Alleve for Knee Pain

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During marathon training, I developed the dreaded "runner's knee". The pain/soreness is on the left
side of my right knee. I wore a patellar tendon strap during the marathon, and the knee pain was
not an issue, however after the marathon and to this day, I still feel a lingering soreness. I've
only done a few easy runs since the marathon in October. Unrelated, I also developed tendonitis in
my left elbow. My doc gave me Vioxx, which, IMO, did nothing for the pain in either the knee or the
elbow. For the past few days, I've been taking Alleve on the recommendation of my brother. This
stuff is really making a difference! I'm headed to an orthopedist tomorrow, but I wanted to know
what experiences others have had with Alleve or other OTC anti-inflammatories. Thanks.

They do work, but there is some risk to runners who take them frequently. Some runners get used to
taking ibuprofen or Alleve and take them routinely before long runs and such. These are generally
among the safest drugs in existence, but there have been some cases of kidney failure during
marathons in people taking these things. Taking NSAIDS before training runs is not recommended, and
if an athlete is going to take NSAIDS before (rather than after) running, it is important to insure
proper hydration.

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Aleve?! You might as well take jelly beans. Aleve is for housewives and little girls.

I have used PK5 ( pk5.compk5.comOpen ↗ ) for your type of situation and found it to work very
well for me.

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Lewis.

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Quoted message said:

During marathon training, I developed the dreaded "runner's knee". The pain/soreness is on the
left side of my right knee. I wore a patellar tendon strap during the marathon, and the knee
pain was not an issue, however after the marathon and to this day, I still feel a lingering
soreness. I've only done a few easy runs since the marathon in October. Unrelated, I also
developed tendonitis in my left elbow. My doc gave me Vioxx, which, IMO, did nothing for the
pain in either the knee or the elbow. For the past few days, I've been taking Alleve on the
recommendation of my brother. This stuff is really making a difference! I'm headed to an
orthopedist tomorrow, but I wanted to know what experiences others have had with Alleve or other
OTC anti-inflammatories. Thanks.

I took Aleve for about a month and a half, 2-3 pills a day, for what I thought was a
tendonitis-type, overuse problem. It can help tendonitis-type pain and reduce inflammation (which
speeds recovery). I found it moderately useful - however, my goals and reasons for taking it were
rather specific - to slow the progress of the tendonitis so I could finish my season without
injuring myself too badly or having too much pain. If you take it simply to relieve pain from a
chronic/overuse injury like patellar tendonitis, you are setting yourself for being screwed in the
long run - you won't solve the problem, indeed it will get worse, and you won't notice it getting
worse. I'd listen to whatever your orthopedist says; chances are it won't simply be to keep running
and take NSAIDs "N_A_J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

During marathon training, I developed the dreaded "runner's knee". The pain/soreness is on the
left side of my right knee. I wore a patellar tendon strap during the marathon, and the knee
pain was not an issue, however after the marathon and to this day, I still feel a lingering
soreness. I've only done a few easy runs since the marathon in October. Unrelated, I also
developed tendonitis in my left elbow. My doc gave me Vioxx, which, IMO, did nothing for the
pain in either the knee or the elbow. For the past few days, I've been taking Alleve on the
recommendation of my brother. This stuff is really making a difference! I'm headed to an
orthopedist tomorrow, but I wanted to know what experiences others have had with Alleve or other
OTC anti-inflammatories. Thanks.

(Miss Anne Thrope) said:

Aleve?! You might as well take jelly beans. Aleve is for housewives and little girls.

The only thing Aleve ever relieved on me was to make my wallett lighter.

Quoted message said:

During marathon training, I developed the dreaded "runner's knee". The pain/soreness is on the left
side of my right knee. I wore a patellar tendon strap during the marathon, and the knee pain was
not an issue, however after the marathon and to this day, I still feel a lingering soreness. I've
only done a few easy runs since the marathon in October. Unrelated, I also developed tendonitis in
my left elbow. My doc gave me Vioxx, which, IMO, did nothing for the pain in either the knee or the
elbow. For the past few days, I've been taking Alleve on the recommendation of my brother. This
stuff is really making a difference! I'm headed to an orthopedist tomorrow, but I wanted to know
what experiences others have had with Alleve or other OTC anti-inflammatories. Thanks.

I tried Aleve and it worked better than all the rest. From talking to other runners, it seems
different anti-inflammatories work differently for different people. Each seems to have people it
is best for.

Here is some bad news/good news about runner's knee. I had it for 7 years and tried everything
including an operation without luck. The good news is now it is OK. I had thought at 60 years old I
was done with running. I don't know what cured it. I have been doing bent leg lifts with a weight
for many years. I would guess that might be the cure.

jack

N_A_J said:

I've been taking Alleve on the recommendation of my brother. This stuff is really making a
difference! I'm headed to an orthopedist tomorrow, but I wanted to know what experiences others
have had with Alleve or other OTC anti-inflammatories.

For the few injuries I had I took Aleve. It's not clear if they would work better than Ibu or simple
aspirin but I found it very easy to take the recommended dose without having to jump through hoops.
Two in the morning after breakfast and two after dinner - time intervals that require less
remembering and thus not missing. Maybe a few cents more but who cares when you want to recover from
an in jury.

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I have used PK5 ( pk5.compk5.comOpen ↗ ) for your type of situation and found it to work very
well for me.

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Lewis.

This product seems a bit suspect to me. One of the ingredients in PK5 is glucosamine. The evidence
of glucosamine working when taken internally is sketchy at best. I imagine that topically, it is
worthless. I saw the ortho today. He took x-rays of the elbow and knee, proclaiming them healthy. He
upped my dose of Aleve and gave me some literature on injury prevention and rehab. I am going to
join my local health club to take advantage of their pool and ellipticals for rehabbing. I'm also
going to ask about PT.

(Jackhat1) said:

I have been doing bent leg lifts with a weight for many years. I would guess that might be
the cure.

Or the cause.

N_A_J said:

This product seems a bit suspect to me. One of the ingredients in PK5 is glucosamine.

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The evidence of glucosamine working when taken internally is sketchy at best.

Are you confusing something else with glucosamine? Sketchy if taken internally? Last I checked it's
a pill not an ointment, pill or IV. Glucosamine tests have shown some good results but not
necessarily for short term injurie as they take a while to work. for those with long term nagging
discomfort they have worked very well. Glucosamine with and w/o chondroitin have had some good
success numbers.

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