glutamine jumper's knee

Increased stresses on the tibial plateau can be indicative of Osgood Schlatter's which is common in soccer players, however, more likely being that you are a basketball player you may have what is called jumper's knee. This is usually caused by an irritation of the patellofemoral tendon that spans from the bottom of your patella to the tibial tuberosity.

So I have had this knee problem for 2 months. I exercise and had been doing "Insanity". I didn't have a specific moment I injured it. I jus noticed it getting painful over the course of a few days. I stopped exercise all together. I have some knee pain in a few different places around the kneecap and ITB and and uncomfortable "catching" sensation with every bend. I've went to 2 different doctors and had MRI and xray.

I've been to an orthopedic twice now. He diagnosed me with patellar tendonitis, or jumper's knee. It hurts just to walk on it, and whenever I'm reading online, I see to rest it and discontinue any activity that aggravates the knee or causes pain. I was curious whether I should be using crutches or not, I just don't want to make it worse. The orthopedic didn't say anything about it, and just gave me a NSAID cream to put on it for the swelling and what-not.

Hello, Three possibilities are there.First and foremost is chondromalacia patellae. This is a softening of the cartilage that lines the back of the kneecap.Diagnopsed by physical examination and MRI knee.Blood tests and x-rays are unhelpful since cartilage does not show up on x-rays. Other possibilities are of tibial apophysitis, or Osgood-Schlatter lesion and Jumper's knee (irritation and inflammation of the patellar tendon). Without clinical examination,diagnosis is tough.

There is something called 'jumper's knee" and it is a tendon issue with the patella tendon. You'd feel this just below the knee cap or at the bottom of it. That's tendonitis of the area. You could also have something called chondromalacia patella. This is caused when cartilage is thin behind the knee cap and is caused by muscle tightness, weakness and overuse of muscle. Do you feel any grinding with it too?

Hello Toni, Welcome to MedHelp's Pain Mangement Forum. I am glad that you found us but sorry to hear about your knee pain. You are so young to have knee pain. I am far from an expert but the first thing that comes to mind in your situation is a Meniscus Tear. Meniscal tears are among the most common of knee injuries. They can occur without an actual "injury" to the knee. A simple turn or movement can cause them. They can occur at any age.

somewhere i read about glutamine helping with detox or helping you feel better after detox. i am coming off tramadol. anyone know anything?

Before I start consuming the glutamine I use to loss 5 pounds every 2 weeks. Is the glutamine making a weight loss restriction for me?

I have been taking L-Glutamine for GERD, slow gastric emptying and it has certainly improved my condition to the point where I can eat and digest nearly as normally as when I was an adolescent and could eat and usually did eat practically everything. Although now I am much more careful as to what I eat, how and when. I lift weights quite regularly and could see some interesting positive effects of glutamine supplementation on my recovery and sustained muscle belly volume also.

>> In my case glutamine and collagen make my reactions worse. That's interesting, I've never heard of that. I know other PATMERs who benefit from it too so I'm surprise it doesn't work for you. There's another thing you have to take in mind. A proper died is compulsory. If you eat KFC, MacDonald, bread, butter etc. it almost makes no different. >> What brand glutamine you take ?! I took "L-Glutamine" from Jarrow Formulas. I always take it with Collagen.

Recently, my gastro doctor had me try L-Glutamine. First, I started the dose at 500mg 3 times a day on an empty stomach. I’ve increased the dose up to 3grams a day, dosing 1000mg 3 times a day on an empty stomach. The goal that my Dr and I set was to reach 12grams a day. At the 3 gram dose, I’ve had some considerable improvement in symptoms with bloating and acid reflux, but I noticed I getting some serious joint pain in my hands, feet and knees.

I too had mouth sores...I used L-Glutamine to relieve them. It worked immediately. Glutamine is an amino acid which is produced by the body in the digestive track. Chemo kills it. Glutamine is a supplement sold at GNC stores and health food places. It's a powder that you can mix with pudding, lemonade, etc. I used one tablespoon of it, mixed with an 8-ounce glass of water, as a mouthwash. Incredible stuff.

If it is from chemo you had in the past, take 2 rounded tsp of L-glutamine in water daily. If you see improvement by the end of your "bucket" of glutamine, it works for you. If it doesn't, it never will. You can find glutamine in any stores that has prducts for body builders. hope this helps. it is from feedback of many patients...

Hello. I have been underweight for a long time. I suspect I have a leaky gut. I just learnt about Glutamine supplements. I want to find out if it's fine to take Glutamine supplements.

Thanks grateful2011 for the tip. I was looking into healing my leaky gut as well in the past using glutamine powder. Didn't help as much. Will try the broth this time. You reckon the broth protein powder would hold the same amount of amino acids?

You can add L-Glutamine to the mix as well as this is used by many cancer patients to prevent mouth sores. You can pick up L-Glutamine at places like GNC which sell an unflavored mix so you can add it to anything. Typical dosage is about 5g to 10g (*NOT* mg but g=grams) 3x day. Here is one, of many, research papers on the effect of L-Gluatmine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9762946?

Actually I was also struggling from the smilar kind few months ago. Then a friend of mine who is a doctor suggested me to wear a jumper's knee on the knee and keep my knee compressed whenever i am required to any sort of jumping activity or any such activity. he also asked me to apply ice in every 5 hours. This may also help in reducing pain.

1. Is there any advantage in favour of this suplements over regular food? (for example when taking a PostWorkoutMeal) Is it necessary to use it? (to maximize the effect of workout of course) 2. What is recommended daily dose for protein for a healthy male who workouts with weights 4 times per week? (the usual story is 2g per kg so is it true?) 3. Is there any unwanted consequences in case of overdose? for instance kidney problems, or maybe low holesterol?

I think it was a big mistake to take 72g of NAC and 45g of glutamine after surgery. I was so weak and dizzy and worried and in pain fromt he trach. what does this much NAC and l-glutamine do to me? will it cause airway narrowing, hypertension or brain damage?

Someone on this forum is taking l-glutamine. I hope you read this and answer me. I am taking it again and this time I am not under the doctor's care. I would like to ask your doseage and what times you take it and what for. I have been researching it and it seems to be good for brain fog and other brain functions along with many other positive side effects. I am taking l000mg twice a day. Maybe someone else is taking this too.

The 'tiredness" feeling could be caused by low glutamine intake/levels. Most regular, normal, non-pill taking people (that's you now!) have low glutamine levels. This could be making you feel tired. This stuff is just as important as glucose levels. In a healthy person, the concentration of Glutamine in the blood is 3-4 times greater than all other amino acids, and is a major r energy source for the entire body.

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