muscle ache

Hi @youngbob I have Arthritis in my knees as well and bursitis in my right hip and spine, I have found that rubbing Mentholatum Ice gel into my knees and hips helps for a good while, I also take a couple of Osteomol Tablets at night to help with the pain and to sleep, I also have a Tens machine that I put on my knees every now and then, that helps as well.

I hope you soon find something to help

Hi @youngbob,

What you're experiencing is atypical of OA, your weakened knee is putting strain on surrounding muscles and tendons and the physio/exercises you're doing is adding to that but don't stop because it's absolutely the right thing to do. Perhaps try breaking down your exercising into chunks, so do some, have a break then do some more, etc.

I can recommend a deep tissue massage gun, lots for sale on Amazon - aim to get a rechargeable one with different intensity settings and swappable "heads". I find rubbing this up and down sore muscles really helps, as does a hot wheatbag.

Hope this helps,

Jon

Hi Toni, yes that is right, this is the one I am taking I am thinking maybe it is only available in Australia and I have noticed that some chemist stores will only sell on prescription, and some otc https://www.emedical.com.au/product/osteomol-paracetamol-665mg-tablets-pack-of-96/