Knee Problem?

Question

I'm an active person. I wake up early every morning, to go for a quick 20 minute run. For the past month or so, my left knee's been acting up. It's been pretty sore lately. I stopped running for a week already, and it still feels funny. Should I be worried?

Answer 1

I have had a variety of knee problems. You havent really given the symptoms, such as where you feel the pain, is it sharp and stabbing, or subtle. When in your stride do you feel it? landing or pushing off etc? If i knew more I could give you an idea. I have studied exericse physilogy, and was a distance runner for 10 years until i needed surgeries on my knee. You could have what is runners knee. Or a strained IT (iliotibial) band strain. You could also have strained a ligament. Possibly tendonitis, which may never go away. What kind of shoes do you have? Are you a pronator or supinator?

Check this website out for basic diagnosis.
http://www.runnersworld.com/tool/1,5429,s6-78-79-206-0,00.html

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Answer 2

LET ME GIVE COMPLETE SOLUTION ON KNEE PAIN BUT STILL YOU NEED TO CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Knee pain is an extremely common complaint, and there are many common causes. It is important to make an accurate diagnosis of the cause of your symptoms so that appropriate treatment can be directed at the cause. If you have knee pain, some common causes include:
Arthritis
Arthritis is among the most common causes of knee pain, and there are many treatments available.

Ligament Injuries
Ligament injuries commonly occur during athletic activities and can cause discomfort and instability.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury

Cartilage Injuries | Meniscal Tear
Cartilage tears are seen in young and old patients alike, and are also an extremely common cause of knee pain.

Patellar Tendonitis
Tendonitis around the joint is most commonly of the patellar tendon, the large tendon over the front of the knee.

Chondromalacia Patella
Chondromalacia causes knee pain under the kneecap and is due to softening of the cartilage. It is most common in younger patients (15-35 years old).

Dislocating Kneecap
A dislocating kneecap causes acute symptoms during the dislocation, but can also lead to chronic knee pain.

Baker's Cyst
A Baker's cyst is swelling in the back of the joint, and is usually a sign of another underlying problem such as a meniscus tear.

Bursitis
The most common bursa affected around the joint is just above the kneecap. This is most common in people who kneel for work, such as gardeners or carpetlayers.

Plica Syndrome
Plica syndrome is an uncommon cause of knee pain, and can be difficult to diagnose. The diagnosis is usually made at the time of arthroscopy.

Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a condition seen in adolescents and is due to irritation of the growth plate just at the front of the joint.

Osteochondritis Dissecans
Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is another condition seen in adolescents due to the growth of the bone around the joint.

Gout
Gout is an uncommon cause of knee pain. However, in patients who have a diagnosis of gout, it must be considered as a cause for new onset knee pain

Answer 3

Not worried but check out your running shoes, make sure they are professional, made for running. Those type of shoes cost more.

Stop running for awhile, just walk for a few weeks. It takes some time for running injuries to pass.

Make sure you are running correctly - good shoes and run LIGHTLY, don't pound the pavement - that's bad.

But if the problem persist for another week, go to a doctor.

Answer 4

apply super powered bipolar magnets of 4500 gauss under ur feet.
north pole under ur right foot and south pole under ur left foot for 15 minutes two times a day..
put one bottle each on both magnets overnight and mix 4 bottles of water and consume that both pole magnitised water for the entire day..u will be alright in a week, till then don't walk much

Answer 5

If you just started running, you have to allow your body to adjust and adapt to the new routine. If this is not a new habit then it could very well be tendinitis.

Answer 6

Yeah it's your knee.....go to a doctor. Might be nothing...better safe than sorry! Good luck with that!

Answer 7

Maybe.
You could have tendinitis. I would go see a doctor when you get the chance.

Answer 8

u r to take it slow until ur body get used 2 the runing

Answer 9

see a doctor. maybe put some of that menthol smellin ol icy hot stuff. still gotta problem let someone massage it fo ya..haha

Answer 10

yes go see your doc, you probably have a torn miniscus or possibly your acl tendon- the longer u wait the worse it will get.