Hey there
My knees have been quite sore with the swimming ( probably pushing off the wall and kicking drills seem to bother me) My hubbys Uncle is an ortho and he told me just to swim through it ( as I am not going to do anymore damage). Which I am. I guess losing weight is key. Also strengthening the muscles around the knees.
Obviously they don't hurt enough to stop but they are more sore than before I swam. I kind of thought swimming was supposed to be good for this type of thing.
So I want to hear other peoples stories about arthritis and swimming.
Thanks
Katie
I'm 37 and have arthritis in both knees but my right knee bothers me the most. I went through a lot of expensive physical therapy this summer that did basically nothing. :bitching: I was told by my PT that I am a "biophysical nightmare" and that I shouldn't do any flip turns. :blah: I promptly ignored that. ;)
I started cycling after I finished PT and that has helped the most. I've also lost 17 pounds (with about 25 more to go) and that has also helped. In my age-group swimming days, I used to kick extensive amounts of butterfly, but I no longer do that. I tend to do really small kick sets, and when it's bothering me, I don't do kick sets or fly at all. I have noticed that now that we're back inside and doing short course, my knee is hurting more. That's one of the reasons I prefer LCM (fewer flip turns).
My ortho told me that I might be looking at total knee replacement within 10 years and I'm really not interested in that. My hope is that with moderate amounts of cycling (which strengthens the knees) and weight loss, I can keep the pain in check.
I'm 37 and have arthritis in both knees but my right knee bothers me the most. I went through a lot of expensive physical therapy this summer that did basically nothing. :bitching: I was told by my PT that I am a "biophysical nightmare" and that I shouldn't do any flip turns. :blah: I promptly ignored that. ;)
I started cycling after I finished PT and that has helped the most. I've also lost 17 pounds (with about 25 more to go) and that has also helped. In my age-group swimming days, I used to kick extensive amounts of butterfly, but I no longer do that. I tend to do really small kick sets, and when it's bothering me, I don't do kick sets or fly at all. I have noticed that now that we're back inside and doing short course, my knee is hurting more. That's one of the reasons I prefer LCM (fewer flip turns).
My ortho told me that I might be looking at total knee replacement within 10 years and I'm really not interested in that. My hope is that with moderate amounts of cycling (which strengthens the knees) and weight loss, I can keep the pain in check.
