joint pain nutrition

[scottmitchell74]

Fellas,
There's loads of experience here. I would like to tap into the joint pain experience. ;D

For joint pain, what's snake oil and what's the real deal? I have a left knee that (and I've thankful that that's all) is starting to protest. I want to nip it in the bud. Thanks all!!

[3speed]

First of all, what is aggravating your knee? Is it daily activities? Is it your squat workouts - maybe a slight form tweak would solve it? Is it climbing stairs? Is it a chronic condition or is it just a nagging injury? You need to seriously analyze the situation before deciding how to proceed.

Having said that, here are a few guidelines:
#1 and most important, make sure you are drinking enough water. Synovial fluid lubricates the joints and your body can't produce sufficient amounts of synovial fluid if your water intake is lagging. I don't know your bw, so here are a few guidelines: 150-200, 1 gal/day, 200-250, 1.5 gal/day, 250+, 1.5-2 gal/day. If I don't drink enough water, my shoulder joints fell like they have sand in them when I bench heavy.

Fish oil capsules. This is something where you need to spend a little money - don't just buy the cheap stuff at Wal-Mart. The cheap stuff contains mercury and other heavy metals that will do more damage than they prevent. Spend a little more money and get the deep, cold water fish oil that has been triple filtered.

ETS. It is a product from Atlargenutrition.com. It did wonders for my old joints. But, to be quite honest with you, I stopped taking it because I got tired of taking 8 large capsules a day.

Knee sleeves. Get a pair of neoprene knee sleeves to use when you are squatting or deadlifting. They will keep your knees warm and help to keep them lubricated.

Hopefully, others here will add their help as well.

[scottmitchell74]

May 26, 2008 11:15:23 GMT -5 3speed said:

First of all, what is aggravating your knee? Is it daily activities? Is it climbing stairs? Is it a chronic condition or is it just a nagging injury? You need to seriously analyze the situation before deciding how to proceed.

Having said that, here are a few guidelines:
#1 and most important, make sure you are drinking enough water. Synovial fluid lubricates the joints and your body can't produce sufficient amounts of synovial fluid if your water intake is lagging. I don't know your bw, so here are a few guidelines: 150-200, 1 gal/day, 200-250, 1.5 gal/day, 250+, 1.5-2 gal/day. If I don't drink enough water, my shoulder joints fell like they have sand in them when I bench heavy.

Fish oil capsules. This is something where you need to spend a little money - don't just buy the cheap stuff at Wal-Mart. The cheap stuff contains mercury and other heavy metals that will do more damage than they prevent. Spend a little more money and get the deep, cold water fish oil that has been triple filtered.

ETS. It is a product from Atlargenutrition.com. It did wonders for my old joints. But, to be quite honest with you, I stopped taking it because I got tired of taking 8 large capsules a day.

Knee sleeves. Get a pair of neoprene knee sleeves to use when you are squatting or deadlifting. They will keep your knees warm and help to keep them lubricated.

Hopefully, others here will add their help as well.

Hey, thanks so much.

It's a generally semi-chronic thing. Walking up stairs is THE first activity I noticed some years ago where my knee would protest. Now, walking for hours and hours (the Mall, Sea World, etc..) or playing ball (softball, vintage base ball) does it. Swelling and fluid over the knee-cap with a light dull but constant pain. Ice and ibuprofen make it go away, so I've been doing that when I flairs up. I'm now looking for the stuff that will help it never show up in the first place (if that's possible). The doctor said "Well, it would be bursitis (sp?), but you don't have reddening or constant pain". So, even he is in a wait and see mode.


Squatting used to be one exercise where that WOULDN'T aggravate it, surprisingly, but now every once in a while any standing exercise might aggravate it (although since I've started box squatting I haven't noticed it as much - which might just be a big old coincidence. I'll need to box squat for a few more weeks before I make any connections there.


Thanks so much for your suggestions. I've heard about fish oil twice now (I've queried the Go Heavy crowd as well) and that seems like a real-life solution a lot of people have had success with. Going to put it on the grocery list!

[ayezer]

I would give omega 3 fish oils a try.

www.troponinnutrition.com

[mutt]

Glucosamin with Chondroitan is what I use daily. My knees are junk, I've got an ankle that should be fused, and a leg that's been broken three times, nevermind shoulder injuries etc; If it weren't for Glucosamin I doubt I'd be as active as I am.

[3speed]

^^^^Gotta agree with mutt. G&C is what finally got my shoulders turned around several years ago. It took about 3 months to notice any progress and about 6 months to stop all of the pain. It completely changed my quality of life. I went from not being able to raise either arm above about 45* -not even shoulder height - to having full ROM.

[scottmitchell74]

Thanks everyone!!