Exactly! Before I fell, I was riding a mountain bike on wooded mountain trails up to 30 miles at a time and walking 3-5 miles on the days I didn’t ride. I was in excellent shape. The ankle is not that bad now but the arthritis in it is. I experiment with supplements to find something to help but in a cold wet winter, it’s a challenge. LOL I keep moving even if it’s slow.
By God’s grace, I don’t have arthritis, but I’ve heard curcumin (a good absorbable grade) is good for helping arthritis. Have you tried that?
You might also wish to research MSM to see if that might be right for you.
Here is an article to get you started:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/msm-methylsulfonylmethane-supplement-for-arthritis-190079
While I don’t have arthritis, I was hit by a train a long time ago, and have had chronic pain. An alternative doc at Riordan clinic has treated his wife with MSM with great success for inflammation. He has me on it. I’m working my way up to higher dosages of it. I find that it seems to be helpful.
This is Dr. Ron Hunninghake and his daughter, also a doctor, discussing the advantages of MSM in the body:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0LHsQER2jQ
I sprained one ankle on the basement stairs, taking a basket of laundry down and missed the last step bringing my body weight down as the foot twisted and there were cracking sounds, may have broken bones, dont know never saw a doctor, just iced it, elevated the foot and eventually it healed in a couple of months, more until it was perfectly normal again.
The second time wasnt as bad but as painful. My foot went to sleep someone came to the door and I jumped up to answer but lost balance and came straight down and twisted my ankle