[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Nov-15-02 AT 05:50PM (Est)[/font][p]I need some advice from the educated crowd. My right knee hurts whenever I perform lunges or sometimes do a step video. It is not all the time, but it happens frequently enough for me to ask. It mainly gives me pain when I do lunges. I have not been using the amount of weight that I am capable of using because I do not want to make the problem worse. I also am very cautious that I use proper form, do not go too low into the lunge, and do not extend past my knees. Would wrapping my knee while weight training help?
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- Thread starter kristi
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Hi kristi,
First let me say, I am by no means an expert on the subject, but I experience pain in my knees if I do several days of high impact stuff--running,step and sometimes even doing leg work.
I have found for me that if I where knee braces on any leg workouts, and if Im going to do something like IMax it makes a huge diff in how my knees feel afterwards. I forget what brand they are, but they just slide on and feel very snug. I also started take Glucosemine sp? about 6 months ago, and that has also helped--but it will take a little while before you feel results from that.
Ive also learned that sometimes I just cant do all the high impact moves I would like to do! Thats a sucky reality of my life!!!
Anyway, hope that helps some
Jayne F
First let me say, I am by no means an expert on the subject, but I experience pain in my knees if I do several days of high impact stuff--running,step and sometimes even doing leg work.
I have found for me that if I where knee braces on any leg workouts, and if Im going to do something like IMax it makes a huge diff in how my knees feel afterwards. I forget what brand they are, but they just slide on and feel very snug. I also started take Glucosemine sp? about 6 months ago, and that has also helped--but it will take a little while before you feel results from that.
Ive also learned that sometimes I just cant do all the high impact moves I would like to do! Thats a sucky reality of my life!!!
Anyway, hope that helps some
Jayne F
Thank you Jayne F for your advice. I also think that a knee brace will help support my knee and stabilize it. Just like you I have been trying to watch how my knee reacts with high impact moves especially plyometric moves or jumps. I'm only 27 and I want to avoid injury at any cost. I've heard that doing squats and lunges will help to strengthen the area.
Thanks again for your help!!
Thanks again for your help!!