Sorry to hear about your painful knees Folydy, I might regret saying this, but I've been a runner for over forty years and never had any problems with my knees, but in all that time I've never weighed above eleven stone. In my opinion it doesn't matter what you do (barring accidents) if you're going to get things like arthritis, you will get it anyway. All you can do is try to alleviate the pain for as long as possible. Like Barry says, wear and tear can and does take it's toll. If it's just soft tissue damage it might just respond to resting them for a while. And avoid getting down on your knees, something I've always tried to avoid. Elasticated support bandages (Tubigrip) will help to take the pressure off them while at work....Good luck Floydy.

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A different problem to you Floydy, I have a damaged knee.

The advice from the docs is however, very simple, lose weight, it is weight which puts the strain one.

The physios had me doing exercises in a pool, it did help.

Could it be cartilage? Slight pain around the knee-and sometimes really sodding painful? Been there. You may have to wait weeks for a referral if it is and then hey ho-a small opp and no pain

I knew a guy who was a runner , he ran daily on pavements and grass thinking he was doing his body good . At 50 he had to have 2 new hips . I think too much excercise can damage your health and damage joints . I look at the runners today and wonder about their health when older .

It could be the start of arthritis Floydy.
You need to get them x-rayed to find out.

You can build as much muscle as you like, but you can't build extra cartilage in your joints. It's not rocket science mate, wear and tear wears out joints and as for cartilage, when it's gone it's gone, so lose weight and cut down on the exercise to eke out the little you have left.....

Sorry to hear about your painful knees Folydy, I might regret saying this, but I've been a runner for over forty years and never had any problems with my knees, but in all that time I've never weighed above eleven stone. In my opinion it doesn't matter what you do (barring accidents) if you're going to get things like arthritis, you will get it anyway. All you can do is try to alleviate the pain for as long as possible. Like Barry says, wear and tear can and does take it's toll. If it's just soft tissue damage it might just respond to resting them for a while. And avoid getting down on your knees, something I've always tried to avoid. Elasticated support bandages (Tubigrip) will help to take the pressure off them while at work....Good luck Floydy.

Yes these hobbies we indulge in do-have unforeseen effects in later life, as does our work. I was a late starter into my disciplines, too late as my body had sort of set leaving me to rely on strength more than flexibilty that was required.

This left me behind those that had started younger and could twist and turn faster than i could. Still have damaged joints in my arms, hands and shoulders from my archery and kendo days, often caused by pushing personal barriers in the hope of higher grades.

Perhaps instructors should be more proactive in students performance, i was shocked when asked to judge a under 8 judo competition at the attitude of attending parents screaming at the kids to win many of whom had tears in their eyes.

But as said these things can damage us in the long term,. and lifting heavy weights is hard on the back and knees, good luck Floydy lets hope treatment can be effective.

Ive also got damaged knees , I loved my zumba but I had to give it up or my doctor told me I would need both knees replaced within 5 years,,

I then saw the nurse about my thyroid troubles and she said I should try loosing weight because that would be better for me and suggested jogging or spinning !

I stick to walking the dog and swimming these days.