An IAA member commented that covid has made her AF knee more painful. The knee is settling down now and is expected to make a full return to pre-covid function, but it's a reminder that respiratory infections like covid cause systemic inflammation that affects knees. The impact of respiratory infections can be more damaging in the months following an operation when the body is in an active healing phase and trying to resolve inflammation, so this is a good time to take precautions.
Kayley
Yes every incident causing systemic higher levels of inflammation makes the existing weak spots flare up - eeg all l my places of osteoarthritis (including the knee) flared up after my back operation - but I wonder if these temporary flare ups which is part of life can have longer consequences? Guess there is no answer to that..?