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Glucosamine 1500mg/Ghondrotion1200mg works for me, it dose take some time to get in the system, had surgery on one of the Knees/still not the best but the Glucos seems to help. I am 47 and have been very active most of my life.
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I have had knee and back problems since before I started kiting and switched to a kite skim for 90% of my riding. It's easy on the body and much more fun that a twin tip in light winds. When you start out, you will feel like it's nukin' in 15 knots, and the crashes are pure comedy.
Here's a couple of things you can do to ease the pain on a twintip- 1. working on your jump and landing technique can really help. A crappy takeoff means a crappy landing. 2. I ride really loose straps- it allows a LOT more freedom for your ankles/ knees, seriously improves your ability to go upwind, and gets you ready for boardoff tricks, which (if all goes well) you float down gently whether you pull the trick or not. 3. decide which tricks are worth the pain. I don't do anything crazy in high winds, just boost a few big jumps, lots of carving around, and different transitions. BTW, Lindsey, I think I saw you doing a backroll on Fox news last night. www.kiteboardingtampabay.com |
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Excellent input guys...especially you Ken, whose all too versed in "on knees, in the mangroves".
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Our own Dr. Drew
Lindsey,
I personally get it alot. Usually due to powered riding and choppy water. Yeah jumps have there impacts, but it's that constant beating upwind I think in the chop that really is hard on the knees. One sure way to get stronger knees, is to ride a bike. Building up the muscles around the knees will make your knees stronger. Ask anyone who has blown out their knee and they will tell you that bike riding is a big part of their rehab. Oh yeah, gotta ride with clips so you get the full effect. Finding smoother water can definately help....no question there. At PI it's hard to avoid the chop as you know. We have are very own Dr. Drew of kiteboarding here in the Tampa Bay area. He helped out at Kite4Kids and did a little write up on injury prevention. Though I would share it. See the PDF below. Good luck!
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