Finally Time for Our Molokai Trip

[moonstone]

Going down stairs bothers her knees. It is likely she will have additional problems with both knees as she gets old. She is now only 65.

This will sound strange but it really helps. Anybody with knee problems who finds it difficult and or painful to walk down stairs should try walking down backwards (facing up the stairs). Different muscles and ligaments take the weight while you are bending the knee going down backwards and it is nearly painless. Of course care should be taken by watching (look down between your ankles) where you are putting your feet to make sure most or all of your foot is on the step and hold onto the railing. After my 1st torn meniscus and subsequent surgery (in 2013) I spent months going down the stairs backwards (and getting some funny looks in public) on the advise of my physiotherapist. I tore and macerated the meniscus in my other knee in June and am scheduled for surgery in October. I have resorted to walking downstairs backwards again!


~Diane

 

[Tamaradarann]

This will sound strange but it really helps. Anybody with knee problems who finds it difficult and or painful to walk down stairs should try walking down backwards (facing up the stairs). Different muscles and ligaments take the weight while you are bending the knee going down backwards and it is nearly painless. Of course care should be taken by watching (look down between your ankles) where you are putting your feet to make sure most or all of your foot is on the step and hold onto the railing. After my 1st torn meniscus and subsequent surgery (in 2013) I spent months going down the stairs backwards (and getting some funny looks in public) on the advise of my physiotherapist. I tore and macerated the meniscus in my other knee in June and am scheduled for surgery in October. I have resorted to walking downstairs backwards again!


~Diane

My husband just goes know stairs slowly. However, sometimes when going up a steep hill he will turn around and go up the hill backwards with smaller steps since the pressure on the torn meniscus becomes great going up a hill.