Dodgy Knee

GarnettFan4Life · May 10, 2011

Anyone had any knee injuries before? Not talking like impact trauma but from running, jumping, getting old etc?

Got this weird feeling my left knee is gonna blow out on me making some weird pops and creaks when I sit on my leg or crouch down and sore kind of behind top of the kneecap.

Played A LOT of basketball from like age 15-27 but nine the last 3 years due to a separate injury.

ARTHY23 · May 10, 2011

Time to invest in some
new knees

Quicksilver · May 10, 2011

I'm 25 and was fairly active when i was younger in all sorts of stuff (ice skating, footy etc..). I had a thing called osgood-schlatters. You are meant to grow out of it but i never did fully my everyday is cracking very loudly. Having issues getting up after kneeling of being on the floor or a low bench. Very short periods of exercise before i have to stop (call me Shaq) and general all around cruddyness in cold weather. Maybe you had something similar. It has also had an impact on how i lift things, for example i try to avoid bending my knees wherever possible and that has had an impact on my lower back as well. To the point at the end of the day once i'm down on the couch i stay there until I absolutely have to move.

In short i sympathise and feel your pain!

lilreddevil · May 10, 2011

Yepp, I've had knee issues since Year 6

Had trouble walking down stairs but I didn't tell my mum until I was in Year 8. The doctor said I had been running too much and took me off sport for 6 months. He apparently said that the cartlidge in my knee wasn't positioned correctly, so I was wearing it down bit by bit and soon my knee would be bone-on-bone. I didn't listen, continued to join the school touch football and soccer team. Really couldn't handle it in Year 10. I was literally not running for a week just to make sure my knee would be fine for weekly sport on Wednesdays
When I woke up, or did homework for too long, my knee would also stiffen up so I had to make sure my leg wasn't bent for long periods of time. Finally laid off for 6 months. Had to coach Opens Girls Touch Football for Winter sport, but it was where I met my girlfriend so I guess it didn't turn out too bad
Final exams in Year 12 also meant I had no time for sport, so I guess it allowed me another 6 month layoff from sport. And knee FEELS fine right now, but you never know, could still be as weak as before.

DGCollectables · May 10, 2011

Hey dude, CMB! Got some new knees coming in.

GarnettFan4Life · May 10, 2011

ARTHY23 said:
Time to invest in some
new knees

Ah get to work will ya, I'm waiting for some useful info haha

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westriot said:
Hey dude, CMB! Got some new knees coming in.

Laughed out loud at this haha

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Taswegian said:
I'm 25 and was fairly active when i was younger in all sorts of stuff (ice skating, footy etc..). I had a thing called osgood-schlatters. You are meant to grow out of it but i never did fully my everyday is cracking very loudly. Having issues getting up after kneeling of being on the floor or a low bench. Very short periods of exercise before i have to stop (call me Shaq) and general all around cruddyness in cold weather. Maybe you had something similar. It has also had an impact on how i lift things, for example i try to avoid bending my knees wherever possible and that has had an impact on my lower back as well. To the point at the end of the day once i'm down on the couch i stay there until I absolutely have to move.

In short i sympathise and feel your pain!

Far out dude, some words in that wiki definition I can't even hope to pronounce. Sounds brutal, thanks for sharing the info.
Virtually all my joints crack, I've just got used to it, but this feels different!

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lilreddevil said:
Yepp, I've had knee issues since Year 6

Had trouble walking down stairs but I didn't tell my mum until I was in Year 8. The doctor said I had been running too much and took me off sport for 6 months. He apparently said that the cartlidge in my knee wasn't positioned correctly, so I was wearing it down bit by bit and soon my knee would be bone-on-bone. I didn't listen, continued to join the school touch football and soccer team. Really couldn't handle it in Year 10. I was literally not running for a week just to make sure my knee would be fine for weekly sport on Wednesdays
When I woke up, or did homework for too long, my knee would also stiffen up so I had to make sure my leg wasn't bent for long periods of time. Finally laid off for 6 months. Had to coach Opens Girls Touch Football for Winter sport, but it was where I met my girlfriend so I guess it didn't turn out too bad
Final exams in Year 12 also meant I had no time for sport, so I guess it allowed me another 6 month layoff from sport. And knee FEELS fine right now, but you never know, could still be as weak as before.

Did the doc say anyway to correct the positioning or too late? Bonus on the GF hookup though haha

I'm worried the extensive layoff may have weakened it and when I get back into bball it will just blow out. Gotta figure out some strengthening routines.

Allstar cards inc · May 11, 2011

I've had knee problems before....just wear and tear....but to the point where I was bone on bone and certain parts of my kneecap felt sore to touch (bone bruising). I had x-rays and MRI's.....but in the end 2 things fixed it....losing a bit of weight and custom made orthotics for my shoes.(Costs around $400) Don't go to a podiatrist though....try and find a specialist in orthotics.

I also recently had achilles soreness in both feet....carried it for an entire cricket season....got new shoes, even rest didn't fix it....went and got new orthotics after 9 years of wearing the other ones and now 'm as good as gold again!!

A_Iverson_I · May 11, 2011

Yeah... I'm no doctor but I would suggest trying some strengthening techniques.

GarnettFan4Life · May 11, 2011

Allstar cards inc said:
I've had knee problems before....just wear and tear....but to the point where I was bone on bone and certain parts of my kneecap felt sore to touch (bone bruising). I had x-rays and MRI's.....but in the end 2 things fixed it....losing a bit of weight and custom made orthotics for my shoes.(Costs around $400) Don't go to a podiatrist though....try and find a specialist in orthotics.

I also recently had achilles soreness in both feet....carried it for an entire cricket season....got new shoes, even rest didn't fix it....went and got new orthotics after 9 years of wearing the other ones and now 'm as good as gold again!!

Had orthotics for flat foot correction when I was younger but stopped wearing them. Oops.

Sanctum · May 11, 2011

I have most of those symptoms in both knees, mainly my left. Mine also gives out on me for a split second at random, causing me to look like I'm trying to walk gangsta styles
Mine got so bad the other week in terms of pain (felt like it was gonna explode) I went to the doc, in my case it's a build up of excess fluid at the top of the knee cap. I can't remember what it's called though, he reckoned it wasn't that uncommon.

OutlawNinja · May 11, 2011

Had both of mine operated on at 18.
Always found that my left knee suffered more since then (jumping leg).
Really suffering for it all now at post 40
Was worth every dunk though

GarnettFan4Life · May 11, 2011

Got a history of Crohn's Disease in my family, Crohn's disease - PubMed Health
terrible stuff, went to the physio when I was 25 and he said my back was more like a 50 year olds (posture, movement etc) what about if I make it to 75 years old wow!

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OutlawNinja said:
Had both of mine operated on at 18.
Always found that my left knee suffered more since then (jumping leg).
Really suffering for it all now at post 40
Was worth every dunk though

love it, the price we pay to soar

ARTHY23 · May 11, 2011

GarnettFan4Life said:
Got a history of Crohn's Disease in my family, Crohn's disease - PubMed Health
terrible stuff, went to the physio when I was 25 and he said my back was more like a 50 year olds (posture, movement etc) what about if I make it to 75 years old wow!

---------- Post added 11-05-2011 at 10:19 AM ----------

love it, the price we pay to soar

so when u get to 50 ur back will be like a 100 yr olds? lol damn bro damn!!

GarnettFan4Life · May 11, 2011

Yep, should be fun!!!!

ozballer23 · May 11, 2011

I've got crohn's and had the surgery to have my large bowels removed, not pleasant! Still suffer sore joints in particular knees!

ARTHY23 · May 11, 2011

dw bro! look on the bright side.. Boston will win the championship this year *awkward silence* ..

i really do post useless stuff.. dont i?

GarnettFan4Life · May 11, 2011

Sad to hear Norm, it might be because a few people I know have Crohn's but I seem to be hearing more and more cases of it, is that what you have found?

My uncle has Ankylosing Spondylitis and my brother has recently had sacroiliac joint 100% fusing diagnosis and other surgery related to it including open wound healing when he was like 18. Brutal since he's only 28 now.

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ARTHY23 said:
dw bro! look on the bright side.. Boston will win the championship this year *awkward silence* ..

i really do post useless stuff.. dont i?

More useful than some....... not mentioning names

ARTHY23 · May 11, 2011

i say still.. invest in some new knees.. i heard brandon roy are selling his..

GarnettFan4Life · May 11, 2011

ARTHY23 said:
i say still.. invest in some new knees.. i heard brandon roy are selling his..

Na, Oden's are on special

ARTHY23 · May 11, 2011

patrick ewings knees are also for sale. might cost u a fair bit since its vintage!

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