My knees have been killing me lately, not what you are thinking!

You are not alone. I not only have the stiffness and sore knees when I first wake up I also have them when I try to stand after sitting for a half an hour or more. I am a few years away from forty and if this is the fun I have to look forward to I will be living on Aleve for the rest of my life. The joys of getting older.

yup its called getting older lol but the real name is prolly arthritis...i was hit by a car in 1990 and landed on my knees...so i am in constant pain, but i have the same problem when i sit for too long or when i get up in the morning.

Yes, my wife has the same problem. It's probably just that you are getting older. Things that might help are taking more walks for exercise, asprin, glucosamine chondroitin, and flaxseed oil. The flaxseed oil will take at least 2 months to have an effect, if it even helps at all.

Having a doctor do an XRAY is not a bad idea just on the off chance it is not simply that you are getting older.

*sigh* Mine is my back. Every morning the muscles are stiffer than a board and I have to shuffle my feet for the first 15 minutes just to go to the kitchen. I am afraid mine is old age, but yours not sure. If it gets worse you may want to have them checked out in case it's early signs of something.

Omega 3 fish oil is absolutely good for your heart. I don't know about your knees and joints. There now are scientific studies most doctors will even agree demonstrate conclusively that omega 3 fish oil is good for your health, your heart in particular. This not to say that it won't help joints like the knees or that it will. There's just not proof yet of which I'm aware.

I get my omega 3 fish oil at WAL-MART. It's the cheapest easiest source I've found so far.

it could be you slept wrong sleep with a pillow in between your legs. Or it could be u pulled something muscles not thinking what you did. If it doesnt stop i would go to a docter because there are cases that you have fluid or muscles or joints that cause problems with age and they have precedures that help and all. I would defently get an oppion from the docter i dont your age but thinks start messing up and all and it sucks. But good luck and i hope that you find out everything and get everuything straight and all.

yes i do its called arthritis welcome to old age?LOL

You just might want to start using flax seed oil. Flax seed oil has about 50% more omega-3s than fish oil. Flax Seed Oil contains omega-6 and omega-9 essential fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein, and zinc and also provides approximately 50% more omega-3 oils than what you could get from taking fish oil, minus that horrible "fishy" after taste. I know a lady that take Flax seed oil for the pain in her knees and it clears it up for her. I take some for my Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. I have no cartilage left in my knee . I would have some if I had taken flax seed oil a long time ago. If I knew then what I know I would not be in the bad shape that I’m in. So check out the flax seed oil and another thing you might want to check out is tart cherry juice
Flax Seed oil http://ga.essortment.com/whatisflaxsee_pfy.htm

Tart cherries http://www.fitnessandfree...

I can tell you now getting old isn’t for sissies

I tend to feel stiffness in my joints when there is going to be a change in weather, yesterday I asked my husband about pending rain and he said we were supposed to get some isolated showers and t-showers.

But there are days I wake up like you do only the pain for me doesn't usually go away.

Mooch

Best and Worst Exercises for Bad Knee

by Michele Stanten


Exercise may be the best medicine for chronic achy knees. "Strengthening the muscles around the joint protects you from injury by decreasing stress on the knee," says Willibald Nagler, MD, chairman of rehabilitation medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Campus in New York City. But you must use good form and technique.

The First Commandment
Never bend your legs to a point where your knees stick out past your toes. That puts a lot of pressure under the kneecap. This not only applies to the following exercises but also when you're stretching or doing aerobic activities such as step aerobics.

Except where stated, do 10 to 12 repetitions of each of the following, two or three times a week.

Best Exercises to Do
Partial Squats
Stand about 12 inches away from the front of a chair with your feet about hip width apart and your toes forward. Bending at the hips, slowly lower yourself halfway down to the chair. Keep your abs tight, and check that your knees stay behind your toes.

Stepups
Using an aerobic step bench or a staircase, step up onto the step with your right foot. Tap your left foot on the top of the step, and then lower. As you step up, your knee should be directly over your ankle. Repeat with your left foot.

Side-lying Leg Lifts
Wearing ankle weights above the knee, lie on your left side, legs straight and together, with your left arm supporting your head. Keeping your right foot flexed and your body straight, slowly lift your right leg to about shoulder height, then slowly lower. Repeat with your left leg.