Posted: 2/21/2013 5:51:53 PM EDT
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so i'm 27 and yet i have some problems with my knees, they constantly kill me. ever since i was in my teens they always had a tendency to make loud popping noises everytime i bent my knees. now it's to the point where stairs make my knees uncomfortable. long walks start to hurt, i have a hard time running as well.
i dont understand why its doing this, i've never had any issues with my knees other than the popping. never had any knee injuries and i've always been a somewhat athletic guy. any ideas guys? |
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Maybe patellofemoral syndrome Maybe cartilage In the absence of trauma, agreed okay, can anything happen with this? can it get worse? do i need surgery? or can it be fixed by exercising? i do construction so i'm up and down stairs alot and i lift alot of heavy shit so i'm sure that doesn't help my knees. |
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Go see an orthopedic surgeon, you need a history, exam and x-rays, any opinion without those things is useless. Since we're guessing I'll go with iliotibial-Osgood-osteochondritis-pigmented villo-nodular lymphadenopathy sarcoma FTW. unfortunately i dont make enough where i could afford visits to doctors, i dont have any form of insurance either. i guess i'll have to save up or something. i have no idea how much these visits run though. |
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Everytime I have sharp pains in my knees it ends up being a muscle in my thigh thats pulling wierd on the tendons/ligaments and a visit to the chiropractor takes care of it for awhile.
OP get insurance, or get a job that provides insurance. You're going to need it eventually. |
| I'm not overweight and am in decent shape. My knees are messed up. They've been this way for a few years. Stairs mainly do it for me. They crackle when I squat down and the doctor said that's normal (I'm only 22 btw) I went to another doctor an hour away and he took another angle x-ray. He said my knee caps were turned inwards and the ligaments were a little messed up. He said it was actually pretty common. Physical therapy or surgery could fix it. I have done neither because I don't have the time to do the therapy or the $$$ or time for recovery from surgery. It really sucks. I'm not able to walk the fields like I used to when pheasant hunting or go running like I used to. |
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Stay hydrated, take a magnesium, zinc, calcium, and vitamin D supplement, take fish oil and stay hydrated. Take up and activity that provides full articulation of the joint yet is low strain. Hill climbing, cycling or exercises that require a full range of motion in all parts of the leg.
It is normal for knees to pop occasionally and the creeky clicky clak noises are normal too. I would bet that you have occassionally noticed periods where they were quiet and pain free. Google the relationship of Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium and Vitamin D to tendon, ligament, muscle, bone and cartilage health. |
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very common problem called chondromalacia of the patella - basically your knee caps are going out of alignment. You need to strengthen the vastus medialis muscle by doing straight leg raises but with your feet turned outward to concentrate on the inner lower thigh. Doing squats and leg extensions will only aggravate the problem so avoid them until you restore the alignment |
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Quoted: I'm not overweight and am in decent shape. My knees are messed up. They've been this way for a few years. Stairs mainly do it for me. They crackle when I squat down and the doctor said that's normal (I'm only 22 btw) Nope, I'm 20 years older (get your shitty knees off my grass) and mine do nothing of the sort... |