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55 years
Dr Ziad,thx for ur answer, I m annie female and I have cartilage degeneration and pain when i exercise too hard, Dr told me not to bike, but can i use the elleptical? thx
Oct 23, 2013

Dr. Ziad Tannous Orthopedic Surgery
depending on the degrees of your cartilage degeneration , cartilage supplementation ( pills) or intraarticular injections can be beneficial . in theory if you started to have cartilage wear any activity might increase the wear process , and to be selective you need to pick the less traumatizing exercices , elliptical devices are good , biking without major resistance ( make sure your seat is set high enough to allow proper knee extension ) , should also be as good !
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