| Re: Questions! -- Joyce MacNeil | |||
| Posted by Dagmar Slaven ® , 2010/08/30, 06:48:00 | Post Reply | Top of Thread | Main Forum |
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Joyce, the way I see it, the more quads we loose the more we have to compensate with our knees and hips. The knees take even more of a beating since we all tend to hyperextend that joint to a rather unhealthy level which leads to accelerated loss of cartilage. With each step we take we are getting closer to rubbing bone on bone and yes that will hurt. I did have a number of injections to cushion the knees, when I was still walking. These days I am in a wheel chair and therefore my knees have gotten some relief. I did not experience soreness in my glutes, so perhaps I was lucky on that point. It probably all depends on what coping mechanics we can come up with to help ourselves. I would say that in general most of our aches and pains stem from misuse and/or overuse which is unpreventable if we want to retain some form of mobility. Yes, it stinks, but it is the price we have to pay. Hope you can retire soon, take care, Dagmar
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