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1. reverey
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   So...last week out of the blue, I experienced this sharp "twinge" on the front of my right knee...near the tendon. I stopped running...and the pain subsided. I even took it easy all week...no pain.

   Then, I did a 5 mile run yesterday and whamo! Damn knee twinge came back and I had to stop. This time the twinge moved to the outside of the right knee...and there was a slight "clicking" when I bent my knee during my post-run stretch.

   Last night I elevated and iced for 45 minutes...did the same today along with Ibuprofen. During the night as I slept, every time I straightened my leg out or "locked" the knee...I had a SHARP pain. So now it occurs while at rest and not just randomly during a run.

   I did some research today on knee ailments for runners and have come to the conclusion that it's Runner's Knee. I did the surefire test...leg out straight while a friend pressed on the kneecap and gripped the muscle above the knee while I flexed my quad. YUP...pain.

   So now I don't really know what to do about it...any thoughts? I am under the impression that it's not my poor little knee's fault but in fact due to either sporting the wrong shoe or by having underdeveloped quad muscles...thus allowing for the slippage of the kneecap from it's track. Grrrr.

   Has anyone experienced this and if so, what did your do? HELP!! I'm training for a half marathon and I don't want to sit on my duff for weeks on end...

   Also, should I get a new shoe? And if so, anyone know of the best place in Los Angeles to buy a shoe...some place where they have you run or on a treadmill in order to look at your gait, etc?

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. rhcp
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   My advise, don't diagnose yourself. Get yourself to an orthopedic for a check. Why mess up all of the training that you are doing and/or risk further injury. This comes from someone who had meniscus surgery in Jan. and started running about 1 month later. Take care of yourself.

   Posted 4 years ago #

3. reverey
   Member

   good advice...now if I can just find an orthopedic guy! lol

   Haven't had any pain whatsoever this week and I just bought a pair of stability shoes...I ran around the block in them a few times with NO pain...so we'll see.

   Going to test the running tomorrow...see how I am...then decided on the Ortho.

   Posted 4 years ago #

4. Kate
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   I have had similar issues. Most recently, I've bought a fresh new pair of shoes that has helped a great deal. I've also been icing my knee after every run and I just started taking Glucosamine/Chrondroitin (supplement). This combination has seemed to finally make running pain-free, after 2 years of trying to find something that will work. I've had left-knee issues really bad the past year, where I couldn't even ride a bike without some form of pain.

   I agree with seeing a dr., but in my case my dr. only would x-ray my knee (which obviously I have no broken bones) and said nothing showed - obviously, I needed an MRI which he said the insurance wouldn't pay for. His only answer was "Stop running".

   Sometimes it's not easy for everyone, depending on health insurance, to get what they need. And sometimes doctors just won't/can't help. Also, I've read a lot from other runners on their blogs who have documented going through Physical Therapy (paying all those co-pays for 3-4x's a week) for months, to only have the problem return when they go back to running and end up having to find their own way through it.

   Best of luck, it seems there are different things that work for different people. I hope you can get through this time, I'm so thankful I can run pain-free (knocking on wood) right now!

   Posted 4 years ago #

5. adarian
   Member

   Have your running form checked out.
   Once you are healed.
   I have a friend that had knee surgery a year ago from a softball incident and he was walking with a limp. It took about 30 minutes to teach him how to work from the ball of the foot versus off of his heals or toes. His knee pain was lessen.
   Then with a slight mod to his shoes, his limp went away.
   That same day he ran 4 x 100 m sprints two of those sprints was with a speed sled weighing a 125 lbs, he weigh about 210 lbs. He said that he hadn't sprinted in years.

   Always check how you are doing something and 100 percent of the time you will find what the issue is. What you are doing is never the cause.

   Posted 4 years ago #

6. laskins
   Member

   I am having similar problems. I have been diagnosed by an orthopedic physician as having IT Band Symdrome. It's no fun! Undergoing physical therapy and watching all of my friends run and train for the upcoming half that we've all registered for. :(

   Posted 4 years ago #

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