antiinflammatories? Which are the best Knee tendanitus & easy on the body?

[Dave_19]

I have been doing a lot of cardio lately, frequent AM/PM sessions. My right knee is really starting to take its toll, I have a few slipped disc so I usually avoid the treadmill and stick to elliptical. Now its my right knee that is acting up. It hurts to stand at all times now from it, so I have switched to swimming to let it rest.

So far when the inflammation subsides, I figured I would try a knee brace during cardio, and take about 600mg ibuprofen pre/post cardio, along with Icing the knee and soaking in the hot tub. I'm wondering is there any thing better then ibuprofen for this tendinitis? I'm worried about the toll ibuprofen will place on my kidneys. I don't have a problem going to the doc or ordering some thing that will work better. Thanks for any feed back.

 

[thebrick]

I have found that 4-6 grams of fish oil a day help me a bit.

 

[ghostdog128]

Dave,
I have very similar issues. I have sacroiliac joint arthritis now, and I try to limit jarring movements. It's so bad, I can't run anymore and was discharged from the military because of it, I can't even play with my little nephew.

A week or two of ibuprofen won't negatively affect kidney function. I pretty much stay on 600mg/ed for 3 weeks at a time then take two weeks off.

I'm not a doctor, but rather an RN. Try ibuprofen along with acetaminophen, both are NSAIDS but work by different processes. A two week course should not negatively affect you.

 

[Demonox14]

product!

I just got this pils its called "LEG CRAMPS" with Quinineits a homeopathic medicine... its cheap!

Cinchona Officinalis 3X HPUS (Quinine)

for pains in limbs and joints

Viscum Album 3X HPUS

for pains in joints, sciatica

Gnaphalium Polycephalum 3X HPUS

for cramps in calves and feet

Rhus Toxicodendron 6X HPUS

for sciatica, pain and stiffness

Aconitum Napellus 6X HPUS

for pains in joints and legs

Ledum Palustre 6X HPUS

for pain and cramps in legs

Magnesia Phosphorica 6X HPUS

for cramps in calves

They work try it out

http://www.hylandslegcramps.com/

 

[Dave_19]

Dave,
I have very similar issues. I have sacroiliac joint arthritis now, and I try to limit jarring movements. It's so bad, I can't run anymore and was discharged from the military because of it, I can't even play with my little nephew.

A week or two of ibuprofen won't negatively affect kidney function. I pretty much stay on 600mg/ed for 3 weeks at a time then take two weeks off.

I'm not a doctor, but rather an RN. Try ibuprofen along with acetaminophen, both are NSAIDS but work by different processes. A two week course should not negatively affect you.

sorry to hear that, thanks for input.

 

[Dave_19]

I was hoping to get a name of some good scrips I know of vioxx and celebrex but is there any thing better? I need to go to the doc, its already at the point where I'm now forced to swim twice a day for my cardio. The intensity is too high I feel on my upper body I already have a crazy deficit so I wish I could just do regular cardio.

 

[lookingforanedge]

I would skip any and all NSAID's

Do this instead:

High dose fish oil 3 TBSP per day

Bromelain

Curcumin

Cissus

Alflutop

 

[ferd]

DMSO.

 

[Fa Seeshus]

i had knee tendonitis for years. fish oil and cissus helped some.

the precor elliptical seems easier on the knees than the other brands. or walking on the treadmill at a high incline.

if it is the patellar tendon, the issue really is misalignment--something an anti-inflammatory won't fix. the tendon is getting frayed as it is out of its groove. this can happen when you have a muscle imbalance in the quad. the vastus medialis (sp?) can sometimes not be firing at full force, and when the three other heads take up the slack, they pull things out of line. a massage therapist who practices Active Release Technique would be able to address that. using those foam quad rollers also helps.