About 3 years ago after x-rays and an MRI my left knee was diagnosed as "partially worn out" by an Orthopaedic surgeon, who calmly said this an for me to come back and see him in 20 years then walked out of the room.
Just to give a little background on myself--I worked in a wholesale nursery for 6 years from age 17 to 23 lifting heavy trees (with a helper) (always lifted with the legs and knees as per the correct way-instructed) and also operated a front end loader tractor loading potting soil into the hoppers in the potting machine, and as everyone knows tractors-(Massey-Ferguson) have clutches that you push straight down, well I operated this tractor sometimes 3 hours non-stop.
Then I worked as a truck driver delivering pre-hung doors and mouldings, well I don't mind telling you that some of these doors were pretty darn heavy, you kind of tilted them back and picked them up (again using the legs and knees) carried them to the truck that was probably 100 feet away and slid them in length ways, plus the truck was a Mercedes with a 4 speed transmission.
Anyway.... as things go due to all this lifting, operating, and just plain driving this is what I feel has caused my knees to wear out pre maturely, and now my right one is starting to hurt as well.
Would anyone know what I could do to lesen the pain without making myself drousy, as I am still driving a truck for a living, have a great job that really doesn't require too much strain to my legs and knees, I guess I've got about 17 years left now until they will consider a knee replacement
Anyone have knee replacements? any pain or discomfort after the recovery? Thanks for listening!!

 

In the navy they give you Motrin for just about everything. It works for alot of things, too. I've used it for sore throat, sunburn pain, headache, toothache, and even some slight knee pain. You might consider using nuprin and alieve, too, and switch them out every once in a while so as not to grow immune to them...

 

I eat Motrin like candy sometimes, seems to help.

 

That's why we call it Vitamin "M"

 

I raced motocross when I was younger and then all the time I spend standing on concrete floors in my shop.

 

Worn out is not a diagnosis. What specifically did the x-rays and MRI show? I've had three knee surgeries in my life to correct specific conditions. I think you're too young to have arthritis already.

 

I dont have any knee problems, but i do have a right hip problem (the ball isnt there and the socket is worn down to an L shape). I got diagnosed with this problem at 7, and im 23 now.

VIOXX, i believe is how it is spelled. Works wonders for "arthritis" pain. Actually it is a arthritis pain reliever for the joints. It is very good help when it comes to joint pain. U have to get an RX but try it, its well worth it.

 

I agree that "partially worn out" is not a diagnosis. This guy obviously thinks you are too dumb to understand what a brilliant doctor is saying to you. Go to a different doctor. Get a real diagnosis.
There are tons of over the counter products that claim to help joint pain. Glucosamine (?) is one that comes to mind. It might be worth trying a bottle and see if it helps any.

 

Get your feet massaged by a professional.

That's right ..your feet.

I have suffered from Bobby Orr syndrome for 25 years now.

Both knees are shot > Right knee received major knee surgery in 1968.
My Left knee has had surgery 7 times.
All the cartiliage has deteriorated from all my joints.

I doubt I could have done anything different to prevent this form happening.

 

Definitely the glucosamine. You won't notice a difference right away, but it will "sneak up on you" before a month is up.

 

Funny, I was going to post a similar topic because I have been suffering from knee pain. My diagnosis was not “worn out”, although the physical therapist suggested that “it wasn’t my age but the miles” contributing to my problem. Here’s what I found out in my search to eliminate my pain.

As others have mentioned, try the glucosamine, it’s definitely worth a shot. One 64 year old guy in my karate class said it eliminated his knee pain. For me, it reduced the pain. Before glucosamine, when I hurt my knees in karate (every week), it would take 3-4 days for the pain to disappear. After taking glucosamine, if I hurt my knees in class, it was gone the next day. There’s no “standard” dose, I was taking 1500 mg/day. Others I know take more.

Ask your orthopedic if he could prescribe physical therapy. You could have an “alignment” problem that manifests itself as (or contributes to) knee pain and he/she can analyze you to see if this is the case. Believe it or not, a lot of cases of knee pain (even back pain) can be traced to your feet. Your physical therapist can give you exercises, stretches and/or orthotics to help.

As far as pain medication, my physical therapist suggested anti-inflammation medication (ibuprofen), rather than something that masks the pain. He said the reason for this is that if you take something to mask the pain, then you could go out and do more damage without knowing it. Makes sense to me.

Like others suggested, get the formal diagnosis (i.e., the fancy medical term) and ask for a more precise explanation so you can get a better understanding of your condition. Then, check out some books from the library on the subject. There are a lot of books out there on knee pain with some good suggestions.

 

Just a thought on hip probs , my girlfriend had some surgery on her right knee and had two steroid shots for it and it eat away some of her right hip "socket",she has to be careful for she can dislocate this side real easy.

 

After knee surgery for a ACL Avulsion, the acl didn't give, but it tore the top of my tibia off, I've found that a little weight lifting and streching do the trick. That is, for the most part. Lately, I've had what I describe as "crazy pains". At times I get a shooting pain that causes my knee to give out. My good friend, who is an orthopedic surgeon, claims that this is caused by a deteriorated meniscus or scar tissue that is blocking the free movement of the joint. The only way to fix such a problem is to get your knee scoped.

I know that the muscles that control the knee can cause some serious discomfort if they are not conditioned similarly. So if you do a certain kind of lifting, specific muscles are stronger than others which can cause uneven pressures or loads on the knee. I'm sure doctors have a medical term for this.

What I have been told by physical therapist is, if your experiencing aching discomfort you need to hit the gym and work you hammys and quads and strech a bunch. From my experience, that seems to work wonders. However, if it's a shooting pain. you should contact a physician because you might need to get that bad boy scoped again.

 

Hmmmn......interesting topic. I have noticed over the past 8 months that i have a certain stiffness in my legs. I don't like to have to kneel down low. I can't really pinpoint where the problem is. I am on the shady side of 50. Any ideas here?

 

Rocking M is right on the money.