Supplements that help inflammed tendons, ligaments, soft tissue

[rocknrollgirl]

Ditto on the Lyme....

[RoadRaven]

Well, I can't speak for the diseases and afflictions others are wondering about.

But I can speak from my/my partners experience.

He used to run marathon distances, he is about 10 years older than you, Kaian. He stopped running at about 30 because he just couldn't take the inflammation and discomfort anymore.
He's worn his knees out. If he walks too much, especially downhill, his knees hurt. Sometimes, with certain actions (like shearing sheep) his hip joints play up too.
Rest and avoiding the activity help the pain/discomfort go away. This is why he has come to love cycling so much. He can cycle marathon distances (he does several metrics a week as part of his usual training) with little or no discomfort to these joints.

I would suggest as a runner, you have worn your body bits well, and this is what should happen of course. Goddess forbid we should arrive having never unwrapped our bodies and seen what they could achieve! I don't know why you wake the way you do, but he would wake up sometimes in the night, sometimes in the morning, with similar symptoms but to a much lesser degree.

We both have glucosamine in short bursts to help our aging knees... it helps, but again we don't have the swelling/tendonitis...

Best wishes in the search for a solution.