hi,im 34 and have slaters,ive had it since i was 10,i always played sports until the last couple of years,i tried it not to hold me back but as you know it does,people dont understand how much pain we are in at times,sitting down for to long,kneeling down,crouching etc ive just read the site and didnt realise how bad the future is,well sorry for moaning but my knees really pass me off,take care paul