Never had joint problems before but my knee hurts slightly when I bend it. It's a dull kind of a pain that I have had for about two months. This seemed to appear sometime right after I was running. I do not run that much but do ride my bike some.
Just wondering if anyone had any ideas?

 

Did you remember to stretch first ?

Sounds like ligament's top me

 

having had two knee surgeries and pain from years of sports abuse...
Would say it's cartilage tear or at least worn...
but I'm not a orthopedic surgeon AT ALL ! just trying to help here...

wrecked my knew the first time playing football...
the second time was just turning around in the office and the toe caught on the carpet as I was spinning and my knee just flexxed wrong and had to have the surgery again !!!!

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Stay off it for a bit, don't strain it, and keep any swelling down with ice for the 1st 48 hours and heat afterwards...
(Now saying that --- I used to keep frozen gel packs in the outside freezer and every night after playing I used to come in and basically "freeze" the knee to get the swelling down... )
the numbness was HEAVEN - but at the time I enjoyed the games too much to quit...

One thing that helped me was the girl I was dating told me about shark cartilage pills and starting making me take them... lo and behold about 3 months later no pain !
there are many substitutes now for that - look at your local heath food store..

good luck...
that injury will haunt you for a long while if not taken care of --- go see a good orthopedist...

 

If it is cartilage damage, or early osteoarthritis, then glucosamine may help. It is an OTC dietary supplement that "may" help repair worn or torn cartilage. The studies on humans are still underway, but they do look promising. It seems to work on rabbits.

Other than that, remember RICE, rest, ice compression, and elevation. Usually the best thing for it is rest and "tincture of time". In other words, take it a little easier for a while and work back to previous levels slowly.

The advice you got about seeing an orthopod was very good. If possible, try to find one who specializes in sports medicine.

bob

http://www.arthritis.org/research/Re...lucosamine.asp

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshel...25,790,00.html

 

i know you don't want to hear this, but age and body weight also become issues with knees. as we age we are wearing the cartilage down, like tread on a tire. so , over 40, usually wear and tear degenerative things get us. strained or sprained ligaments,or wore out cartilage lining the knee joint....if you have trouble straightening your knee out, like it locks up, that could be a meniscus tear.( bigger piece of cartilage in the knee) ..either way a visit to your local "orthopaedic" doc. might be in order. he may be able to answer your questions, and rule out other problems. and he or she has seen hundreds of knees. meanwhile, aspirin or ibuprofin may help. rest it some, keep it moving when you can.!!
just mho. rick