r/Osteoarthritis

Hello, 32 years old male here.
Had Acl surgery 2 years ago and little bit of meniscectomy 7-9%.
I noticed that I have sort of knee disconfort like the behind of the knee feeling exhausted feeling when standing.
Everything improves when i start walking .
Also noted that after periods of inactivity like a week or so i get a dull pain when sitting, it goes away with walking.
Its strange bcuz when i go hike everything improves no pain and knee feels normal.
No pain őr disconfort in bed at night or morning.
Idk if it this matters but recently had calves feeling tired or exhausted which has gone away after stretching.
I'am currently waiting for my MRI, but until i wait it thought i ask people here.
Could this be related to knee oa?

Hi all, I’m 25M and got diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my right knee a few months ago. I had been given a cortisone shot initially and then recommended to get three hyaluronic acid injections. I will be getting my final injection this coming week. I’ve returned to playing a month ago after a few weeks of physical therapy and feel alright, but definitely still feel as if my knee is holding me back from playing like before.

I was wondering if anyone around my age has successfully overcome having arthritis in their knee to continue playing their sport at a competitive level. Is it viable long term? Was there any exercises or treatments that specifically helped? Any insight or experiences you had I’d appreciate hearing as well. Thanks in advance!

What are the 5 most effective things that has helped you with osteoarthritis?

Mine are the following:

1 - specialised footwear

2 - turmeric

3 - massage

4 - heat or cold pack

5 - nicotine patch

Hello everyone, just like many in this community, I also have a knee issue—specifically 2nd-degree chondromalacia patellae. Today I spoke with my friend, and she has the exact same symptoms. We are almost the same age, and two of my other friends have the same condition as well. My goodness, this is a disaster! It feels like 3 out of every 10 people have knee pain, and now I finally understand why.

We worked out way too hard with sports. All of us were doing squats, going up and down stairs, and performing so many knee-straining exercises just to build a bigger glute/butt area. And you know what? We all did this. We are all around 33, 34, and 35 years old. Guys, we really need to teach children from a young age that forcing their bodies with these extreme glute and leg workouts is dangerous.

My grandmother and my neighbors are in their 80s and 90s, and they still don't complain about knee pain. I asked them, and they said they only walked to distant fields. They didn't run except when playing as children, and they certainly didn't do all these glute workouts. Please, let's teach this to future generations!

Hey guys !

Since I have joined this community I have noticed many of you mention how taking supplements helped deal with the pain, flare ups, inflammation etc.
My question is, WHICH supplements exactly ? Can y’all share please ?
Thanks

Hey all. 54F, been hiking for most of my adult life and it's honestly the one thing that keeps me grounded. About two years ago my knees started getting worse and worse and I got diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Downhills have become pretty brutal and some mornings I'm so stiff I have to sit on the edge of the bed for a while before I can even get moving.

I've messed around with compression sleeves and KT tape and popping ibuprofen before hikes but nothing really sticks long term. The physical stuff is one thing but the mental side of feeling like hiking is slowly being taken from me is honestly what's getting to me the most.

Would love to hear from anyone dealing with something similar. How has it affected your hiking life and how are you coping with it both physically and mentally? Feeling pretty alone in this lately.

Hello. Anyone have any experience doing rice bucket exercises for hand osteo arthritis? Was looking for something to help with thumb arthritis, not sure if it would help just came across my mind since I've seen ppl use it to strengthen their hands and wrists outside of the context of arthritis, just for general fitness.

42 yo male, 6'5, lean build. I don't follow a workout routine (I know this is my first issue) but my job keeps me fairly active so I'm not struggling to do everyday activities. With that being said, my muscles feel tight and sore all the time and it feels like every 15-30 minutes my joints get stiff and crack often when stretching.

I have always been good about drinking water so I don't think it's a hydration issue. In the last 4 months I've been stretching daily and also throughout the day. I try not to sit as much and just keep my body moving, but I'm not seeing much of a change in this respect. And while my muscles often feel sore, they are never in pain. My mother suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis, so I thought maybe I was starting to show signs, but she always complained about her joints hurting, and mine don't hurt. Just more of a "you haven't moved in 15 minutes so everything is stiff."

I guess I'm just trying to find out if I am in fact just getting old and not working out and stretching enough, or if there is something else I should be looking out for or thinking about. My PCP seems to think it's just age and the lack of training. Thanks for any insight.

I've got mri in December 2025 due to pain on my left knee which I had dull pain for years but this time I knew it was different. And everytime I use "roman chair" at the gym, I would start limping on the way go to the home. There was temporarily almost little lump on the back of my knee after sitting for long period time. Anyway, I got my mri orthopaedic checked my results and explained that there is nothing big, little cartilage thinning and recommended to go to a physio and strengthen my leg muscles which I heeded.

6 months forward, my knee got worse to the point more inflamed and started limping. Almost I am 40yo but my knee is 70years -80years old.

So in may 2026 I got another mri which shows grade iv cartilage loss, so no cartilage left. Everything else looks intact. So doctor recommended pain management as there is no point of reconstruction surgery since everything else looks intact. I was giving some options; cortisone injection, prp injections or stemcell.

I opted for prp which I read positive experiences from heaps of people, after first injection I started to improvement immediately. I was able walk a bit faster, less pain while going down to stairs, no more locking. I just had my 3rd prp injection, 2 weeks apart. Doctor had to drain fluid before my 3rd, almost 30ml as much as it could fill a small tea glass. And there were still so much fluid inside.

Now I have almost no pain. But my knee is over swollen and I cannot get rid off inflammation. Doctor stated my mri results and my symptoms are not matching, as in I have so much symptoms. I just completed a blood test, results indicates no auto immune disease, no rheumatoid arthritis (not in family history as well) but this inflammation is not going anywhere.

I am wondering has anyone experienced this and what happened afterwards? Did you end up finding the cause and how did you deal with? Because I kinda feel stuck, I am limping at this age, my left knee is not fully getting straighten and I have a healthy life style no smoking, just a glass of red wine once in a every 2-3 weeks and I didnt even have that one for last 2 months. Eating healthy, nice veggie, fish, egg balanced diet.

I've heard of the Kaari program and that sounds great, but would love to hear if anyone has been through it and what their experience was like, or if there are any other programs that we should look into?

I guess I'm not just looking for general exercise programs that are "technically" safe for osteoporosis, but any programs that are actually focused on osteoporosis itself, since I'm learning though all my reading that exercise can help improve bone density?

Thanks in advance!

I'm in the UK, am 63, and was initially diagnosed with sciatica and given some exercises to do. It didn't improve, so went back, had an x-ray and the found moderate osteoarthritis in my right knee.

The weird thing is though, as stated above, the pain is mainly behind my knee and in my calf.

At my latest physio appointment,they got me to do various stretches, and said it was nothing to do with my hamstring which I thought it might have been.

As I'm diabetic,I'm wondering if it could be neuropathy?

They were at a bit of a loss as to what it might be, and I was given some exercises to do.

Has anyone had anything similar and if so,what was it! Thanks in advance.

My 87 year old mother has been having varying degrees of pain in her hip for months now. Some days it's excruciating. She went to PT, did not help. Finally, had xray and cat scan which show bone spur has broken off, due to osteoarthritis. She sees a hip specialist soon. Exercise exacerbates the pain. Anyone has this diagnosis, how are you managing it?

I see radiation centers offering series of low dose treatments for arthritis. Has anyone tried it or is familiar with it?

Like everyday things like lifting. It seams a light bag of shopping cripples me with pain.

I've been taking MSM for a month and slowly increasing my dose while seldom taking any of the liver damaging NSAIDS like I used to. Everyday I have less and less pain and more and more relief. Research it! I started off by going to Amazon and reading the reviews. I also found a book called, "The Miracle of MSM The natural solution for pain." by Dr. Jacob and Dr. Lawrence. Osteoarthritis sucks, this has worked for me like nothing else!

I am looking for any suggestions to help with bone on bone, severe pain, in my step instep, and the side of my feet…

Two years ago, I went to orthopedics surgeon that said that I needed surgery, to clean out the bone on bone areas and to add bone between them, when he told me that I would have to be non-weight-bearing on my foot for six months I told that I could not do it…
The pain was getting progressively worse, and I started to go to a rheumatologist about a year and a half ago, so far I have been on IVs of Cymzia, Simponi Aria, and now I will be getting my fourth monthly IV of Actemra, i’ve gotten no relief from any of these so I don’t know what my next step would be other than surgery which at 77yo I don’t think I can do…I have also been taking once a week, methotrexate for all this time …

I was told by an acquaintance two names of other drugs, Xeljanz, Skyrizi, has anyone gotten any relief from these, and are these drugs any more dangerous than the IVs I’ve been taking previously… I do take a lot of medication’s for other problems that I have…I also have rheumatoid arthritis in my wrists…

I don't know what to buy anymore. Every show is painful..even the expensive ones. Which foam should I buy? And what outer sole?