I am sixty years old and already had problems with my right knee during my teenage years. Unfortunately, the records from that time are no longer available, so the causes of the problems back then can no longer be determined.
For a long time, I was able to live without problems with my weak, vulnerable knee. When I was about 35 years old, mild and sometimes more severe problems began. Especially during and after major exertion, the knee swelled significantly, mobility rapidly decreased, and the knee increasingly hurt even at rest. I was able to live well with these symptoms for years: before skiing and hiking, I had to warm the knee first and then cool it after exertion, wear a knee brace, and unfortunately accept some pain.
About three years ago, the pain increased, the symptoms lasted longer, so I scheduled a thorough examination with a knee specialist. The diagnosis was clear: osteoarthritis and a misalignment in the right knee. The condition is so advanced that I can decide when to have a partial prosthesis implanted. The decision for this procedure was extremely difficult for me, so I tried to keep the symptoms bearable with physiotherapy and targeted muscle building at the fitness center.
Last fall, I had a bicycle accident in which I broke a rib and, due to the severe pain, didn’t even notice that my injured knee was also affected. Only after stopping the strong painkillers for the ribs did I notice the severe problems with my problematic knee.
The doctor drained water from my knee, some of this fluid flowed into the leg, a ligament became inflamed, in short: I could no longer walk without crutches. Mobility was more restricted than ever before. At school, I was excused from the ski camp; under these circumstances, skiing was out of the question, and the announced surgery came back into focus.
In this desperate situation, Chr. N. brought me a pack of “Vita Pro-Flex”: I was to take it for one month. I gladly accepted this offer. I can hardly believe it today: after a few days, a clear improvement began, and after a month of consistent intake, I am now completely pain-free, can load my knee like I haven’t been able to for years, and the mobility of the knee is almost as good as the healthy knee.