My knee is fucked
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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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@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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@bachophile Just saw this forum thread. Hope things continue on a upward path!!
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@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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@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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@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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@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.
