what kind of supplement/vitamin would help joint pain? specifically knee & ankle pain from running?

[VB]

what kind of supplement/vitamin would help joint pain? specifically knee & ankle pain from running?

[cmitch419]

Glucosamine. You can get it at your pharmacy or supermarket

[Dave87gn185]

glucosamine
L-cystiene

but you should be looking at the cause more than treating the symptoms

[Oscy282]

Glucosamine & Chondroitin.

[DouglasB319]

Knee pain is almost always because the kneecap's tendon has shortened. This happens because tendons don't like a lot of trauma to them, like the running is now doing. Once you release the tendon it should be fine for a long time. Your ankles are the same way. Because the pain is caused by problems of the muscular system, I don't think there is any kind of supplement that is going to help unless it has some kind of pain killer in it, although that would no longer make it a supplement. Here is how to release the tendons:
Kneecap: (Use a chair that has no cross members on it.)
While sitting start with your leg out in front of you extended out to a comfortable length. Wrap your hands around it so you have a good two inches working area. Place your thumbs about two inches behind your knee and press into the top middle of your leg hard and hold. Relax. After 30 seconds, slowly slide that leg back until it is pulled up under the chair as far as you can make it go. Then release the pressure but hold your leg there for one minute longer.With the leg pulled up into your lap, take the arm on the same side as the leg and wrap it around the leg just above ankle height, thumb behind the leg and fingers round the front. As your fingers go around the front and rest on your leg, they should feel the big bone down the front. When you put your fingers over the front of it and you wiggle your foot, you should feel the tendon right next to the bone. Press your fingers on it and hold. Take your other hand and bring it in from under your leg. Place your fingers so they go away from the ones already there positioning them more away from you. Again if you wiggle your foot you will find the other tendons that have to be released. Press hard on all of them and hold. Relax take a deep breath and exhale and don?t tense up any part of your body. After 30 seconds, slowly lower your foot as far as it will go. Remove the pressure but hold your foot there for one minute longer.
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