Where I used to work I had to file for 2 hours a day, and kneel to get things off a printer everyday. Well my knee popped and it's hurt ever since. Sometimes it feels wet, but really isn't. I went to the doctor and he said that I may be losing the cartilage in my knee's. I am too young for this to happen! He gave me some meds to help, but now they aren't working. I don't have time for surgery (he wanted to scope my knee) so I need some alternatives. I've heard of glucosamine and condroiten, but what else is there that I can take to help with the pain and maybe circumvent surgery?
2006-09-20 09:16:58 · 7 answers · asked by Motherof2 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I already have inserts for my shoes. Have had them since I was in jr high. They do help, it's just now that my knees have started going south.
2006-09-20 09:31:39 · update #1
By the way....I'm 5' 4" and weigh 116 lbs.
So it's not a weight problem.
2006-09-20 09:34:01 · update #2
glucosamine and condroiten if taken for a few weeks will help to ease the pain, but there is also an old wive's tale that I have never tried, but my southern grandma swears works. this is weird, but: sleep with a bar of soap on the mattress next to your knees. Good luck to you.
2006-09-20 09:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem. The docter got me some special knee braces. I also when to therapy and had some at home exercises to do. I also had to get inserts for my shoes to increase the arch in my foot. I would see if you can get into therapy. I am only 21 and have had problems with my knees since I was 14. After therapy they got alot better and now I do my exercises every day to keep up on them.
2006-09-20 09:23:46 · answer #2 · answered by Girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this would be a case of patellafemoral syndrome, the place the articulation between the knee cap and the tip of the femur isn't congruent. it incredibly is regularly extra usual in women by way of our structural alterations. yet, it may additionally be led to by making use of weak spot in one particular component to the quadriceps besides as tightness of the iliotibial band on the outer component to the leg. soreness regularly happens while the quadricpes are required to be lively...going up and down stairs, getting up and down from a chair, etc. It additionally seems such as you go with further assessment to verify there is no structural injury including a torn meniscus. whether that's the two of the above, the next step in care could be actual scientific care the place extra palms on examination may well be completed so as to attempt to mind-blowing the priority and cut back soreness.
2016-10-01 04:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by schnetter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem and this is what i did:
I took glucosamine of Amway for 3 months.... it was very effective.
I did knee and thigh strengthening exercises.
I lost a couple of pounds.
I completely stopped taking butter, ghee all types of fats.
I regularly took soaked methi seeds.
I used knee braces.
2006-09-20 09:29:57 · answer #4 · answered by chweetestme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-20 20:18:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an MRI, that's the only way to see what's the matter, don't settle for an Xray.
2006-09-20 09:18:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you need to check with a doctor
2006-09-20 09:20:09 · answer #7 · answered by Linda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋