Knee Pain

[Lancstree]

I'm taking Ibuprofen at the moment but will get a doctors appointment ASAP (very difficult nowadays) and ask for an Xray. In the meantime I'll start stretching more before and after work. Cheers all for the advice

[treedave]

If you can get your doc to refer you to a knee specialist you'll get a better long term result (scans showing soft tissue issues rather than X rays etc), if it does take longer. Other than that, fish oil, glucosamine and walking poles for days on the hill all working here.

Orthotic inserts sorted my lower back / hamstring pain and all free on the NHS if you can get to see the foot doc, may help your knees - the specialist would spot it in minutes.

Good luck

[Gregsie]

Reccomend you try a visit to a sports physio as well as going to your doctor. They should be able to give you a diagnosis on the problem and advise you on the right stretches plus give you ultrasound or tens pain relief.

 

I found that if you tell your doctor that you've been to a physio and tell them what they reckon the diagnosis is it tends to speed the system up a bit.

 

It will probably cost you £30 a visit, but is a damn site quicker than waiting to get refered to a NHS physio.

[Lancstree]

Was thinking of physio actually. I don't mind paying that once or twice but don't want it to mount up. Knee specialist is the way forward though for long term health and fitness. Need to change my doctor because I don't understand a word he's saying and I don't think he understands me either!

[Mr Ed]

Mine dont hurt (much) but it crunches and crackles when I straighten up the joint. sounds pretty unpleasant. I'm certain its years of locked knees on spikes, and shock loads / impacts.

[Bermy]

Oh the knees!

 

I've had three arthroscopic surgeries...more from years of landscaping and field hockey than tree work, I find climbing eases up my knees actually!

 

Ditto the physio, find a sports one, someone who is actually an athlete as well if at ALL possible. They understand when you tell them what kind of work we do! If they can't releive your problem after a reasonable amount of time, then MRI and referal to an orthopedic surgeon is next, forget regular doc, this is a specialty.

 

Ditto the stretching and strengthening, I have several kinds of stretches and exercises to do to keep, the 'elastic bands' tight, too bad knees don't come with a grease nipple and a tension screw!

[THE88MAN]

i agree with MB on this one,5 years of back trouble,nearly finished me,adapted work practises and touch wood now nearly 40 feel as fit as i ever have

[willappleby]

Got very uncomfortable pain in the knees when I climbed a mountain in Norway and I've had it in the Lake District too. Its just come about again this week as we are climbing in and out of a river(dyke) and yanking limbs out etc. Is this a common complaint in arb? I reckon spiking doesn't help but then there are people who have spiked for decades without problems.

 

hi there lancstree

i am 53 and thought my knees were shot , got so bad some times just couldent walk without falling over then couldent get up without help .Started going to the gym when my knees were having goods days and havent looked back ,dont get me wrong still have to be carefull but am a thousand times better , it seems talking to the lads at the gym allthough you may have strong leg muscles it can be the small muscles you dont use in your job that cause the problem , give it a try you have nothing to lose and its good for the heart as well , i found it a bit , let me know how you get on

embarrising at first

[Lancstree]

Hmm perhaps that would help but I always seem to do myself more damage than good in the gym. Before Norway I was doing kung fu style horse-stance for about 3 minutes every day with my back to the wall and my legs bent at 90 degrees. When you stand up after that the burn is incredible and stretching feels a bit easier, but again I don't know if this did more harm than good

[Topcat]

Have a great and cheap health plan. was seen by the

consultant on tues had keyhole surgery 2 days later. following week flew to florida. Best thing that I did, knee had been playing up for years. If I had paid it would have only been about £2k. not that much when

you think what 3 months waiting on the NHS would cost you in lost earnings