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Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Re: Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Post by chakintosh »

anshumankmr wrote: post #88
mcswell wrote: post #73

Anecdote for any runners reading this: I'm a 75 year old runner. (Some young runners might say I run at a jogger's pace, I just tell them to keep off my lawn.) A couple decades ago, I stopped running on concrete or asphalt, and took up trail running, i.e. running on (mostly) dirt. It feels way easier than running on asphalt, much less on concrete. If you're skeptical that running on concrete or asphalt feels harder,…

Alternatively rubber tracks also are great, if you have one nearby.

Or just treadmills, I find them more gentle on my joints than concrete because it's slightly cushioned.

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Post by circlefavshape »

jMyles wrote: post #12
fallinghawks wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The joint at the base of my thumb started telling me it's 60 years old. I stopped being able to open jars easily last year and would like to get my grip strength back.

> The joint at the base of my thumb started telling me it's 60 years old This is my biggest apprehension. I've become quite a good guitarist, and I know that can't last forever. Getting my accomplishments in while I can.

Your accomplishments? For me playing music is for joy, not for status

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Post by dahcryn »

mancerayder wrote: post #78
mcswell wrote: post #73

Anecdote for any runners reading this: I'm a 75 year old runner. (Some young runners might say I run at a jogger's pace, I just tell them to keep off my lawn.) A couple decades ago, I stopped running on concrete or asphalt, and took up trail running, i.e. running on (mostly) dirt. It feels way easier than running on asphalt, much less on concrete. If you're skeptical that running on concrete or asphalt feels harder,…

I'd worry about sprained ankles on a false step or a slippery leaf-rock trap. Is there a technical approach to running in these conditions?

many people try to go too much around puddles, bits of mud, rocks, ... Switching direction is what makes you slip/fall.

Sometimes, you should just focus on going straight, or at least keep your center of mass relatively going in a smooth line.

Yes, sometimes that means going through a puddle or do a small jump, but I find it much safer. Of course, on a potential slippery surface, try to make that 1 step lower impact, basically like an in-between step. This can also imply vary big changes to your cadence, which is not always optimal from aerobic perspective.

Re: Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Post by callamdelaney »

linsomniac wrote: post #27

I have had fairly serious arthritis in my hips for close to a decade now. Cortizone shots directly into the joint have helped the worst of the flare-ups (limping on my way into the shot, having 0 pain walking out of it, lasting a year). 5+ years ago when I was looking for another injection, my PCP said "Well, time for a hip replacement." Now, for reasons I don't understand I think he was being way premature on that (…

Hey, could I ask which stretch it was?

Re: Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Post by elorant »

8f2ab37a-ed6c wrote: post #76
elorant wrote: post #48

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Have you tried mechanical keyboards? They were a life saver for me. I can type more than 100k keystrokes/day without any pain whatsoever.

Yep. On a keyboard with 8 thumb cluster keys per side, and custom 35g switches to lower the force needed to actuate, that helped a lot, but still not enough to be pain-free. Unfortunately once the damage is done on certain joints you can only do so much short of not using those fingers at all. 30 years of hammering keys pretty hard eventually catch up to you.

The next best thing then is to try weight lifting exercises for the hands. This also helps a lot because it strengthens the muscle.

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Post by mupuff1234 »

nradov wrote: post #79
mcswell wrote: post #73

Anecdote for any runners reading this: I'm a 75 year old runner. (Some young runners might say I run at a jogger's pace, I just tell them to keep off my lawn.) A couple decades ago, I stopped running on concrete or asphalt, and took up trail running, i.e. running on (mostly) dirt. It feels way easier than running on asphalt, much less on concrete. If you're skeptical that running on concrete or asphalt feels harder,…

You're not wrong, but most of us don't live near a good dirt running trail so we have to drive to reach the trail head. When we have to squeeze in a run on workdays it becomes a choice between running on the street versus not running at all. Mud is also a problem for trail running in areas that get much rain.

Treadmills are an option. I highly recommend manual treadmills, feels much more natural imo.

Re: Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Post by prmoustache »

elenchev wrote: post #107
cake-rusk wrote: post #89

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Why not take up cycling?

I tried swapping running with cycling for a few months but honestly as somebody who spends a good portion of my time on my ass, often with suboptimal posture in front of a screen I hate the idea of exercising still sitting on my ass with bad posture. The most important thing imo is to find a form of cardio you enjoy. It's not worth stressing over the differences between forms of cardio just find something you like an…

If you are sitting on your ass (as in the normal definition of buttocks) when cycling, you are doing it wrong or you are riding a recumbent.

Typically you sit on the part in front of your hip, which also has its downsides as it is quite a delicate area where pressions on the wrong area could lead to issues.

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Post by prmoustache »

lostlogin wrote: post #116
carbonbioxide wrote: post #103

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isn't jogging more impactful to the knees than cycling? I've seen this over and over.

A poorly adjusted cleat is absolute hell on the knee. It can be difficult to fix too as once your knee is sore it takes ages to come right so it’s not clear if adjusting the cleat is working.

Most people don't need clipless pedals and only do that to mimick pros or because they were told to by other cyclists.

This is stupid (saying that as an ex elite road, track and cyclocross racer).

Re: Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Post by prmoustache »

FpUser wrote: post #94
cake-rusk wrote: post #89

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Why not take up cycling?

>"Why not take up cycling?" I was a cycling maniac for some time. It fucks one up (knees, back, elbows) anyways. After 10 years of that I cut it down to occasional pleasure rides. Luckily all my pains had stopped after a couple of years.

it is mostly poor fit that fucks one up but sadly very few bike shops offer decent fit/positionning before and after sale service.

Re: Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Post by prmoustache »

FpUser wrote: post #111
carbonbioxide wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

isn't jogging more impactful to the knees than cycling? I've seen this over and over.

I no longer regularly jog / run / cycle, only occasionally for pleasure. I either swim or hike steep hills or if weather is ugly just put treadmill on 15% incline and walk very fast for an hour or so. Wastes energy like crazy and leaves my knees intact.

I think diversifying the physical activities is a good thing.

Also avoiding using your domotics, motorized vehicles, elevators and escalators, kitchen/cleaning robots/electric devices when there are manual replacement as well as not using domotic, does a super job on its own.

People have become lazy, pretend they don't have time to do stuff, then have to actually dedicate additionnal time so that their body doesn't suffer from their lazyiness. This is bonkers.

One day my brother saw me shirtless and asked me if I was going to the gym. I said no, I just have 2 young kids, carry my groceries including cat litter by foot, use a shovel to clear snow, use a manual coffee grinder and kitchen whisk and only use my car when it would take me more than 1 hours / 30kms by bicycle, etc. And I had an office job. Being active, fit and healthy shouldn't involve having to "exercise".

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