Running... and a knee issue?

anewaj

anewaj

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Hey, I was wanting to know if someone could help me out. (I did a thread search, but didn't really find the answers I was looking for.)

When I was 13, I tore my PCL and ACL, had surgery. A year later a bone spur developed in my knee and I had to have another surgery. Another year after that I broke my growth plate in the same knee. They went ahead and broke the other growth plate in my right knee as I still had a ways to grow.

Anyhow. I have finally been 'medically released' and resume a more active lifestyle.

I'd like to start running, and I've never really been the type that runs. So i'm lost at even how to begin, and then the added knee issues. Can someone give me some advice on where to begin?
 
Well,

I started out on one of those Life Fitness Elyptical machines, they are awesome and are gentle on your knee joints. If you don't have access to one of those, or any type of machine that would reduce joint impact, I would recommend walking first, or walking up and down stairs to strengthen your joints. Do NOT RUN up and down stairs, as this can severely re-injure your knees if your joints are weak.

If you are in the obese category, I would suggest walking for starters anyway.

As far as food goes, calcium, protein, and fish oils will REALLY help your joints, as well as the muscles around them. Its weird you asked this because I'm currently trying to strengthen my joints to enable myself for running longer periods of time, and all signs point to what I had just mentioned, especially the fish oils!

However, I am not a professional, and am just giving you information that I have researched and put to the test. And so far, my knees DO seem to be in much better shape than they were.

It always wise to seek medical advice from a professional! But I'm sure they will probably tell you fish oils are good for the joints as well :p

Hope this helps!
 
Hi there!
I also have knee issues, and underwent surgery years ago. I find that walking at a good clip on my treadmill (4 mph) is easier on my knee than running at 4.5 mph. I also recommend proper footwear from a store where they REALLY know about shoes!

Good luck:biggrinjester:
ABBA
 
Thanks for the info everyone.

I actually did invest in a couple really awesome pairs of shoes this weekend. (I needed new non-slip shoes for work aswell) I've noticed just having better shoes on has been making a huge difference in how my knees feel.
 
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