How are your knees!! - Page 3

I spoke to a friend of mine the other day about this : he studied sports science at university and said that riding a bike : will strengthen certain muscles above and below the knee. It is important to do other exercises that will strengthen the remaining muscles ... otherwise the knee can become inbalanced.

There ought to be another option. I know he's just joking about the titanium option, but I don't want to answer that my knees are titanium. I'd rather say that so far, they have given me no problem--no pain, no creaking, no noises. But if I thought they were titanium, I'd probably end up having problems eventually because someone with that mindset is not going to take care of his knees. He's going to feel they are indestructible. And I know mine aren't. After all, I'm flesh and blood just like everyone else. Lance is too. He got tendonitis in his knee during the 2004 Tour, and now he is being very careful in his training. That is the attitude that leads to recovery.

That's the reason I didn't answer the poll. I have normal healthy knees, but I don't take them for granted.

Tore ACL/MCL/Miniscus in high school in one knee and MCL in the other (football). They aren't actually too bad - hurt maybe once every 6 months - but they creak and pop like hell and I'm only 21.

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So far little creaking or pain. Am 51 and have been commuting for over 20 years. Currently 28 kms per day, averaging 4 days a week.

Never had a problem with my knees (except one of my first rides 20 years ago when I set the saddle too high...). Its my feet that hurt on long rides, ever since I turned SPD. I suppose it's because I rarely "step on it" and keep a moderate pace, especially on long rides, that my knees are in such good condition. Climbs can be tough but always short in Israel.

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I'm 43. My knees were great for the first twelve years of cycling. I have had a crunching sound when I squat down for the last four years but no pain. Just this last Summer I was doing some work on the house that had me kneeling for hours on the wood floor. The next morning my right knee was poping as I walked the stairs. Later in the day it swelled and stayed that way for two weeks untill I saw a specialists. The kneecap was off center and the doctor thought I needed a lateral release (surgery). When he got in there he found it was a torn meniscus...very common. He also noted that I have arthritis of the patella,the breakdown of the cartilage under the patella. This was a total shock to me. I thought that all the years I have been riding were good for my knees. I guess any repetitious ( overuse) activity like cycling will wear down the body. I was told to not ride any big hills here in Connecticut....impossible. I'lll try to spin more and take my chances. I just ordered the book by Andy Pruitt The Cyclists Medical Guide, or something like that. I read the description and it has info pertaining to my problem. I could never give up cycling...it's the best sport in the world!!

I had to get my cranks on my bike changed. Mine were too long and it was KILLING my knees.

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Mine sound like I have potato chip bags in 'em. Crunch, crunch, crunch.

You need one more category:
I'm so old I can't hear my knees creak anymore, and having to stop to pee every 45 minutes alleviates the strain on the knees.

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My 36yr old knees are good when cycling and running, but there is still a noticeable grind when extending the leg in a seated position. Can't sit with knees bent for long before pain either under the patella or just above the knee
The only time it's effected by cycling is when doing higher cadence work IE >130. Then it feels tight behind the knee.

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Noises from your butt is likely caused by your diet.........byfred

My 66 year old knees have picked up a little arthritis over the years, and they bother me a little, (a lot in some activities), but they are not a problem with cycling. They ache if I walk and I just don't bother skating anymore, but NO PROBLEM with cycling.........so far.

byfred

I have felt your pain and have tried many remedies the first and most important that I got from Jack Lalanne is calcium intake must excede your phosphorus intake. To accomplish this supplementing is probably necesary because many foods high in calcium are also high in phosphorus such as dairy I found 250 mg of calcium citrate to be enough to avoid the kind of pain that might discourage a vigoruos workout. The second thing which I got from the late Paul Bragg is avoid calcium carbonate which is limestone the main ingredient in concrete, it tends to get rejected by cells and build up in joints. Third do some research on the water you drink and avoid water with high calcium carbonate and or iron this will help keep the synovial fluid in your joints clear. Fourth avoid tea especially black tea its flouride content is to high and flouride when to high can cause calcification of tendons.

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I haven't heard that they are good for joints but cod liver oil is definitly good for dry eyes it helps hold moisture on the eye, omega 3 oils also do this.

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I have heard the arthritis rate in Isreal is low due to higher Boron intake through food grown there do you think it is a factor?

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