tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142068982446715373.post6536009494933235486..comments2024-03-13T11:19:08.598-07:00Comments on Saving My Knees: Celebrating “Take Knee Pain Seriously Day"Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960907174716515553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142068982446715373.post-82691429542553452992013-02-06T17:44:20.826-08:002013-02-06T17:44:20.826-08:00Thank you for your blog. I stumbled onto it when I...Thank you for your blog. I stumbled onto it when I had nowhere else to turn. After reading it a few hours I started riding my exercise bicycle a half hour a day. (no load, effortless pedaling. A couple days after I started I was walking at work and I was perplexed. My knees felt supergreased. Then I remembered what you said about new knees. I try to be more careful with them now so they can heal.perplexedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641771163793394281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142068982446715373.post-66276350606807064902012-12-23T12:29:35.587-08:002012-12-23T12:29:35.587-08:00Sounds good!
One of my challenges that I had to ...Sounds good! <br /><br />One of my challenges that I had to overcome was that I thought about knee pain mainly only for the 30 minutes I was doing my therapy exercises. I thought i was doing all I could and I let knee pain take a back seat while other matters took my attention. <br /><br />Then finally I took on what I call a Totally Obsessed approach in which I engaged with my knee pain intellectually, emotionally and physically. So, I read about knee pain and did research and watched YouTube videos and read books (that is how I found Richards book), I journaled about how my knee was doing and where exactly it hurt during or after what activity. <br /><br />I got better aquainted with my knee pain by giving names to the different pain locations -- so for example instead of just saying "IT HURTS!" I would pay attr to To exactly where it hurts and give it a name.... So then later if I do something and my knee hurts in the same place it's something I'm acquainted with, can possible see patterns, and can recognize improvement over time. For example, a pain I named Snappy used to speak up when I did a gentle leg press, but, then over time Snappy spoke more and more quietly until finally one day Snappy stayed sleeping through the whole routine. <br /><br />I tried different types of exercises and journaled about how my knee was reacting. I tried different types of knee therapy. I kept going to check ups with my doctor to keep her informed as to how I am doing. <br /><br />If someone asked me how my knee was doing, instead of a vague answer, I could pinpoint my progress and what my next steps were going to be. <br /><br />My knee finally made major improvements over many months. Unfortunately I had a huge setback so my journey is not over yet. But, now knowing that this Totally Obsessed technique works I am very encouraged and I know for a FACT that it is possible for me to walk without pain. I will try again and hope to reach even higher levels of knee health and be able to once again go dancing! :)Knee Painhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066045373606837267noreply@blogger.com