Originally Posted by
ArgoMan
Remember Marv Levy? He was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills during their four Superbowl runs during the 1990's. I recall reading an article about him that laid out his workout routine. At 73 he was running many miles per week despite arthritic knees. He claimed that the running helped address his symptoms, keeping everything at bay. In my personal case, I only have aches and pains when I'm not working out with regularity and with some serious effort. My knees and back hurt when on not putting in hard bikes, runs, swims and weight lifting. Bone-on-bone is a different thing and YMMV depending upon the state of your OA and degeneration. But I find that hard biking is not only impact free - except when you wipe out - but that it really greases up the joints and serves to make me feel great. Give it a shot an see how it feels.
In my case the pain, and function problems is a two different thing. My knee 99% the left, not have great tracking movmeen. If I have this weird feeling, and i continue pushing the pedals, then I felt my knee want to pop back to the normal position, and this irritating my knee. Tight ITB, and tight tendons.I want to fix my patella abnormal movement, and smoothening the cartilage, because mine have cartilage fibrillation. After the recover i can go back to sport. I spent a lot of money for the doctor's, and PT, and i can't fix it without surgery. So sometimes the surgery the last option which can help to you. Everyone is different, but mine a bit complicated.