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Old 08-04-13 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich Gibson
+1 +1 I've had arthroscopic surgery on both knees and diagnosed arthritis in my right knee. When I told my orthopedic surgeon I was planning on doing weight lifting he quickly responded "Do NOT do any heavy knee exercises; squats, quad extensions, lunges. It will accelerate your arthritis....permanently"
Ditto my wife with arthro surgery and right knee arthritis. Maybe it's a conspiracy! As for me, I wish everything else worked as good as my knees - they are perfect.
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