Manage Knee Pain over 50

Did you know that knee pain is one of the most common symptoms in people of all ages.

It could start suddenly or after an injury or exercise or repeated stress on the knee.

Your injuries could begin as mild discomfort, or favouring or guarding causes reconditioning - (gets worse).

Most sports in New Zealand that require the athlete to jump, pivot and change direction rapidly can cause an ACL injury. Maybe you played a sport when younger and can relate to having knee pain.

Unfortunately some of these knee pain symptoms can be related to ageing, and a sedentary lifestyle.

You don't have to live with Knee pain

Waiting List for Hip /Knee replacement Surgery

This is an exert from the New Zealand Hearald

Health NZ has acknowledged the distress current wait times may be causing, and says high levels of emergency cases and workforce shortages have restricted planned (elective) care.

If someone’s referral to see a specialist is accepted they should get a first specialist appointment (FSA) within four months, the same timeframe that treatment such as surgery should happen if it’s needed.

However, nationwide, more than half of the 42,500 people waiting for an orthopaedic first specialist appointment or treatment have done so for longer than four months.

Don't waste time- this is an opportunity to get fit before surgery.

Have a fitness session with me. Weekly, Fortnightly,Monthly, to guarantee a successful life.

1 on 1 Sessions with Charlie
30 min
45 New Zealand dollars

This is my story of a knee injury

Here is my experience with an ACL injury, which happened in my late thirties.

The whole recovery process started with cycling to gain mobility through the knee joint, luckily I use to cycle a lot.

I don’t know who was in more pain, my wife or me with the amount of” whinging” and “poor me” phrases coming from me.

If you suffer from knee pain you may understand where I’m coming from.

This injury as I said above recovered over a long number of years without any surgical intervention but I was conscious of what I could and could not do because the knee would sometimes pop out leaving me limping for a short period of time.

Gradually I was able to jog and sprinting was a no-no, as the knee would hyper-extend and feel very uncomfortable. Practicing yoga was hard as I could not get into the child pose very well because my knee could not bend very much.

I persevered over the years and fast forward to day I can jog and do everything I use to do without any limitations or pain.

I believe that all the exercise I did actually helped my knee fully recover.

If you know me and see how I move, you would not know I had suffered an ACL injury.

Come along and walk/jog with me in the morning.

How can I help your knees

Maybe there is another option about increasing your strength in your legs to help with recovery.

I know the last thing that most people want to do is move the knee because it hurts so much and putting weight on the joint makes things worse.

1 on 1 Sessions with Charlie
30 min
45 New Zealand dollars

What affect has your knee pain had on your quality of life

I know many people who have always been active, have their lives turned around with knee pain and the reality of being restricted to staying at home.

The struggles of walking with bad knees can include:

the anxiety of crowded places,
the hassles of getting in and out of a vehicle,
walking up/down stairs or escalators
using a walking frame/crutches for support

Rehabilitation For a better Quality of Life after Surgery

Turn those thought around, that I am restricted to doing very little.

Muscle lose can be a symptom of the surgery, due to the fact that the limb has not been moving for some reason. So lets start building muscle into those areas around the joint replacement and make it function better.

There would be a reason you had the joint replaced, now you can fulfil that reason.

Regain strength and reduce pain
Improve flexibility
improve balance
feel confident
gain independence again

Muscle Atrophy

Muscle atrophy is the loss or thinning of muscle tissue, which results in a decrease in muscle mass and strength. Atrophied muscles appear smaller than normal.