I suffered injuries from an accident about 9 years ago in which my Medial Articular Cartilage on femoral side and Discoid Lateral Meniscus in my right knee became soft. I had undergone arthroscopy at that time and a lot of physical therapy too. However, lately my knee has started hurting again. It starts hurting if I stand for too long or walk for a while.
Can anyone suggest any treatments? I have read about HGH injections and carticel.com - but I don't know what the risks or side effects are. Is HGH a steroid? I am only 33 and I need to get back my mobility for being able to perform at least mundane activities.
03/04/2009 07:39 PM
pegleg
Posts: 8
You may want to research OATS and ACI. They are viable solutions for a problem such as your. Cartilage docotr. org is a good website to start with also try visiting kneegeeks.com youll find alot of info on both. Im right there with you and am getting ready to have a modified OATS using allograft instead of autograft, my defect is too large so Ill have to have donor cartilage from a cadaver. Good Luck.
03/10/2009 12:14 AM
Boonhang
Posts: 11
the side effects even in women seem to be very minimal especially in low dosages. i have found this with a quick search on the net although i have been researching it for a few years, lightly though because i haven't felt the need to use it yet. it is not a steroid.
but the benefits come from the muscle development that it brings, and this can be done in a gym to some extent. i have been playing with a meniscal repair that didn't heal (but was undiagnosed) and now a menisectomy and the pain and what not that comes with it.
I have found many things a doc or physio couldn't or didn't explain and one thing specifically is obviously the strong i get the better it feels. moreover, hitting a stationary bike everyday is crucial because it pumps fluid and blood (blood heals) into the knee and for a few hours after i have no pain. in my worst times the pain will come back later that day. this shows me that the more in shape i am and active the better. walking however does the opposite, and its important to note its not the pounding of walking but more likely the fact that my gait is off.
another important factor is certain aspects of my body that were inflexible that i didn't realize. the only way you can combat this is a comprehensive stretching routine and i would suggest yoga. a problem with the knee can cause tightness in the hip, back, neck, foot etc. i have found relief in my knee by stretching many unrelated parts of my body. for example stretching my calf and my foot has yielded huge results.
people who return to sports seem to do the impossible where you just want to have a pain free everyday life but they have the advantage of doing motions daily you would never think of doing so they don't lose these flexibilities and a physio won't realize why you need more specialized stretching where a sports person doesn't even bother with them
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