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Driving long distances

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Smurf52 Sun 11-Apr-21 17:33:41

I took my sister, who doesn't drive, to meet up with my niece at a country park near her. It's an hour long journey. I only usually do short runs. After half an hour of driving I realised my right knee was starting to play up on the accelerator. I was trying to rest my right leg. I longed for cruise control again, but sadly can't afford a car with one being retired. Two days after I had another long one hour run for my dog's post op check up. Same trouble with the knee. Anyone else have this problem?

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Humbertbear Sun 11-Apr-21 17:42:34

I don’t consider a journey of an hour a long journey. There are knee strengthening exercises on the internet but a friend who had a knee replacement told me that she knew she needed one when her knee became too painful for her to drive. I hope you can sort this out.

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Ladyleftfieldlover Sun 11-Apr-21 17:45:25

It used to take me an hour to drive to and from work! A long drive is several hours with a stop for lunch.

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mrsmopp Sun 11-Apr-21 18:02:37

DH suddenly had problems with his knee when driving. It got worse and he got anxious about it. We traded the car in for an automatic and it’s great. A huge relief.
Hope this helps! X

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SueDonim Sun 11-Apr-21 18:10:53

Do you have a knee problem anyway or is this only when you’re driving? You could try wearing a knee support, maybe.

As others say, I don’t think an hour is a long drive. It takes me 45 minutes just to get to my nearest bigger town!

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