Bionic knee

[trail worker]

so these days my knees are really killing me,i seemed to have completely fried them on a steep hike last week.
the problem is that i have low cartialidge left in my left knee,and even less cartialidge in my right knee.
basically,my right knee grinds bone on bone occasionally.
as it stands,i don't want to have surgery..which has been suggested by specialists in the past.I'm taking glucosamine sulphate in an attempt to get my knees a bit more fuildity,but so far not so good.
so i'm wondering if anyone has experience with a knee brace that would be small enough to fit under my dainese armor,and still breath reasonably well.

[trout]

I've got a friend that has knee braces with their own removable pads built in. He uses them for telemarking, I'll try to find out the manufacturer.

[Uncle Duke]

you need to start doing physio + leg exercises, especially since you are a young dude.
squats, leg press, individual leg work outs, low weight high reps,. as athletes we can all benefit from strength training, take the strain off the joints by having stronger muscles.....
of course since you are already experiencing problems you need to protect it , a brace will be helpful but ultimately it will be like a bandaid, not a true fix.

hey troutster... if you dont mind say hi to trev from ronnies buddie daryl.

[M13]

aww julien.

work them legs out and go for these. some people i know have them and they keep the knee in tact and not wobble and get damaged

http://www.sportsbrace.com/shop/kneebraces.html

http://www.sportsbrace.com/shop/product2.html

http://www.sportsbrace.com/shop/media/knee-4.jpg
looks very skin tight. hope ur knee gets better.

[hooli]

any knee brace you get should be prescribed by a physiotherapist

strengthen the muscles in your legs for sure.

i've heard good things about lakota joint rebuilder

i know your pain dude...9 knee ops,13 years professional ski patrol afterwards and then i pick up riding again at 36 years old

ouch

[Purecanadianhoney]

I've had a ton of knee problems in the past 10 years and one thing that I know helps a lot is keeping your hamstrings and calves well stretched out. You may also want to do physio to get some strengthening exercises and also to do ultrasound as well.

[trail worker]

Ive been working on my strengthening excercises for the past 5 years, and have taken alot of stress off my knees that way, BUT they still cause alot of pain.the specialist i see says that builidng more muscle won't help,but it won't hurt either.i really don't want to book another expensive appointment just to ask about a knee brace...
i think that i'm going to try to pick up some shark cartialidge from the health food store later today--does it work better than glucosamine?

[Pablo]

so i'm wondering if anyone has experience with a knee brace that would be small enough to fit under my dainese armor,and still breath reasonably well. [/B][/QUOTE]

I wear the GII Paradigm Knee Brace and over I have my roach pads. They feel pretty good and not so hot.

[Damage Inc.]

Braces will help with unstability but really won't help a problem with the joint surfaces. Also, with the condtition is sounds like your knees are in, supplements like glucosemine and shark cartlidge will do little for them. Which is probably why they have suggested surgery for you.

I crushed the end of my femor a few years ago and damaged the joint surface quite extensively. Even with 4 operations, including a cartiliage transplant, I have constant knee issues. Grinding, locking and swelling. Ice and Ibuprofen are my best buddies. Hopefully I will get anothe tens years out of my natural knee and then start having atificial knees installed. Scarey though thought, to be 40 with a fake knee already...

Take the time to get your knee fixed properly now. Your hips and back will thank you in the future.

As Pure mentioned, streching those hammies and calves.

[Oldfart]

Unfortunately I think Damage is right. I don't think there is much you can do when your bearings are shot. GII, Generation II do make a brace called the unloader which I think might ease the pressures on the bone ends, but I have no idea if it works for riding.

You shouldn't be asking for medical advice from us though. Doctors and Physio's will provide the answers and it might be that the answers they give are not good ones.

[Smoke]

PM PT-Colin about it. He's a pretty good physio.

[Zu]

i'll sell you my knees. $100,000,000 each.