Pain on the right side of my knee cap?

Question

Its not my knee cap in general thats giving me a problem, but each time i am sitting in a chair and my leg is up under me and i go to strecch it back out i can barely move it. it feels like a mussle problem. do we have mussles around our knee cap?
the same problem happens when i walk..anyone know what could be causeing this. has happen the past week everyday

Answer 1

Sounds like a tendon problem. I had the same thing and needed surgery.

Answer 2

Quads - Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas (natural muscle relaxers) daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

Yes you have muscles around your kneecap,,, you could have problem with torn cartilage, if your knee hurts, gives out on you, or cracks and pops when you bend it, this could be the problem,,, i dont know exactly how old you are but arthritis could be the problem also.