anterior impingement?

Tang said..
My body is falling apart at the ripe old age of 45, and I'll bet I'm not alone.

Having taken up SUP to surf with my bad back, I'm finding that my knee and ankle on my right (rear) leg are now packing it in. I've had patellofemoral pain syndrome over the past few months, and once that kicked in my right ankle threw in the towel and has ante-something or other where it won't bend properly and aches. Makes the tendons at the front side of the shin and ankle ache on and off. Hardly been surfing the last 4-6 weeks and off to the ments in 10 days! I should have bought shares in the local physio and osteo practises. An ankle brace is on the cards, and I'm doing a few exercises.

Does anyone have a similar/same thing and what do you do to fix it?

cheers
tang

Yep that's when it starts ...falling apart at the seems..45 ...glucosamine ,magnesium tablets and fish oil .try strengthening the areas .ankle and knee rotations everyday .stretching ...all helps ..in another 5 year you come good ....ya can't feel a bloody thing .

Hi Tang

Im 43 and I fell apart a few years ago, please note I am not a medical professional so this reply will more than likely have nothing to do with your current condition.
I had a total hip replacement on the right hip in June 2013 and arthroscopic repair surgery of the left hip six weeks earlier in the same year . Using crutches leading up to the major surgery after the minor surgery revealed serious arthritis in my wrists and I seriously thought my board riding days were behind me.
Practically didn't surf for 5 years leading up to 2013 due to pain and fatigue.
However they can rebuild you and life is great on the other side.
Im back chasing pits ( sup only ) and loving my somewhat new lease of life.
Yes I get pain in the similar areas as you at times due to my left hip ( original remaining hip ) being compromised therefore passively changing my gait. I know in the next 5 years I will have to get the left hip done also.
I see a clinical masseuse every 2- 3 weeks religiously for the last 3 years, she manages to keep me going.
I rented a pilates reformer for a year leading up to my surgeries and found this a great tool in keeping me going also.
I still don't stretch enough ( practically at all ) however this is my new ambition for the next few months.
Voltaren is your friend for the Ments, one of my best mates has a charter boat in Nth Sumatra and believes if it wasn't for Voltaren he would not have a business. Two 25 mg over the counter V's are the same as prescription Voltaren, the slow release prescribed version is pretty good also.
My massage therapist is my crutch nowadays, real clinical massage therapist are hard to find, apparently there is or was a massage guru at or near Torquay who used to be very busy when the older pros came to town for bells in the 90's, chase him down.
The surgeon who did my hip trains other surgeons from the USA in the anterior approach and has rooms in Melbourne when he is not training crew overseas.

Look forward to seeing your pics of the Mentawai's in the tube on the breeze when you return.

Happy Boardriding

Jack

Hey jack, that's quite a tale, great that you're back in the thick of it.

given that I'll have an ankle brace on and probably won't be able to bend the ankle, any barrels will have to be stand up tubes.....which I will gladly oblige if rifles breaks.....yeeeeeew. Photos of it, well that'll be a bit like photos of Sasquatch.

Since december ive spent 1 month in the water the rest of the time laid up on my fat arse nursing and ankle injury n now a knee injury

Getting old sucks

E T said..

tha dogman said..
Since december ive spent 1 month in the water the rest of the time laid up on my fat arse nursing and ankle injury n now a knee injury

Getting old sucks

It's not all bad guys, so don't give up. Keep moving and doing what you enjoy, just modify it a bit.

i am 61 on Sunday and still do as much as I can. I am no world beater or mega hero, don't want to be, but I get on the water as often as I can to either SurfSUP or distance paddle. I think DJ is in his mid to late 50's and he is very active, not to mention Iron Phil who is 53 I think.

I have found that whilst I can't mix it with the younger guys I choose my times and conditions and thoroughly enjoy myself. I regularly do 10km light downwinders and 12 to 15 km distance paddles. We do have an advantage in Noosa that we have beautiful right hand point breaks that mean you don't have to battle through white water.

So I reckon you change your expectations to a degree, pick your times and conditions, don't over do it, know your limits and enjoy your selves.

Also keep a regular supply of Panadol Osteo and Neurufen handy.

ET.

Nice one ET ...drugs are handy sometimes . Yep, use it, or loose it .

You know how plumbers have leaky taps, well all the support team is going to do is throw a couple of kids at me and take off herself for a few days to get over it all.

Hang in Tang.... it becomes the new norm.
Make sure you rest it and heal it before beating it again... injuries multiply when weak.
Sucks about the Ments.... don't f*#k up your ankle any more.... they can take a long time to heal...... Wrap it TIGHTLY.
And wear the brace all day... not just for activities.

Then strengthen your legs and ankles quickly by paddling a narrow, low volume SUP in some windy conditions.
Mine got really strong in about a month of serious balance training.... the strong support muscles, allow my legs and joints to handle more abuse

At 67, I'm feeling pretty good, with only one elastic knee "compression brace"...
last week did 22.5 hours on the SUP..... surfing or leading paddle tours.
One 5 hour tour, came after a 3 hour surf session.... my joints felt great

naps help.

Just interesed has anyone tried a tens machine??(supposedly sends electric pulses thru to the sore joints) tricks your brain into thinking the pain had gone.I ache and wonder if one of these machines are better than the drugs we pump into our body,interested to hear what everyone thinks,especially the professional guys eg physiocarter,who has alway something of value to say,thanks for all your input.

Thanks for all that, might look into the X-ray to be sure of the damn thing. Brace arrived in the post today.

Never thought I'd actually be an ageing surfer.....always a grommet at heart.....