Pain in knee cap

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The pain that started more than 12 years ago never went away completely. Once a while, it came back but it would be gone by the next day after some leg strengthening exercise (bend and straighten it repeatedly) and some rest. However, starting September last year, it took longer and longer to go away until one day, it just never did 😢

Fortunately, the pain occurs mainly when I'm walking downstairs. I noticed it when doing leg strengthening exercise too. When it occurs, the pain level is between 3 and 5. So overall, my daily routine is largely not affected.

I forgot that the symptom this time, pain right within the middle of knee cap, is different than that two decades ago when I was diagnosed with osteoathritis on the knee. Hence, I wanted to get back on glucosamine (with chondroitin and MSM) which helped my knee to recover then before I approached an orthopaedic, since they probably would just say, "Have you tried glucosamine which helped you two decades ago?"

The local pharmacist recommended Cartiflex, which contained undernatured collagen type II. Research shows that this is more effective than glucosamine + chondroitin in reducing pain and stiffness in joints. So I tried that for three months. It helped quite significantly at first but then it went backward a little, possibly because I started doing walking exercise then. Damn.

I then tried Xantoflex, which has the undernatured collagen type II, mangosteen extract and boswellia serrata, The additional ingredients have anti-inflammation property, as proven in research. However, after three months, there is no improvement. Maybe my case an outlier? I am, however, grateful that it didn't worsen.

Meanwhile, I googled and discovered that this is a symptom of runner's knee i.e. patellofemoral pain syndrome. The good news is that it mostly goes away on its own after sufficient rest and only in rare cases surgery is needed. There are a few notable causes and osteoarthritis is one of them.

So now I'm taking glucosmaine, chondroitin and MSM. If this doesn't work after three months, I will consult a specialist. Hope it works!

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William said…
Hope it works, knee pain sucks!
October 13, 2021 at 4:49 PM
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