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Originally Posted by Tobra
Ozone therapy? Why don't you just rub Vick's vaporub on it, would probably do you just as much good.
What did your MRI show? Plain films don't really give you a lot of information on knees.
What symptoms do you have?
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No MRI, just X-rays. Knees are just stiff and take a while to “warm up”. They are “creaky”, if I compared them to the struts on my 911 I would say that the top support bolts were loose, sometimes they will click a bit and occasionally there is pin point pain that feels like a pinched nerve. They have taken several good hits over the years getting slammed. The right knee is worse than the left.
I’ve taken anti-inflammatory every day for 10 years, it helps but I am looking for a more permanent fix. I just stumbled onto all this Ozone therapy and stem cell regeneration. Had a consult with the MD and it sounded interesting? Trying to figure out if it’s all voodoo or the real thing. I’ve read as much as I could online.
My physical therapist has helped in the past and I do the PT exercises religiously. I can do leg presses all day long if I keep everything aligned but can twist it painful if I just twist it crawling out of bed the wrong way.
I eat healthy, cut out sugar and bacon, don’t drink alcohol, and quit cigarettes 20 years ago. I’m 5’ 8” @ 155lbs. I am the most in shape 63 year old I know, my knees just won’t keep up.
I am looking for a fix that will last and alleviate the pain. I have tried the glucosamine but it didn’t seem to work. I’ve used Mineral Ice and Absorbine Jr too. that stuff all works as a temporary fix but doesn’t last.
Haven’t tried Vicks, but I have used that stuff for just about everything else.