Bad Knees?
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GMP
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Glucosemine/Chondroitin/Vitamin C. 2-3 a day with food. Depending on the person, improvement is felt in 2 - 3 weeks. Keeps me going and I wrecked a knee when I was 19, long before modern surgical techniques. When I got back into riding about 11 years ago, I would limp into work Monday morning. Now I run about 3 miles a day on a treadmill at lunch. Good Luck.
I will give it a try.
JoshP
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I will third the glucosamine statement! I'm not an old man yet but skiing from the age of 2 really does a number on the old knees. I actually gave glucosamine to my dog when she got older and the improvement was unbelievable. Went from creeping onto the couch to full on running jump to the couch in just a couple weeks.
MattR
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My knees are sensitive too while riding and found a taller seat helped a lot for me. Going from sitting to standing with a stock seat caused too much stress on my knees.
A good ointment that I use on sore knees, hands, feet, etc.. is called "Blue Emu". It comes in a round container and is blue in color. The emu oil helps the ointment soak in quickly and it provides good pain relief. It's odorless and doesn't get hot like other creams.
Here is more info on Blue Emu:
http://www.blue-emu.com/why_blueemu.html
According to their site:
It contains two key ingredients: Glucosamine and MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane)... two of the most widely used natural supplements for pain relief, inflammation and tissue repair. Emu oil is the transport mechanism that delivers these repair components directly to the source of your pain.
A good ointment that I use on sore knees, hands, feet, etc.. is called "Blue Emu". It comes in a round container and is blue in color. The emu oil helps the ointment soak in quickly and it provides good pain relief. It's odorless and doesn't get hot like other creams.
Here is more info on Blue Emu:
http://www.blue-emu.com/why_blueemu.html
According to their site:
It contains two key ingredients: Glucosamine and MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane)... two of the most widely used natural supplements for pain relief, inflammation and tissue repair. Emu oil is the transport mechanism that delivers these repair components directly to the source of your pain.
KicksonR66
New member
Omega 3 is great for a host of things, heart, skin, cholesterol........the list is long.
A good excercise for your knees: Stand with feet together or close to it, put the palms of your hands on your knees and with your knees slightly bent rotate your knees in a circular motion each direction. This promotes your bodies natural lubrication to the knees.
A good excercise for your knees: Stand with feet together or close to it, put the palms of your hands on your knees and with your knees slightly bent rotate your knees in a circular motion each direction. This promotes your bodies natural lubrication to the knees.
MattR
Super Moderator
Holy cow man!!!!!! This stuff was $24.99 a bottle. So I got it and the omega 3 and the vitamin C. This better work.
You must have bought the industrial sized, body dip container...
I picked mine up from my local drug store (I think Walmart has it too) for about $15 for the 4oz. container/little tub. A little pricey but lasts a long time and works great for me. Just scoop up a gob of it and apply to any sore area.
Not recommended for monkey butt
Boomhauer
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You must have bought the industrial sized, body dip container...
I picked mine up from my local drug store (I think Walmart has it too) for about $15 for the 4oz. container/little tub. A little pricey but lasts a long time and works great for me. Just scoop up a gob of it and apply to any sore area.
Not recommended for monkey butt
Traitor what in the world are you talking about? I was talking about the Gluco pills.
Nice Glenn! I wonder if my wife would by that our dog's need a new Gas Gas?
GasGas
New member
Has anyone here ever had a problem with Patella Tendonitus? I have to kneel at work alot (Carpenter) As well as climb, run up and down countless stairs. After almost 6 months of Physio I'm getting a little frustrated. After riding in the fall, I could hardly walk. Same when I get home from work. If anyone has any experience with this it would be greatly appretiated. It's alot more fun racing with the daughter than watching. Altough I'm happy to do the latter.
Dingo
New member
Ok, I'm not joking here, but my doc gave me a tub of blue ointment that they use on horses when they sprain their joints. Maybe its the same stuff?
Now I just by it from the local horse doctor! Its cheap! I take a tub and they scoop it in. He makes it himself, but says they use it worldwide.
Works a treat!
Bit worried about the tail though...
Now I just by it from the local horse doctor! Its cheap! I take a tub and they scoop it in. He makes it himself, but says they use it worldwide.
Works a treat!
Bit worried about the tail though...
For those of you who have osteoarthritis that has made your knees too painful for pill therepy see your orthopedic doc and ask about Halyuronic Acid shots. This is called viscosupplementation therepy and involved a series of injections directly into the affected knee.
The shots are quite painful, but they have extended my ability to ride and delayed the eventual knee replacement surgery that may spell the end of my riding days. When that happens I'll have to graduate down to a side-by-side.
See http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000801/565.html
The shots are quite painful, but they have extended my ability to ride and delayed the eventual knee replacement surgery that may spell the end of my riding days. When that happens I'll have to graduate down to a side-by-side.
See http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000801/565.html
