My knee is fucked
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@jon-nyc said in My knee is fucked:
Speaking of gone with the wind, you won’t play Rhett Butler in the remake either.
But I understand your point. I have some permanent limitations with my shoulder due to a torn rotator cuff.
Let me tell you about shoulder replacements...
@Jolly said in My knee is fucked:
Let me tell you about shoulder replacements.
Most rotator cuff injuries get better over time - the strained muscle heals and the torn muscle scars down. In fact, I remember reading a statistic that over 50% of the population over the age of 60 has had a rotator cuff injury - usually subclinical.
Don't quote me on the statistic, but I just recall it being a really high number.
But...
If it doesn't heal, the cuff no longer supports the humerus and you start getting "rotator cuff arthropathy."
You have bone on bone arthritis, and there's only one definitive treatment for that.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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I'm still running - but a couple of weeks ago there was a guy walking behind me - about 100 feet back - I ran another couple of miles - and there he was - about 100 feet back. Long gone are the days of "no one passes" or "catch up with woman with the nice legs." While I have a couple of nice bikes, I'm probably going to get rid of them next spring. I just don't like what happens when they interact with automobiles or when we bounce of the pavement. It's not conducive to long-term health. I suspect my next cardio will be walking on incline, hiking, rucking, and erg-rowing. There might be a treadmill (my nemesis) - where I walk on an incline.
My lifting continues though I probably need to map out a better workout schedule. I suspect I'm overdoing things a bit. I may wait until I injure myself to sort that out - as that seems to be most people's preferred strategy.
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@Jolly said in My knee is fucked:
Let me tell you about shoulder replacements.
Most rotator cuff injuries get better over time - the strained muscle heals and the torn muscle scars down. In fact, I remember reading a statistic that over 50% of the population over the age of 60 has had a rotator cuff injury - usually subclinical.
Don't quote me on the statistic, but I just recall it being a really high number.
But...
If it doesn't heal, the cuff no longer supports the humerus and you start getting "rotator cuff arthropathy."
You have bone on bone arthritis, and there's only one definitive treatment for that.
@George-K said in My knee is fucked:
I remember reading a statistic that over 50% of the population over the age of 60 has had a rotator cuff injury - usually subclinical.
Don't quote me on the statistic, but I just recall it being a really high number.
CLOSE
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/partial-rotator-cuff-tear
One study that examined MRI scans from people over age 60 found that more than 50 percent had partial tears of their rotator cuff tendons and never knew it.
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started PT. Began with ultrasound directed to the joint, not sure what that’s about, then assessment of muscle tone ( my quads are fine, hamstrings weak), being taught exercises to strengthen hams, and kinesiology tape the joint ( another weird idea) but overall seems to me my limp is less pronounced, although stairs are still a bitch.
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started PT. Began with ultrasound directed to the joint, not sure what that’s about, then assessment of muscle tone ( my quads are fine, hamstrings weak), being taught exercises to strengthen hams, and kinesiology tape the joint ( another weird idea) but overall seems to me my limp is less pronounced, although stairs are still a bitch.
@bachophile Just saw this forum thread. Hope things continue on a upward path!!
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Kidding, of course. And sorry to hear, of course. It's funny you mention the running thing. Between 2007 and 2017 I did like 8 marathons, a couple triathlons, and a bunch of half marathons, and I remember my last race (the NYC marathon), I got back to my wife's uncle's condo, clearly my legs are shot and I'm hobbling around, and the first thing he says, not in a mean way, was... "this is why I don't run, I want to use my knees when I'm older". That has stayed with me. I still run a bit, but have tried to shift into biking and would love to eventually get into rowing (or just swimming) when I have more time.
@89th said in My knee is fucked:
would love to eventually get into rowing
Get a Concept 2 rowing machine. Highly recommended.
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@bachophile Just saw this forum thread. Hope things continue on a upward path!!
@taiwan_girl said in My knee is fucked:
@bachophile Just saw this forum thread. Hope things continue on a upward path!!
Well just a little shy of two weeks post acute event. Doing much better. Today was the first day that I was able to tackle stairs like a normal person, left right left right instead of going one step at a time with weight on the better foot.
Have had two PT sessions and I have daily exercises to do, actually twice a day, to strengthen leg muscles. Limp much less pronounced, so things are improving. Still feel the knee is sensitive to full weight bearing but that’s going to take time.
Hopefully this improvement will continue.
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So maybe this could have been the next post in LDs knee thread. But I decided I needed a thread of my own. Call it knee vanity.
So…posterior root medial meniscus tear. walking up steps and felt a sharp pain and bang, couldn’t put any weight on the leg. Managed to organize an MRI the next day and here i am.
Had a long consult with the head of the joint clinic in my hospital. Bottom line it’s not really amenable to arthroscopy and best bet would be conservative management and PT and wait it out several months. Chance it may heal and return to normal function. Otherwise it will probably be arthroplasty. New knee.
Needless to say I’m not particularly happy about this. But for the time being I’m set on being a good boy with PT and have taken off from work to just rest at home.
age is not for the feint of heart.
I don’t regret my years of running on asphalt but it’s all probably a result of repeated wear and tear.
so to you youngins, don’t run. Stay home and get fat.
@bachophile said in My knee is fucked:
Had a long consult with the head of the joint clinic in my hospital.
Makes me wish I was a doctor. All that us non meds would get is a "looks like it may be an issue, I'll order more tests."
Hanukkah sameach! Bach.
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@bachophile said in My knee is fucked:
Had a long consult with the head of the joint clinic in my hospital.
Makes me wish I was a doctor. All that us non meds would get is a "looks like it may be an issue, I'll order more tests."
Hanukkah sameach! Bach.
@Tom-K it helps that I know all these guys personally. The problem is I’m getting to an age where I’m the oldest one around and there’s are lots of young people that I don’t know. This guy I just picked up the phone and called and he said come in tomorrow.
