kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Last year I hurt my knee. One leg twisted bad but it was the knee on the opposite leg that started hurting. No insurance so I did the basics (rest, ice, heat, massage, arnica, good pain creams). It took about 2 months but it finally stopped hurting and seemed to be back at full strength.
Then come spring this year and somewhere in all the early spring work, I triggered it again. I can visually see a band of swollen tissue from the bottom inside to the opposite side bottom of knee. I followed all the basics and got it back under control. I think it's bursitis. A few friends think I damaged a tendon. Anyways, I got it going again and then I got sick. Something about being sick triggered it again. Actually something about that virus triggered inflammation all over.
Anyways, the worst times are when I'm laying down or for the first 5 minutes after sitting. I fixed the laying down by putting a pillow under my calf. It works even though I lay on my side/front. And it has to be under the calf, not the knee. As for after sitting, well for now a staff is helping. But I also let the opposite leg do the lifting, both when standing and going up stairs.
But can anyone point me to a site that would have basic exercises that could help with this? The current treatment will only continue to be effective if I take steps to help the knee. The only exercises I know are for dealing with a sliding kneecap. And I'm really, really tired of this.
Then come spring this year and somewhere in all the early spring work, I triggered it again. I can visually see a band of swollen tissue from the bottom inside to the opposite side bottom of knee. I followed all the basics and got it back under control. I think it's bursitis. A few friends think I damaged a tendon. Anyways, I got it going again and then I got sick. Something about being sick triggered it again. Actually something about that virus triggered inflammation all over.
Anyways, the worst times are when I'm laying down or for the first 5 minutes after sitting. I fixed the laying down by putting a pillow under my calf. It works even though I lay on my side/front. And it has to be under the calf, not the knee. As for after sitting, well for now a staff is helping. But I also let the opposite leg do the lifting, both when standing and going up stairs.
But can anyone point me to a site that would have basic exercises that could help with this? The current treatment will only continue to be effective if I take steps to help the knee. The only exercises I know are for dealing with a sliding kneecap. And I'm really, really tired of this.