ve been running for many years off and on, but in the past few months, I've been running pretty regularly. I'm up to 4.5 miles. About three fourths of the way through my run, my knees begin to hurt. They hurt for a couple of hours after running, but then the pain and pressure goes away. Why does this happen, and how can I avoid it?
2007-03-28 12:53:43 · 5 answers · asked by rs2577 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Same thing happens to me. Running is very hard on the joints and it is simply a matter of repeated impact on hard surfaces. I started cross-training (e.g. swimming, elliptical, biking, etc.) in between my running days. I've found that this helps give my knees and other joints a little extra time to recover in between runs.
2007-03-28 13:01:31 · answer #1 · answered by dlewisdm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is common for runners, when you're running your knees take all the impact. Are you the same weight you were when you used to run off and on? If you have gained, this may be why your knees are hurting too, they're taking more impact with more weight, if you haven't gained, then they're just letting you know that this is too much for them.
Have you tried the knee wraps? They are great! Try them, you can get them anywhere just about. Wrap your knees as often as you can, if they hurt when you run wrap them when you run or immediately afterwards, this will help alot.
2007-03-28 13:03:46 · answer #2 · answered by trainer53 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to well footwear icing and stretching competently, I had this identical difficulty and it might even lengthen round to in the back of the knee. I have began taking glucosamine condroitine (spelling probably off -- simply positioned it into goodle or cross to the diet shoppe or some thing) 2x an afternoon (morning and night time). it is a complement for joint help and after approximately 30-forty five days now it has rather made a change. I wouldn't have the identical agony anymore.
2016-09-05 19:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been a runner for years off and on you may have osteoarthritis in your knees from the impact. Go to a physical therapist or your primary. It may not be and in either way a physical therapist will help you strengthen or change your movements to elimanate pain
2007-03-28 13:03:04 · answer #4 · answered by monkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say buy better shoes and change your technique. Perhaps you are banging your legs into the ground rather than running over the ground. Perhaps buy a book on running technique.
Buy shoes that reduce the ground impact and possibly add some foam insoles.
2007-03-28 12:59:35 · answer #5 · answered by verty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋