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Anonymous
A few years ago, I had arthroscopic knee surgery. It was by a doctor who trained under Dr. James Andrews for years (the #1 sports knee doctor). He did an excellent job, removed a piece of cartlidge I tore off about 1" x .5" and some smaller pieces and cleaned up the rest, I did physical therapy for however long he recommended and recovered much faster than expected.
Now a few years later the knee is hurting. It comes and goes, but I'm not very physically active(I developed CFS a few months after the surgery) but I am starting to do more. I can't straighten/bend the leg as much as my other one, and sometimes when walking it hurts and gives enough to make me limp on it.

My question is what are some leg exercises I can do to target my knee and make it quit hurting? I have a exercise machine and a treadmill to work with (I hate walking on treadmills, I'll walk my dog outside if I just need to walk it).
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
ellipticals, low weight squats, erging... basicly anything that gets it moving without TOO much pressure being applied... also, make sure to do eccentric exercises (applying force while the muscle is lengthening)...

too much pressure will cause further deterioration or neovascularization (both are BAD)

no pressure or no movement will cause it to stay as it is... ie - little to no new tissue
>> Anonymous
Thanks, I'll try those and see what happens.