Knee surgery

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by LifeSurfer

it pops and clicks when you walk, stand up, etc? How big are your thigh and hamstring muscles? I use to have popping and clicking and i would stand up then i started to develop my quads and i no longer have it. The way i see it your quads absorb the weight of your upper body when walking, running, etc. The bigger the quads the more they can absorb and little to no shock goes to your knees.

Originally Posted by UniveseQuality

that's a gimmick trick, it doesn't solve the problem, it only disguises it

Not a gimmick.

There's a muscle toward the inside of the leg above the knee (vastus medialis) - that when it is strong, it keeps the patella in place, and keeps it from grinding around in there.

My surgeon told me - do 50 leg extensions per day holding the leg up for 3-4 seconds (no weights)... sitting on the edge of the bed (or whatever), and I would not have any problems. Now this isn't for people with extensive problems - but just for regular people keeping the aches and pains away.

[UniveseQuality]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

Not a gimmick.

There's a muscle toward the inside of the leg above the knee (vastus medialis) - that when it is strong, it keeps the patella in place, and keeps it from grinding around in there.

My surgeon told me - do 50 leg extensions per day holding the leg up for 3-4 seconds (no weights)... sitting on the edge of the bed (or whatever), and I would not have any problems.

how long did you do it? do you still do it? knee surgery is better, no clowning around the problem, it focuses on the actual problem-- the knees and fixes them, not some other muscle, it's like a student who has a C in math and it affects his GPA so he studies hard and does better in science and it improves his GPA but his math remains the same... it's a gimmick.

[LifeSurfer]

Why did you create this thread? You are determine to have the surgery so do it. Have you spoken to a surgeon yet? Let us know his feedback.

[Gabbythecat]

The catch is - after you have that operation you will probably still have to do lots of PT, which can be terribly tedious after a while. Like watching paint dry only much worse (I am, alas, a pro at knee PT).