Knee pain - ya I know....

[Soulsurfer]

I think I developed a tendonitis in my right knee. It's been sore to the point of limping lately. I taped it up and took a day off rowing. I think I will go to alternate days of rowing to give it a rest. Maybe ice? Maybe heat? Maybe both?

Beuller? Beuller?

Getting old sucks, but it beats the alternative - death...

[Cyclist2]

My knee started acting up middle of last summer (about the same time as my shoulder). It is worst when I'm walking. Rowing and cycling don't seem to bother it. Well, now that I'm not cycling or rowing I've been walking and, yeah, it hurts. I wanted some lower body strength exercises to keep a little bit in shape so started doing calisthenics type movements, which also incorporate balance. That seems to be helping the knee as it may be strengthening all those little muscles that stabilize the knee.

So you might look up some of those and see if it helps you. The ones I do are squats, lunges (forward and back), toe touches (what we called "potato pickers" when I was a kid in PE class), one-leg toe touches, toe rises, standing oblique crunches, plus some just balance stances and stretching. You can find lots of others. Google is great.

Hope you find something that relieves your pain. Ice after a walk makes mine feel better.

[Soulsurfer]

My knee started acting up middle of last summer (about the same time as my shoulder). It is worst when I'm walking. Rowing and cycling don't seem to bother it. Well, now that I'm not cycling or rowing I've been walking and, yeah, it hurts. I wanted some lower body strength exercises to keep a little bit in shape so started doing calisthenics type movements, which also incorporate balance. That seems to be helping the knee as it may be strengthening all those little muscles that stabilize the knee.

So you might look up some of those and see if it helps you. The ones I do are squats, lunges (forward and back), toe touches (what we called "potato pickers" when I was a kid in PE class), one-leg toe touches, toe rises, standing oblique crunches, plus some just balance stances and stretching. You can find lots of others. Google is great.

Hope you find something that relieves your pain. Ice after a walk makes mine feel better.

I will definitely give it a try. For now I think I need to drop down to 30 min rowing sessions from 50 min. Thank you.

[Dangerscouse]

You will need to ice it if it's tendons, as heat only helps if it's muscles.

I agree with Mark too, some form of calisthenics will be helpful to provide ancillary support.

[Soulsurfer]

You will need to ice it if it's tendons, as heat only helps if it's muscles.

I agree with Mark too, some form of calisthenics will be helpful to provide ancillary support.

[mict450]

Stu is right about the ice therapy. Using an elastic knee brace to provide additional stability to the joint is a good idea. Also anti infammatories post workout.

Tendonitis is a classic overwork sign. They are relatively poorly vascularized tissues that take a long time to habituate to increase loading, especially so in older individuals.. Cut back on volume & intensity, on a low drag factor & increase no more than 10% per week or lower for a safety margin.

Just my personal experience from my numerous injuries sustained over the years.

[Soulsurfer]

Stu is right about the ice therapy. Using an elastic knee brace to provide additional stability to the joint is a good idea. Also anti infammatories post workout.

Tendonitis is a classic overwork sign. They are relatively poorly vascularized tissues that take a long time to habituate to increase loading, especially so in older individuals.. Cut back on volume & intensity, on a low drag factor & increase no more than 10% per week or lower for a safety margin.

Just my personal experience from my numerous injuries sustained over the years.

Thanks. I will try icing. It is very frustrating. I feel like I just fell back.

[Soulsurfer]

Still not rowing while waiting for the tendonitis to subside. This getting old part sucks, but still better than dead I suppose.

[Soulsurfer]

Still down after a week. I am just begging to be able to walk again. Funny thing is that I could row, but then I need to get off the Erg and the pain sets in. Waiting to see my orthopaedic surgeon. Been putting off knee replacement. Might be time for another arthroscopic surgery.