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Posted 11/2/2010 10:33 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, I'm new here, but have been on the Chronic Pain forum for a while.
I'm 25 and live in Northern Germany. Since I was 12, my kneecaps have been slipping out of their position regularly. Since the age of 17, I've been having extreme pain in my knees, especially when bending them. In the mornings, I always feel a bit "stiff" in the knees, same if I've been sitting down for a while. Last June, I went to see a specialist. He told me that the slipping out of kneecaps has been destroying the cartilage in my knees which is where I got the osteoarthritis from. Fortunately, it only affects my knees, but it's sometimes scary to know that I'm 25 and they're already at a point where the damage can't be undone.

I think I'm basically hoping for information and exchange of information and also people who know what it's like.
Posted 11/6/2010 12:41 AM (GMT 0)

Hello Áthas Welcome to HealingWell. I am sorry to read of your problem with your knees. Did the Dr. offer you anything that would help prevent the damage to your knees ?

It sounds like you have atraumatic knee caps that are dislocating , or slipping out of their socket ~ just my thoughts. In this case, there was no specific injury before the kneecaps started coming out of socket. This is the type of instability that is more common in women. This can happen because the person is "loose-jointed". You can be loose-jointed in your knees and not anywhere else. Also, another common problem is that the kneecap is misaligned (i.e., tilted or shifted) and that puts you at risk for instability Wondering if your Dr. has provided you with appropriate bracing to prevent these dislocations. Even if it is not very painful, allowing your knees to continue to dislocate can put you at significant risk for arthritis which you already have. However rehabilitation to strengthen the knee may be something you would want to ask your Dr about.
I do hope you are able to find some intervention to stop the damage being done to your knees.

Posted 11/6/2010 8:40 PM (GMT 0)
i was born with dislocation of the hip and hammer toes. could never keep up with the gang but have enjoyed my life a lot. luckily i was a big reader and love to study up on stuff. used to love walking but can't do too much of that. i do swim when i can. also enjoy cooking, baking, visual art, writing, etc. worked in printing (typography) and did secretarial before that. am sorry you have the hassle so young. please take care of yourself.

exercise therapy might help to strengthen the muscles. be very cautious about who you see as some of the therapists don't know what they are doing.
Posted 11/10/2010 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
My sisters had their knee caps slip out frequently.  In later years they were diagnosised with Charcot Marie Tooth disease.  They also have problems with their feet and forearms.  Just wondering if you might have similar symptoms.  This disease is hereditary.  My father and his relatives also suffer from it.
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