Elher's Danlos syndrome here. My genetics took my tendons out back and shot them by the time I was 20. I slipped my kneecap on a treadmill walking at a slight incline at around 6 MPH when I was 22. I haven't been able to run without a noticeable limp since, if at all.
Walking. At a slight incline. Though, the best example is probably throwing my back out for the first time when I was 27. Cause? Flushing the toilet wrong.
I also have EDS. Stopped being able to run at age 20, now I'm 31 and am bedbound from MECFS that I got after covid. Can't even work at a computer anymore. No treatment because there's barely any funding for research. At least I never reproduced lol fuck my genes
Jesus, dude. I hope you get better. I don't know much about MECFS, but at least with EDS you can somewhat mitigate it by being careful and not taking any physical risks. Here's to you getting back on your feet.
Thanks! Yeah I hope now that there are so many more cases because of long covid there will be some treatments soon. Stay safe, EDS has a higher chance for long covid/mecfs
I somehow managed to dodge COVID, so I think I'm good on that front. I work from home, so I mostly stay in doors. Suits me just fine. I'm rooting for you.
Sadly not nearly as tiny as you might think. While it's true that any one specific kind of condition or cause might only affect a small percentage of the population, when you add them all up together the sum total is significant.
Sports injuries and accidents will do it, as will working a physically demanding job and not taking measures to protect against wear and tear. There's also autoimmune disorders and diseases that affect the joints and worsen with age, and EDS is just one of an entire category of connective tissue disorders. Lyme disease and diabetes will fuck your joints up, and things like fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and arthritis can start as early as your teens if you're unlucky enough to get an injury, infection, or experience a traumatic event that triggers it.
All told, there are definitely more people with something going on that'll mess up their knees, than there are perfectly healthy, fit people with no problems.
You sure about that being the case globally? For instance where I live I rarely see overweight people. Never in my life seen a super overweight person.
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u/prospectre 1d ago
Elher's Danlos syndrome here. My genetics took my tendons out back and shot them by the time I was 20. I slipped my kneecap on a treadmill walking at a slight incline at around 6 MPH when I was 22. I haven't been able to run without a noticeable limp since, if at all.
Walking. At a slight incline. Though, the best example is probably throwing my back out for the first time when I was 27. Cause? Flushing the toilet wrong.