Stiff sore knees

Rennatisawesome

Anyone else have oa in their knees? How does it affect you and what do you do for it?

Ellen

Hello @Rennatisawesome

Gosh yes quite a few people have joined in the last day or so with Osteoarthritis in their knees (one or both) like yourself.

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/56710/struggling

This is quite a long current thread which:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/54276/too-young-for-partial-knee-replacement

and this one too has lots of contributors:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/53410/best-pain-relief-for-arthritic-knees

Do please join in on any of these threads everyone who posts here wants to engage with others.

Best wishes

Ellen.

frogmorton

Hello @Rennatisawesome

My arthritis is inflammatory so my knees flare up and down and will continue to do that until they need surgery, but pain is still pain isn't it?

When they are sore I do a variety of things. Sometimes a warm wheatbag helps (the kind you microwave) sometimes an ice pack in a teatowel is better. I also have some tubigrip which I use rarely if I am in real trouble and make sure I walk every day even if it's not far.

I have also got through more than one tens machine over the years and do the stretches and exercises on this site.

I am sure some of the people in those links from Ellen might be happy to talk to you about their experiences too and if you've got any tips for us please do share them.

Take care

Toni xx