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I had knee surgery 4 years ago and i take glucosamine. is there any other pill that i could take or is that enough. can i play sports or is that bad?
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Depends: Depends on the knee surgery and how your knee is feeling.
Answered 5/11/2013
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See details: As a 19 year old young woman, i assume the surgery was to correct ligamentous and/or cartilage tears. Glucosamine does not help in this situation. If it has any value it is in reducing osteoarthritic pain. As for sports, if you have no pain, it should be ok but it would not hurt to get an orthopedic opinion.
Answered 4/27/2013
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Knee surgery: Check with orthopedic surgeon. Any pain with range of motion? Consider taking a purified omega.
Answered 8/9/2013
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Difficult to guide you: It really depends on what was done to your knee four years ago as well as current condition of your knee. If you had a ligament reconstruction done in all likelihood you should be able return to play as long as you have a stable knee with full regain of motion and strength.
Answered 12/22/2013
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