Diagnosed with cartilage degeneration in the knee (osteo-arthritis).

If I exercise about every other day, I don't feel much pain. But if I
exercise 2 days in a row, it starts to hurt.

My question is:

If the cartilage in the knee is degenerated shouldn't it hurt evert
time I exercise? Why would it get better with rest?

If there is degeneration, wouldn't it start to hurt as soon as I start
to run (bone grinding on bone)?.

mr_ravi_patil@yahoo.com wrote:
Diagnosed by what kind of medical doctor?

That depends on the extent of the degeneration, the type of exercise,
the location (there's a lot of cartilage in the knee) of the damage, etc
etc etc. Generally, if it hurts, don't do it. You've found that you're
still able to exercise every other day and this is a good thing and
important in most cases for slowing degeneration. What's the issue?

Running is for healthy joints, and it's good for healthy joints. Your
joints are no longer healthy: find a different activity. And no, it
wouldn't always hurt as soon as you start to run - inflamation from
tissue damage can take a while to present itself.



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