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11-04-2003, 12:11 AM

Thanks for the reply, I've had them since surgury and all through
physiotherapy. They aren't NOISES really, I guess I described them wrong.
It's just a bit of a grinding I can feel at one point in the kneecap's
travel. I remember the physiotherapist saying something about it, and that
it would either stay like that or eventually stop in time..

I agree that I should talk to a physiotherapist though, but since I'm not in
therapy any more, I'm not quite sure how to go talk to one..

Mike
http://mikebeauchamp.com

"Ryan Cousineau" <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote in message
news:rcousine-E476FF.23044003112003@morgoth.sfu.ca...
> In article <bo7g33013oc@enews2.newsguy.com>,
> "Mike Beauchamp" <newsgroups@mikebeauchamp.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey all..
> > I'm trying to get a bit of an excercise plan set for this winter. I'm
not
> > training for anything specific, I just want to lose a bit of weight and
be
> > faster on the bike next summer, and more fit in general.
> >
> > I'd like to build up leg muscle, which I figure would require weight
lifting
> > excercises. The problem with that is that about 6 years ago, I had a
> > dislocated patella (playing hockey) and had a few knee surguries. My
knee
> > definately feels stable now, but some of the leg excercises just plain
scare
> > me. It's probably a mental block, but still. Just doing a dry lifting
action
> > with my leg (raising my foot up while sitting in a chair) makes some
> > cracking noises that I really hate, and feel like they are very
damaging. So
> > I hate doing that movement, and would definately NOT want to do it with
> > weight on my leg.
>
> > Mike
> > http://mikebeauchamp.com
>
> Aiee! I'm not a doctor or even much of an exerciser, but you of all
> people really need to talk to a physiotherapist or similar expert about
> the appropriate plan of action. For one thing, maybe they can come up
> with something that will stop those noises from happening.
>
> Stamp out patellar tendonitis,
> --
> Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine
> President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

11-04-2003, 12:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mike Beauchamp Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Low Impact ways to build leg muscle mass? Thanks for the reply, I've had them since surgury and all through physiotherapy. They aren't NOISES really, I guess I described them wrong. It's just a bit of a grinding I can feel at one point in the kneecap's travel. I remember the physiotherapist saying something about it, and that it would either stay like that or eventually stop in time.. I agree that I should talk to a physiotherapist though, but since I'm not in therapy any more, I'm not quite sure how to go talk to one.. Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "Ryan Cousineau" <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote in message news:rcousine-E476FF.23044003112003@morgoth.sfu.ca... > In article <bo7g33013oc@enews2.newsguy.com>, > "Mike Beauchamp" <newsgroups@mikebeauchamp.com> wrote: > > > Hey all.. > > I'm trying to get a bit of an excercise plan set for this winter. I'm not > > training for anything specific, I just want to lose a bit of weight and be > > faster on the bike next summer, and more fit in general. > > > > I'd like to build up leg muscle, which I figure would require weight lifting > > excercises. The problem with that is that about 6 years ago, I had a > > dislocated patella (playing hockey) and had a few knee surguries. My knee > > definately feels stable now, but some of the leg excercises just plain scare > > me. It's probably a mental block, but still. Just doing a dry lifting action > > with my leg (raising my foot up while sitting in a chair) makes some > > cracking noises that I really hate, and feel like they are very damaging. So > > I hate doing that movement, and would definately NOT want to do it with > > weight on my leg. > > > Mike > > http://mikebeauchamp.com > > Aiee! I'm not a doctor or even much of an exerciser, but you of all > people really need to talk to a physiotherapist or similar expert about > the appropriate plan of action. For one thing, maybe they can come up > with something that will stop those noises from happening. > > Stamp out patellar tendonitis, > -- > Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine > President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club