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Posted 12/8/2013 4:32 AM (GMT 0)
excersize arthritic knee ? 61 yrs old; no torn ligaments; bothering me since 2000; pain usually went away after a few days; did 900 jumping jacks in 3 days, 3 months ago, knee hasn't been the same since, pain never completley goes away, hurts more when i use it more , eg, walking 1 mile; should i exersize it or rest it ? excersize through the pain ? thanks
Posted 12/9/2013 3:27 AM (GMT 0)
Hey qmuddy2, you should be resting your knee with slight, gentle stretches to keep the blood flowing to it so it can heal. If you have any swelling than use cold therapy and compression to relieve and prevent it. Often times swelling in the knee isn't visible and is more of a deep inflammation, if you are experiencing stiffness or pain as you sit still than you definitely need to rest and use cold compression. I use a blood flow stimulator, BFST, to keep my blood flowing without risk of re-aggravating it with blood stimulation techniques.
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