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
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Former Member
Bad knees here too. Had surgery on the left and two on the right, the latest one back in January. I just started swimming again (after a 17 year layoff) because my orthopedist told me to loose some weight. I've got arthritis in both knees and have very little cartilage on the kneecap. Swimming is about the only thing that I can do with out the added pain.
Just work though it and watch for excessive swelling.
Bad knees here too. Had surgery on the left and two on the right, the latest one back in January. I just started swimming again (after a 17 year layoff) because my orthopedist told me to loose some weight. I've got arthritis in both knees and have very little cartilage on the kneecap. Swimming is about the only thing that I can do with out the added pain.
Just work though it and watch for excessive swelling.
