IdontknowwhoiAM wrote:
I was curious at the answers to the OP. But now I am a little dismayed. For the OP, have you had your knees looked at by a qualified person ? If so what did they say ? If not, please start there.
Next, ifa qualified professional says that she ought not to be kneeling, then is the suggestion still for knee pads ? The kneeling bench, is that for her to sit on, bc kneeling is kneeling. As long as she is at waist level, and below her Dom, Master, Top (always m & f when I use these terms) and in their heart and ways keeping their submissiveness, isn't that what matters?
And a Dom or a Master should not want their property to ever do something that could cause then to be permanently damaged, should they ?
To the person who suggested exercise to 'strengthen' knees, that would depend what is wrong with said knees.
I love the ideas of yoga, and Tai Chi. But depending on what is wrong with OP's knees, she can strengthen the rest of her legs, her glutes, strengthen lower back, however short of knee replacements, some conditions can not be exercised away, not the fluid displace, if they are swollen at all.
I have almost no cartilage left in my knees, I will still get on my knees for a variety of things (not all revolving around this Lifestyle) . As a matter of fact I have arthritis in every part of my body (shhh, I am aware, that is all that need be said, crappy DNA genes 😂) I keep moving, and will still try all kinds of things, more than once if I like it, vanilla and Bdsm.
I was very active except for the times those crappy DNA genes rear their ugly heads.
I'm not trying to start an argument, nor insult anyone, when it comes to medical issues, I advocate for getting a diagnosis, so then you can do your own research, get a 2nd opinion, have some information to make the best possible decision you can.
For those who like yoga or want to try yoga, i found an app called Dog Down. It has free and paid, but the free version is da bomb. Y9u can choose type of music, level of difficulty, restore, breath, stretch,
Its pretty neat.
Thanks,
N
This is a great post and very appreciated.
Just to clarify, my suggesting Tai Chi /Qigong practise is after proper diagnosis which is why I stipulated an accredited (perhaps a better word would have been qualified) therapist.
Before seeing this from I don't know who I am,( I don't) I was going to write again to suggest that the various impliments to help with kneeling may be useful but won't be addressing the underlying problem. In fact, I Don't, hits the nail on the head much better in his post.
And for I don't know who I am,
I hope it's not patronising to suggest, if you haven't you may like to try Qigong.
As I previously said I am not a medical practitioner but have seen some very interesting things at Qigong which many would scoff at, but nothing ventured nothing gained. Qigong is known to help with arthritis, indeed I have a friend from the same practice who's arthritis has improved over the time of her practice. Was it the Qigong or other influences? She believes it is but of course each person is different as can be the level of skill in the Qigong teacher. I'm extremely lucky in that respect.
You may well know that ptsd is believed to be a cause of arthritis so that may be another avenue to explore.
In any case I write with love and respect in the hope that I may be of help to someone in some way.
I do believe your post has been.
With love to all in pain be it physical or emotional.