Knee Osteoarthritis

[Bluetree]

Don't give up on G-C-MSM (must have the MSM!). It will take 1-2 months before you will start to feel it. I prefer the powdered kind because the tablets are like horse pills.

Also, try incorporating some lateral leg exercises. Cyclists are notorious for having weak adduction/abduction and the more muscle support you can give to your knees the better. Good luck.

[Catrin]

Don't give up on G-C-MSM (must have the MSM!). It will take 1-2 months before you will start to feel it. I prefer the powdered kind because the tablets are like horse pills.

Also, try incorporating some lateral leg exercises. Cyclists are notorious for having weak adduction/abduction and the more muscle support you can give to your knees the better. Good luck.

+1 on the lateral exercises, have recently been in PT for assorted hip/back/hammie issues and lateral exercises are now part of my workout routine. Thankfully I don't find the large pills a problem to swallow as long as I don't try to take both of them at the same time I actually don't know if the pills have the MSM, my Dr. prescribed it and the pharmacy put them in a regular prescription bottle. It is called Glucosamine Complex so will look it up under that name and see what is in it.

errrrr - WHAT is MSM?

[Bluetree]

WHAT is MSM?

Methylsulfonylmethane. It is often added to glucosamine-chondroitin to help with osteoarthritis. I find it costs the same whether it has MSM added or not. It makes a double whammy into a triple whammy for the same price.

[Catrin]

I am VERY happy to report that my knee now feels just like the other one Thursday night during spinning it just stopped hurting, Friday it felt even better. Yesterday, with all of the riding and hiking on gravel it SHOULD have bothered me but it felt better as the day wore on - and it feels great today.

Apparently the supporting structure is once again getting stronger to support it properly...whewwwwww!

Attempting to run is now permanently off of my list of possible activities - that is what caused this thing to flare more than a month ago! Thankfully it didn't cut back on cycling activities, but I was more cautious than I am known for...Back to ramping things back up slowly but surely!

I am still taking the glucosamine-chondroitin as I've multiple types of mild arthritis, when when I am out of what I have will find some with MSM as one of the ingredients.