Thanks very much for the response. I walked around on the tear for about a year, and basically had it taken care of when I went to the doctor (I insisted on...
It seems that I am once again unable to kneel, and that I can't even bump or touch my knee cap very hard without it hurting me lots. Has this happened to any...
I am the same way, but I can walk and sit relatively pain free. If it doesn't get any worse, I will not consider another operation. The one thing that...
Usually when I have gotten that far on the pain scale they go in and clean things up, scar tissue, bone fragments, and debur. Also, on the remark of the MRI,...
Yeah, I walked around on mine for 4 years, each step making the tear a little bigger. The MRI I finally got after I switched not only docs but med centers did...
My OS told me to never kneel again after my surgery. It puts a lot of pressure on the underside of the kneecap. I confess that I have knelt a few times, but...
I wish NSAIDS would keep the CP pain down in my knee. It doesn't do a thing for me. ... From: Mike Bernhardt To: chondromalaciacommunity@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi all I'm back......! I first posted back in December 2000, after I injured both knees doing heavy gym work... squats and leg extensions. I was in pretty bad...
... Welcome back. I'm Ann. I wasn't here when you were posting before, but am now one of the desperate. I was scoped in Jan. to have 2/3 of my lateral...
Hi Pattie, About the sleeping part. I try my best to sleep with my legs as straight as possible. When I sleep on my side I tend to want to curl the knees up....
I only have CP in one knee. I usually sleep on that side with that leg stretched out straight & a little behind me, and I'm turned toward the bed a little (a...
Hi Ann Actually I DO remember youposting from a couple of years ago. I'm at work right now, so can't answer your questions right now, but I will do. I'll go...
ruby2zdy@... wrote:I only have CP in one knee. I usually sleep on that side with that leg stretched out straight & a little behind me, and I'm turned...
Hi Ann I tried to look back thru my previous posts to try to find some info I gave then about my rehab. Msg #2967 gives a lot of details about stretching...
I thought I'd forward this set of exchanges from the Knee-Pain group (a Yahoo group) because some of you may be considering Synvisc injections. Read them from...
This will be easier to read. Read from the top down. I thought I'd forward this set of exchanges from the Knee-Pain group (a Yahoo group) because some of you...
So I bought the Tony Little Gazelle Evolution off the TV ad and have now assembled it (it was actually quite easy to do, although I recommend using your own...
i am 27 years old and just started getting prolotherapy myself two weeks ago.. it could take up to 3-4 treatments before i notice anything my dr said. the day...
Hi Chuck... Just wondered how much the iagh treatment has helped you? I know you had it done a couple of years ago.... I've noticed you're still around the...
Hi all, I have had problems on and off with my knee for the past 10 to 12 years. Whenever my knee gets quite sore from overtraining, I rest it for about a...
I had unexpected swelling resulting from my driving around for a day looking at property. I didn't get in & out of the car a lot, but apparently the frequent...
Ann, What is the stick? It sounds like it might be very beneficial. 3 weeks also sounds about right as it used to take about this long for my knee to heal...
Hi Everyone, Its been about 7 wks since i had a little bit of cartillage taken from behind the knee cap and some of my synovium as well. I STILL have some...
hi, i just wanted to know what surgeries you've had and where you're being injected. Ive read that they are doing cartillage injections directly now. Is that ...
See The Stick at (among other places -- I'm not trying to sell it) www.thestick.com. They make a variety of them of different lengths and flexibility. I...
Someone on one of these lists once asked whether you should press on a trigger point or vibrate it or roll over it or what. I just found the answer. Press on...
When I relax my leg, my kneecap is very loose (to move medially). So that makes me wonder why (a) I still get CP pain and (b) taping it medially helps. So I...
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