ideas

akm2007
akm2007 Posts: 5
edited December 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I recently bought a treadmill and ended up hurting my knee using it, I am seeing a chiropractor and getting it back to normal. But in the meantime, what exercises can I do? I've been walking (and even that hurts a good amount). I don't have access to a pool. Thanks in advance!

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  • 0flynnstone0
    0flynnstone0 Posts: 150
    Same problem here. I hurt mine from running as well, so I've been walking lately.

    It's really frustrating to not be able to get the same high calorie burn as before.
  • wedjul05
    wedjul05 Posts: 472
    I pulled ligaments in both my knees from running outside so I know how it feels not being able to run.

    I did a spin class whilst I was injured as it is low impact. I begged my physio to let me go back to it so at least I was doing something.

    you need something low impact. I'm not sure what else to suggest if you don't have access to a stationary bike or a pool. Sorry!
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    You could try some boxing, just without the bouncing around part? Maybe add light hand weights to increase the effort?
  • ashka86
    ashka86 Posts: 7 Member
    I have reserched it after trying to find lower impact exercises. I found like you already suggest swimming and cycling. they state that if you set it up the cycling machines so you don't bend your knees more than 90* it should lower the friction being caused by the pain.

    Arc Trainers and Eliptical's are also lower impact machines.
  • Embera
    Embera Posts: 289 Member
    I have reserched it after trying to find lower impact exercises. I found like you already suggest swimming and cycling. they state that if you set it up the cycling machines so you don't bend your knees more than 90* it should lower the friction being caused by the pain.

    Arc Trainers and Eliptical's are also lower impact machines.

    that must be why mine hurt all the time i si with my legs crossed to keep them off the flor so my daughter dosnt bite them and i also have a torn ligament but mine is from an accident... in highschool i fell bawkwards on some ice and i guess hyper evtended it or something but lately its ben hurting alot
  • ashka86
    ashka86 Posts: 7 Member
    Yeah I tore a ligament when I was around the age of 12 and that was when the pain started.

    I have Chondromalacia Patella and it's the softening of cartilage between the joints so they are grinding together when you do almost anything.

    I learned that running and certain other things can aggravate the symptoms and the pain so I usually just try to walk and I'm trying to become more of a swimmer because it's better for your joints if you swim as opposed to if you run.

    They also state that if you sit too long it can make the pain worse so every so often I get up and stand to do my work and I find that helps too.
  • cannonsky
    cannonsky Posts: 850 Member
    any non weight bearing activity. ie- bike
  • sweetmelissa40
    sweetmelissa40 Posts: 79
    BINGO.. I just went to the Dr for mine today...
    tendonitis in both and ligament strains in both.
    I can't do ANYTHING but slow pace walk or swim until I've been cleared after an MRI...both knees in a brace for extended walking like while I'm at work.
    STINKS!!!! (SERIOULSY, I never knew knees could hurt so much!!)
  • adams4101
    adams4101 Posts: 44 Member
    If you work out at home, I suggest leslie sansone's walk at home dvd's. My favorite is the 5 mile walk. Good luck!
  • Laurej
    Laurej Posts: 227
    rent/ buy one of those arm crank bicycles?

    armcrankcycle.jpg
  • Guthrieanna
    Guthrieanna Posts: 1 Member
    Did the same training for a 1/2 marathon. Sit in a chair and do repeated leg lifts. This strengthens the quad above the knee. Also icing and Aleve after an elliptical or recumbent bike workout work well, this was all the advice of the Orthopedic doctor. Don't rush the healing process. It had to take 5 weeks off by only doing low impact workouts to finally get back on the road. I'm currently running with a knee brace and cut back to 5-6 mile runs from 11.
  • sweetmelissa40
    sweetmelissa40 Posts: 79
    Did the same training for a 1/2 marathon. Sit in a chair and do repeated leg lifts. This strengthens the quad above the knee. Also icing and Aleve after an elliptical or recumbent bike workout work well, this was all the advice of the Orthopedic doctor. Don't rush the healing process. It had to take 5 weeks off by only doing low impact workouts to finally get back on the road. I'm currently running with a knee brace and cut back to 5-6 mile runs from 11.

    This helps me as well...
    Thanks for sharing!!

    Melissa
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