Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 17:13     Subject: How stiff are you?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Used to have sore knees and thought it was arthritis and then I started doing stretching exercises for my back and the soreness in my knees went away. I work out a lot and stretch some (but not often enough) and I feel pretty good. I know that won't be the case for everyone who works out but I would suggest giving exercise a try.


Can you describe the stretching exercises you did?


I couldn't find one image that shows everything I do but I do some of the exercises in these illustrations. If you google "back exercises," you'll see a lot of options. I was completely surprised by this. I was doing ibuprofen all the time and assuming that since my orthopedist told me I had arthritis in the knee he did surgery on that I must be experiencing the wear and tear of getting older. But it's just because I wasn't stretching in the right places!



Thank you!
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 17:03     Subject: How stiff are you?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Used to have sore knees and thought it was arthritis and then I started doing stretching exercises for my back and the soreness in my knees went away. I work out a lot and stretch some (but not often enough) and I feel pretty good. I know that won't be the case for everyone who works out but I would suggest giving exercise a try.


Can you describe the stretching exercises you did?


I couldn't find one image that shows everything I do but I do some of the exercises in these illustrations. If you google "back exercises," you'll see a lot of options. I was completely surprised by this. I was doing ibuprofen all the time and assuming that since my orthopedist told me I had arthritis in the knee he did surgery on that I must be experiencing the wear and tear of getting older. But it's just because I wasn't stretching in the right places!

Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 16:24     Subject: How stiff are you?
I stretch every day, and still very stiff.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 16:21     Subject: How stiff are you?
Anonymous wrote:Used to have sore knees and thought it was arthritis and then I started doing stretching exercises for my back and the soreness in my knees went away. I work out a lot and stretch some (but not often enough) and I feel pretty good. I know that won't be the case for everyone who works out but I would suggest giving exercise a try.


Can you describe the stretching exercises you did?
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 16:02     Subject: How stiff are you?
Anonymous wrote:Misleading title. Still clicked anyway. Ah well.


really stiff where is shouldn't be and not stiff enough where it matters
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 15:52     Subject: How stiff are you?
Used to have sore knees and thought it was arthritis and then I started doing stretching exercises for my back and the soreness in my knees went away. I work out a lot and stretch some (but not often enough) and I feel pretty good. I know that won't be the case for everyone who works out but I would suggest giving exercise a try.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 08:42     Subject: How stiff are you?
Misleading title. Still clicked anyway. Ah well.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 08:36     Subject: How stiff are you?
Vitamin D can be prescribed PP in the D2 form, if you are found to be deficient.
For me, yoga and stretching before a warm up is so aggravating to my pain, I avoid it.
I get less stiff as the day goes on, but I can't stay in any one position too long, or I get really stiff.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 07:03     Subject: How stiff are you?
Even 5 minutes of yoga/stretching in the AM helps if you can squeeze it in.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 06:49     Subject: How stiff are you?
Anonymous wrote:I was having a lot of problems but it turned out I was Vitamin D deficient and gluten intolerant. Now I feel fine!


I am also low on vitamin D. Here's the kicker. I can't take the D3 supplements - my throat starts to close! Turns out, D3 is made from lanolin, and if you have wool allergies…

I can take Centrum adult chewables with no Vitamin D reaction, so that will have to suffice. I've also been advised by my derm that when the weather warms, go out in the sun for 20 minutes or so without sunscreen. Not enough to cause skin issues but enough to allow natural Vit. D production.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 23:10     Subject: How stiff are you?
I was having a lot of problems but it turned out I was Vitamin D deficient and gluten intolerant. Now I feel fine!
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 22:41     Subject: How stiff are you?
If I have been sitting for a while I am very stiff when I get up. It's embarrassing at work when all the younger people take off down the hall after a meeting and I'm limping along behind them. My muscles usually loosen up after a couple of minutes and then I am okay. I'm 55.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 21:43     Subject: How stiff are you?
Working with a personal trainer now to attack this. UGH!
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 17:05     Subject: How stiff are you?
All the time. Arthritis kicking in. Hate it and really worrying about the future.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 16:51     Subject: How stiff are you?
Your joints or muscles? When getting up in the morning, or from a chair? Do you ache ever, sometimes, all the time? Just wondering how bad off some others are.