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I run about 4 miles everyday. My whole body feels fine except for my knees. I have somewhat of a family history of dodgy knees, both my mother and one of my brothers have had bad problems and required surgery. I want to continue running but don't want to end up with serious problems.

2006-12-03 15:34:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports Running

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I'm a runner as well and everything on my body is fine except for my knees as well. What I've been told is that my quads are under developed and it sounds silly, being that I'm a runner. I do a few exercises in the gym to strengthen the quad and my knee problems slowly start to go away. Ask in your local gym about leg extensions. You sit in a chair like machine and lift a bar with your shins. Your knees may hurt the first few times you do the exercise but you should feel the difference almost instantly. At home you can do standing squats and wall squats. Try icing as well after runs to alleviate the pain. but whatever you do, keep running! :)

2006-12-04 16:32:03 · answer #1 · answered by runnerforgood 4 · 2 1

Sore Knees After Running

2016-09-29 10:13:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

You're getting some sound advice here. Do see your doctor and discuss your medical options. If possible, see a sports physician, or at least one that will respect your desire to run.

Focus on prevention. Run on as soft a surface as possible, i.e. dirt or grass, instead of asphalt or concrete.

Go to a running store and get the right shoes for your tendencies. Every foot is different, and a good pair of shoes, like tires can really help cushion the impact. Change them every 500 miles or so.

Get enough rest. I wouldn't run every day. Give yourself a day or two of active rest. You can stretch, do yoga, weight train, go for a walk, or some other light activity, just don't run.

Last, consider cross training. You simply may not be built to take the pounding every day. Cut your running back, an substitute cycling, swimming, or some other activity you enjoy.

Knees are well worth protecting. The more damage you inflict, the worse it gets, and the chances grow that you'll have to endure overuse syndrome.

2006-12-04 05:28:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

First you need to find out what your problem is in order to determine what the damages/cures can be. In the mean time, try and make sure you have good runners with a soft base, as well as you running on grass or a shale trail when you can. Pavement is really hard on your knees impact wise. Also, because of the history of sore knees in your family, you might just have to alter your work out regimen. Instead of running everyday try swimming or biking. Both maintain incredible shape and cardio with limited impact. Also, if you ever run on a treadmill, make sure you don't run with it on 0.0% incline. A little incline is easier on your body. Anyway, hope that helps, and hope the pain subsides! It's the worst! Cheers!

2006-12-04 10:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by Future Mrs. Beasley 3 · 1 0

Alot of these are really good suggestions, but as someone who loves to run, I would understand if you aren't taken by the "stop running so much" suggestions. It's hard to give you really good advice without knowing much about the pain you are feeling in your knees. I suggest getting The Runner's Repair Manual http://www.amazon.com/Runners-Repair-Manual-Complete-Diagnosing/dp/0312695977/sr=8-1/qid=1165261458/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-9382941-7973437?ie=UTF8&s=books
It's been very good for me for a number of injuries since it will describe the type of pain you might be having (usually it's right on), and it can HELP you diagnose a problem. I emphasize help because some injuries should be checked by a doctor in order to prevent making an injury permanent. Also, running on softer terrain like trails or grass is a good suggestion. I've also found that doing some leg work at the gym has helped my knee pain. I find that when I am diligent about lifting with my quads at the gym, my knee pain subsides when I run. I hope some of this helps.

2006-12-04 06:54:08 · answer #5 · answered by Kate12303 3 · 0 1

You're wearing your knees out! Take a break! You should run every other day and do some cross training on the other days. There are plenty of other sports you can do to relieve the pounding you get from running so much. Also, mix it up! Instead of running 4 miles every day, run 3 miles one day, 5 miles the next and also vary your speed. Also, running on asphalt and concrete is the worst. Try trail running or run on a cushioned track.
Glucosomine may also help, it lubricates the joints and rebuilds cartilage

2006-12-04 03:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by Rob 2 · 1 0

If you run about 4 miles a day, you might want to make an appointment with your doctor. I was in the Army for 4 years, and after about a year and a half of constant running (avg. of 6 miles a day!) I began have problems with my knees and my hips mainly. They did a procedure called a bone scan and found out that I had massive stress fractures on my hips, and some minor on my knees. So basically my hips were detiriorating from all the running. A good thing to do is to run every other day, and to do what we called "muscle failure" the days in between with push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, and chin-ups.

2006-12-03 15:44:40 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 2 · 3 0

A doctor told me, pain is good because it tells you that your body had it enough. Don't push over the limit. I used to have knees problem when I started running 9 months ago. I tried to cut down running to 2 or 3 times a week and cross training with cycling, MTB, swimming & rock climbing. It works, after a while the pains went away. Even with minimal training, I did complete my first 10k, 15k, half marathon, 30k, full marathon, duathlon & triathlon in last 6 months all within the qualifying time.

2006-12-05 02:28:38 · answer #8 · answered by tryathlete 1 · 1 0

Try an elliptical trainer every other day instead of running. This puts much less stres on your knees, but still exercisies your body. Your knees would have a day to heal.

2006-12-03 15:44:22 · answer #9 · answered by mwat07 2 · 1 0

My knees hurt when I started training for my runs. Need to do stretch exercise to warm up your muscles before running and after running.

2006-12-06 11:41:23 · answer #10 · answered by RunSueRun 5 · 0 0

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