Knee Pain after I run?

Question

I've recently begun running again (use to be quite active, but been sitting around the last few years) and get a pain below my knee at the top of my tibia. This pain isn't there when I run, swim or play sport. Its there when I bend the knees at night (evening). A friend of mine said it might be "jumpers knee"? Anybody know anything about it, How to cure it?

Answer 1

STOP running on concrete and run on grass. its easier on the bones.

Answer 2

I had the same kind of problem earlier this year. I had started jogging after the birth of my baby and blamed it on the fact that I was then lighter than I was during pregnancy. I did not give up jogging and the pain got worse especially at night. I would wake up at night with terrible pain in my right knee. If I slept with my knees bent, I w'd find it hard to stretch them. I decided to see my GP who sent me for an xray and luckily thier was no damage to my knee as I feared. The hospital doc said that I needed to build up muscles around my knees and recommeded physio. I did physio and walked instead of running and I am pleased to let you know I can now enjoy running again. Infact I do it for 1 hr five days a week. I'd therefore advice you to see your gp so injury can be ruled out and then take it from there. I wish you well.

Answer 3

If you've just started running again after a while, it could be because of that. Are you running outside? On pavement? On a treadmill? Treadmills are REALLY hard on your knees. Pavement is pretty bad too. Try running on an all weather track (you can find them at a lot of high schools, and you can usually run there for free as long as the school isnt using it). If that's not an option, try a running trail, they usually absorb the shock from running better and doesnt send it back up into your knees.

Answer 4

A shin splint is halfway down your lower led in the fleshy muscle side of the shin. This doesn't sound like what you have. You might have a bone spur or some inflamation of the patella tendon.
Try this. Get two one pound bags of frozen peas and after running ace bandage them to your knees while warming down. Then put them in the freezer again for next time. The ice is really good for pain and the cold drives blood deep into tissue. Also start taking 4-6 asprin a day with your meals to help reduce any inflamation in the area.

Answer 5

I don't know about jumper's knee, but I went to my osteopath recently with a similar problem to the one you describe. He told me that knee pains are often caused my inequalities in the strenth of the muscles. In my case, my outer thigh muscles were much stronger than the ones on the inside.

'Normally' the knee cap moves up and down as you run, and this is pulled by the muscles. If one muscle is stronger, the knee cap doesn't quite move in a straight line, causing wear and pain.

Go to an osteopath - he/she will be able to give you the exact exercises you need to do to strengthen the muscles around the knee.

Answer 6

go to a professional runner shop, found in most major cities. they should be able to carry out a gate analysis and let u know whether u run pronated or supranated and advice appropriate trainer type, eg, neutral sole. this is very important as with age your gate and style of running may change. pain is always an indication that something is wrong. do not continue as u are. take stock of your running programme and re-evaluate it, starting with gentle short distance, to enable the muscle to re-build. ice strapping and see a sport therapist for massage and advise.

Answer 7

Agree try running on grass/cross country or something. If you life in town then get different running shoes that absorb more impact.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

i don't expect you will believe it but i think this is arthritis after all you say you have been inactive and perhaps your running on too hard surfaces and you also say only when you bend your knee at nightime and my experience is evening and nightime is when arthritis starts to play up

Answer 10

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Answer 11

Run on the road, it better for your knees