LJ's w/a Laptop
So it must be time for an update. The weekend sucked. Except for Friday. Friday was the Mad Cowboys and that is always a great time. But, I barely got out of the apartment the rest of the weekend. Saturday I managed to get to Fry's and I actually bought some DVDs to use in my $20 Fry's DVD player. I never buy DVDs and had mixed feelings about doing so.. I mean, I figured I was in a bad mood because I couldn't motivate myself to do anything or go anywhere, and enabling myself to watch even more TV doesn't exactly help. One of the DVDs I bought was Season 2 of Sealab 2001. Man I loved that show.
Sunday the only thing I managed to do was go for a run around Town Lake. Actually it was a little bit farther than I usually go, but not by much. Probably between 3 and 4 miles. I didn't run Friday or Saturday so I really had to go do it. I wish it had been more exciting, or eventful, because it appears now that may have been my last worry-free run for awhile. Monday my right knee started behaving strangely and I fear it is going to affect my running. The good news is that today I bought a knee brace and ran with it with no problems, so maybe thinks are okay. But stairs and steep hills cause pain, as does sitting down. I guess I'll have to get it checked out, but if anyone has any joint care related advice in the meantime, I'm all ears.
Sunday the only thing I managed to do was go for a run around Town Lake. Actually it was a little bit farther than I usually go, but not by much. Probably between 3 and 4 miles. I didn't run Friday or Saturday so I really had to go do it. I wish it had been more exciting, or eventful, because it appears now that may have been my last worry-free run for awhile. Monday my right knee started behaving strangely and I fear it is going to affect my running. The good news is that today I bought a knee brace and ran with it with no problems, so maybe thinks are okay. But stairs and steep hills cause pain, as does sitting down. I guess I'll have to get it checked out, but if anyone has any joint care related advice in the meantime, I'm all ears.
posted by PlaysByEar at 10:16 PM
8 Comments:
Cherry Popper can help you with joint care. And don't talk to Just Nicole, she's a quack.
You never told us what kind of shoes you got.
Don't get old.
Don't use braces, they make the joint weak. The joint comes to depend on the brace for support and gets weak, try some stretching and/or isometrics and see if that helps any
If it is just behind and around the lower, outer part of the knecap, you might want to check your shoes. Just cause they cost a lot doesn't mean they right for you.
Are you stretching? Tight muscles/IT band can cause the patella not to track correctly. My knees start to hurt when my muscles are tight.
Ditto about the shoes.
Thanks for the advice. I was definately in an end-of-the-word-doom-and-gloom line of thinking when I wrote this entry, mostly because at the time the only knee pain I could remember was after running 25 miles. I figured if I was feeling it now with hardly any running at all, it must be permanent.
However--last night I remembered that yes, I have had problems like this before. Back in WI running during the winter for awhile I would end somewhere where I would stay outside for quite awhile afterwards and my muscles would really tighten up--to the point where I could barely stand up straight. I developed some knee pain then. It got so bad at one point that I could barely walk at all for a couple of weeks. And it got better. So I think that's it, I just need to keep stretching. And it will get better.
Asics Gel Empire; stability shoes for pronators
This is a bit of a long shot but if you weren't having joint pain before your new shoes it might behoove you to switch back to your old ones for a while and see if your knee still hurts. Sometimes new shoes can take a while to get used to.
Your laptop might be the culprit. Having something on your lap for longer than a minute or two compresses something in the leg that can exacerbate joint problems--for me it exacerbates my hypermobility syndrome (loose joints)
Try getting a laptop table and not crossing your legs for a few weeks and see if things improve. I've compeltely quit setting it on my lap--I set it on a table or a nearby pillow to the side :D
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