Glucosamine does actually work quite well, as long as you take it early and take enough for your body weight (neither of which I did).
When it gets to the point of being unmanageable, knee replacement surgery is an option -- it's done wonders for me. But be warned, if you're under 50 they'll give you BS about being too young. Fight them. Tell them that you want the mobility now, not when you're 70. The surgery is also incredibly painful and the early days of recovery are not for wimps. However, if you do the PT religiously, you can end up with painless knees with 95% or better of normal range of motion.
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Date: 2007-11-27 04:01 pm (UTC)When it gets to the point of being unmanageable, knee replacement surgery is an option -- it's done wonders for me. But be warned, if you're under 50 they'll give you BS about being too young. Fight them. Tell them that you want the mobility now, not when you're 70. The surgery is also incredibly painful and the early days of recovery are not for wimps. However, if you do the PT religiously, you can end up with painless knees with 95% or better of normal range of motion.