I did the stupid thing Colin. You sound like you are in good hands with your Dr.Elizabeth. My doctor recommended:Tai Chi......passive martial arts,yeah,right. Any Tai Chi enthusiasts on the list? If you have knee problems this is the worse thing one can possibly do. (it was helpful though to reach a state of relaxation) Anyway,keep us posted.
Bree > > Maybe stupid,but not old. ;-) Sorry this happened to you,you are >going to > > need a lot of patience and you have the good friends already. I did > > something a few years ago on a electric treadmill; > >i didn't do anything i shouldn't have. just got on it(after 30 min on >treadmill), worked for 5 mins, and got off. no accidents. according do >Elizabeth, my dr, this is quite a common injury from using the >stairmasters. >seems the pressure causes the knee cap to chip or crack. >I won't be using either machine again. i'll stick tot he coross trainer >which is >zero joint impact. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx