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Derby, UK

My knees are one of my main trigger points with fibro, particularly if i over stretch them! Does anyone have problems with their knees caps shifting? Horrid sensation and can send me off my feet at times😕🙈

October 24, 2019
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Members rallied around someone experiencing the unsettling sensation of kneecaps shifting with fibromyalgia, sharing that many also deal with... Read more

Members rallied around someone experiencing the unsettling sensation of kneecaps shifting with fibromyalgia, sharing that many also deal with kneecaps moving to the side with loud cracks, locking up, feeling like they might break, and intense pain that worsens after sitting with bent knees. Several members offered practical strategies including Flexiseq cream, step right insoles, cortisone injections, Tiger Balm massage, lidocaine plasters, physical therapy exercises to prevent muscles from pulling the kneecap down, and surprisingly short walks to loosen stiff joints. A recurring theme was the validation that knee pain is often an early and persistent fibromyalgia symptom, with members encouraging each other to seek orthopedic care, keep moving despite the pain, and fight this difficult disease together.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Hello to everyone, I posted on here the other day about myself having knee problems like alot of you are, I was advised to use Flexiseq cream (maximum strength) because it is an organism which attracts fluid to necessary parts of your bodily joints.

October 27, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

I definitely have difficulty with my knees locking up, spasming, soreness, etc. I dislocated both kneecaps in my late teens early twenties, and was recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees as well, so I attributed the pain to that for a long time. I'm only just now beginning to understand the umbrella of fibromyalgia, and the multitude of symptoms and interactions that are at play underneath it.
When my knees get very bad, I massage them with Tiger Balm, and sometimes (counterintuitively) a short walk gets them loosened up again.

October 26, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

When everything first started, my knees were so bad, I had to get braces with metal in them for me to be able to walk. The doctor said it was patella femeral. I don't know if all our knee pain is the same but we all have knee pain soooo ... might be from the fibro. I'm guessing. It's where the muscle is pulling ur knee caps down. Very very painful at times but now am doing much better. :) See if u can get P.T or go once to get the excersizes. I'm thinking/hoping the more you move, the better, even though it can be the most/worst pain. :/ We have a horrible biotch of a disease and it can swollow us up whole if we don't fight together♡♡♡ hugs from afar. I hope you get answers and things start to get better for you. Go to a bone doctor if you can for them. ;)

October 31, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes I’ve had problems for good few years this is were it all started for me
Try cortisone injections worked for me as I could walk well without swelling pain

November 6, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

I discovered step right insoles created to help with fibromyalgia related for ankle foot knee and hip pain

October 26, 2019

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