Current Events > When did your knees betray you?

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Not yet, but the last marathon definitely left me more sore then the previous ones, so age is starting to catch up to me now that I'm pushing 40.

Oh shit, this accidentally became a humble brag.

Last time I was trying to get a washing machine in a van.

I used to be able to step up into the van backwards while holding one end of the washing machine with ease but last time I tried my knees gave way and had to get it in a less dignified way.

Whenever Im at a build site I wear kneepads and eye protection and get flak for it but I figure the last laugh will be mine.

33 and my knees are still good. It's my damn ankles though. They've been a killer for me since my late teenage years, and regularly playing soccer did not help at all.

21-22, not so much my knees but a combination of my IT band, half ass stretching after XC and track practice, and that final growth spurt where I went from 6'3" to 6'7".

41 and getting an MRI on my left knee for torn meniscus and arthroscopy.

My knees are fine. My lower back hurts tho. Prob from bad posture and taking height drops as a teen

They asked me for three dollars and fifty cents. That was when I realised they weren't my knees, they were a giant crustacean from the Paleolithic Era.

Basically since birth. My knees hyperextend. Didn't learn this until after I tore my ACL playing high school football.

I've had arthritis in my right knee since my early 20s.

My knees are alright, but they hurt like a mofo when I run for more than 10 mins

I got my knees replaced with testicles and now I can jump really high

Took a cut block right on the knee cap when I was 17. My knee has never been the same. The other one is mostly alright but has its moments every now and again.

Dislocated my left knee badly at 15 playing dodgeball. Wouldn't say it has failed me but it's popped out again twice as an adult since then

Haven't yet (I'm 32) but I have a feeling the left one isn't too far away.

since an arrow struck my knee it betrayed me and cut all contact with me T_T

My knees are okaaay, but I think this is only because I train somewhat athletically. Not for sports, just for sake of fitness/well-being and aesthetics.

A couple of years ago I had knee issues, particularly my left knee. I would occasionally get a jolt if I moved wrong and I'd have to rest a few hours before I could walk without it feeling funny.

I also had/have muscle issues between my shoulder blade and spine (I believe the rhomboids) so I've had to do a lot of corrective exercises and posture fixes to strengthen that. I've made a big difference and I used to walk around every day in pain but now I don't have any at all. If I sleep wrong I do though.

And not that anyone asked all this but while I'm on the subject, I had golfer's elbow (tendonitis where the forearm meets the inner elbow) from having a weak left arm. I worked on that a lot with dumbbell biceps curls and it's also a daily pain I got rid of. I used to lead with my forearms a lot because of the false grip I became comfortable with, and that led to overcompensation by my forearm muscles that weren't equipped to lift 20lbs over and over... and also led to a poor mind-muscle connection to my biceps because I wasn't using them properly.

...I had left wrist issues for a bit too, but it seemed to stop after a couple of weeks of pushups.

Man my whole left side was just fucked for a few years. These are issues that don't fix themselves, it's as a result of weakness and only strengthening the right muscles and/or using proper form and posture seems to fix it.

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When I was 28. I got diagnosed with patellafemoral pain syndrome on my left knee. I get a huge dull pain if I sit down and I have to extend my legs. I also get it from walking on stairs. I had physical therapy for it but it comes back about 5-6 months later every time. If I try to do lunges, my left knee feels like it will shatter.

One knee betrayed me like 7.5 years ago. But I ended up going to physical therapy and it got better.