Looking for a way to strengthen my knees Hi, my name is Shirley, my knee cap comes out, I push it back and am unable to move it. I have had this happen 3 times to my left knee, and now its my right one. 4 weeks later i still cant walk on my leg. I saw a local doctor and he said rest it and gave me pain killers; I put ice on it ,and elevated , I don't know if this is the right thing or not , is there a way of strengthening my knees with out surgery???????? I'm 47 years old; I dont play sport as the first time I did this was playing net ball , about 20 years ago ,now I have done both in 12 months ,hope to hear from you soon. Thanking you, From: shirley miles - shirls@primus.com.au Story Categories UPDATED STORIES CATEGORIES   Apr. 15 441 ACL injury/reconstruction Mar. 23 19 Anterior knee pain syndrome Jan. 18 78 Arthroscopy Jul. 17 24 Autologous Chondrocyte ... Apr. 26 8 Bursitis May. 23 84 Cartilage problems Oct. 20 99 Chondromalacia Patellae Mar. 15 30 Chronic Swelling Dec. 10 22 Depression due to inactivity Apr. 12 63 Dislocation Feb. 11 20 Iliotibial Band Syndrome Sep. 03 162 Knee Injury Jan. 04 270 Knee pain Oct. 25 203 Knee Replacement ... Mar. 27 142 Knee surgery Jan. 05 28 Ligament damage Aug. 27 159 Meniscus injury/repair Apr. 03 29 Microfracture Mar. 09 65 Osgood Schlatter Disease Mar. 31 23 Osteoarthritis Nov. 28 59 Osteochondritis Dessicans Apr. 08 107 Other May. 11 106 Patella-Femoral Syndrome Jan. 12 33 Rehabilitation/Treatment May. 24 11 Rheumatoid Arthritis