Falling apart again...

[azurelunatic]

My right knee has decided that it does not approve of this little scheme of mine, this "walking a lot every day" thing, especially the "walking quickly" bits. It's been clicking some, and aching, from "I just kinda feel funny" to "I can still walk but I'd appreciate knowing where my cat hid my walking stick."

Sadly, it's a bit of a catch-22 situation. As I'm relatively heavy, my knee is rebelling, but I won't reduce the load on the knee unless I walk enough to make a difference. Which I have been, despite the knee. It's in the category of "minor recurring annoyance", not "major crippling thing" as my foot injury was last summer (which was very bad for me, physically, since I couldn't walk, and I rely on walking to keep me healthy as well as for transportation). I intend to be sensible, though, and not go out of my way to do things to piss my knee off.

Comments

[calligrafiti.livejournal.com]

Have you been fitted at a good sports shoe place for walking shoes? Where they check your pronation and shoe wear patterns? 'Cause good walking shoes, while they'll cost ya, can make all the difference on your knees. I had some major knee pain when I was trying to get my walking distance up, and getting properly fitted in shoes with the right kind of support made a huge difference.

Also, you might want to look into supplements for your joints. I'd say what ones, but the name's escaping me at the moment. Chondritin or suchlike.

[azurelunatic]

Hm. No, I haven't. I should probably look into that in the next few months.

Until just a little while ago, I've thought of my walking as commuting, and not really as something major I was doing with my body.

[kdorian.livejournal.com]

Much much sympathy. I am likewise heavy with a wonky knee, which I have finally tracked down to a combination of a fall last year plus no longer driving a manual transmission (I am NEVER getting an automatic again).

I have an exercise machine that will let me build my knee back up - if only my knee were in good enough shape that I could use it!

[azurelunatic]

Yep, 22s caught for fun and profit! If you want to stay there, you're crazy enough to go home; if you try to prove yourself crazy enough to go home, you're sane enough to stay. (I love classic novels.)

[azurelunatic]

A year later, plus the reformatting of the way I walk, has resulted in the knee working well again, with no indication that it was wonky.