02-29-08, 11:04 AM | |
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I have also had some mild knee issues from time to time. My exercise activities have never seemed to aggravate it, so I never stopped doing them, although I certainly was more careful during times of discomfort. During those times, I would also occasionally due some basic PT-type exercises designed to strengthen the knee muscles (even though, like you said, you don't really feel anything from these at the time), and I have also sometimes iced my knee. It has never developed into anything more serious, and I can't even recall the last time it was bothering me at all.
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02-29-08, 11:02 PM | |
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Vee,
Internet diagnoses are always dicey - but I'll tell you in my experience that knee pain - even occasional knee pain, is something I would take very seriously - and I would absolutely stop doing any activity that aggravates it. I'm 52 - I've gone though a few decades if iterations of joint pain. In my experience, things that start the way you describe exacerbate over time - and once you have a knee issue, there is no going back. FYI, I know longer do fast vinyasa, I used to do alot of step aerobics - I know do that very rarely. You only have one set of joints - once they go, they're gone. Its not something I would play with.
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02-29-08, 11:06 PM | ||
Join Date: Jul 2003
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The issue is most people who come in to see him are people who are either sedentary or whose workouts are gentle. I am not sure he is factoring my fitness level into the therapy he is designing for me. I have strong quads/hamstrings and am above average (not yogi average, but average as compared to people who dont work on flexibility) on flexibility from yoga. I have a feeling my pain is some kind of overuse issue. |
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02-29-08, 11:19 PM | |
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Kuala Lumpur
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Thank you so much everyone.
I deeply appreciate your advice. I am going to have it looked into. I am going to find someone who treats athletes for injuries. I have no delusions that I am atlete-fit, but I want someone who will empathize with how difficult it is for me to follow blanket restrictions. I am not overly obsessive. I dont mind slowing down on things that are really contra-indicated. But I dont want an over-conservative program that eliminates excessively, and gives me only exercises and stretches that I totally dont feel. What you said about restricting just those activities that cause the pain (like fast vinyasa or un/low weighted quick lower body work where I can lose awareness of form) makes sense to me. |
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