I am 18 years old, and have a serious pain in my left knee.. I had to stop playing soccer. It all started when i begun to train on astro turf. I can run all day when i get going but it hurts the left side of my knee when i kick the ball. It is like a sharp sting. Also after training the bottom of my kneecap swells and i can hardly touch the bottom of kneecap due to pain. I went to doctor and he said that i need to rest it for 2 months, i did this and still persists. Any information would be helpful.
2007-06-04 11:35:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
could be a couple of things
first water on the knee, which is very painful
second is where your cartledge is being ripped from the knee socket joints and is now casuing pain, that's not nice either
and my favourite, but still painful, is where scare tissue builds up on the petella tendons, Kneecap, and that aslo casuses pain, only after psysio or steriod injections they tend to operate.
the one that you dont want is the Exterior or Anterior Cruciate ligament going, and they can go, stretch or slight tare, and that's realy painful.
go back to your docs and say that the resting isnt helping, as when you still walk the pain is there. They can only then send you to a sports specialist who can then do something for you
Oh, before you say, I have injured my knees as lot as I played Footie (I hate the word Soccer) and Ive had about 5 surgeries on them to help them, from the water on the knee through the a cruciate ligament rebuild
take it easy rest it, but dont rest, and I mean dont play footie, but live a normal life, and if it's still killing you after a normal day without sport you need to see the Doctor, as 2 months rest isnt really a decent thing that any doctor should say
oh and when you see the doctor again make shure that you ask to see a different one, as they havent given a proper diagnosis
2007-06-04 11:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by billybobbowinkle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may be a case of patellafemoral syndrome, where the articulation between the knee cap and the end of the femur is not congruent. This is usually more prevalent in women due to our structural differences. Yet, it can also be caused by weakness in one particular part of the quadriceps as well as tightness of the iliotibial band on the outer part of the leg. Pain usually occurs when the quadricpes are required to be active...going up and down stairs, getting up and down from a chair, etc. It also sounds like you need further evaluation to make sure there is not any structural damage such as a torn meniscus. If it is either of the above, your next step in care should be physical therapy where more hands on examination can be done in order to attempt to correct the problem and decrease pain.
2016-05-21 05:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there you say your knee is sore at the bottom of your knee cap well that sounds like your cartlidge i had the same pain when i damaged mine the pain in the side of your knee could be ligaments see your GP again asap ask him to be refered to hospital for a scan or to see a orthopeadic surgeon or a physiotherapist .If you have a sports injury clinic near you goa and see them Good Luck hope all goes well
2007-06-05 04:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You,ve torn a cartledge. Get it repaired before it gets any worse. I put up with a torn cartledge for many years and ended up having it out. This is extremely painful and after 10 years I can hardly walk . The repair operation is done in the outpatient clinic and the results are fantastic. Get it done now
2007-06-05 11:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by rickymeo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't want to scare you but I was watching Diagnosis-Unknown on the TV yesterday and this young person was having pain in their knee and it ended up being cancer. I sincerely hope that is not the case with you but please go in and have a thorough exam with your doctor. A doctor had been "watching" this person but while he was watching the cancer spread to the lungs.
Just go and make sure you are okay. Incidentally this person was a soccer player too.
You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope everything turns out to be okay.
2007-06-04 11:46:15 · answer #5 · answered by felix8462 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have you checked with an orthopedist? did they x-ray it? could be a lot of things. is it filled with fluid? see the ortho and see what he says.
2007-06-04 11:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by racer 51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
see you doctor.
2007-06-04 11:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋