Knee strain

Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

Did the pain begin with the new shoes? If so, that could be the issue. For me, shoes usually cause achilles issues though, not knee.

Knee pain behind the kneecap is typically runner's knee, an overuse injury. Rx is to cut back. Knee pain can also be from arthritis. Symptoms can include pain when using stairs, swelling, sore in the morning. Not much yu can do about it, but you need to do everything you can to strengthen the joint area, eg do leg extensions. Knee pain can also come from a cartlege tear, which is serious and requires attention from an orthopedist.
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Considering that apparently it happened after this big stress on the knee I would rather consider a stretched ligament. It could also be the meniscus, depending on where the pain is.
If it doesn't go away in a few weeks, worst in a couple of months, I would talk to a doctor. In the worst case surgery might be necessary.
 
Quote from macal425:

If you are having trouble with your knee, the worst thing you can do is continue to run. Not only will you not be giving the knee time to heal, but you may start overcompensating and injure something else, like your hip. In the meantime, if you want to continue to exercise, try something that won't put as much stress on the knee. Elliptical, bike, rowing machine etc...

The last knee injury I had was after a big run. Something happened to my knee that made it extremely painful to walk/run downhill. It happened to coincide with a visit to San Francisco, which as you can guess, wasn't a lot of fun.
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Is a bike that much less stressful on the knee? Less impact it would seem, but same or more strain?

Thanks for the tips guys.
 
Quote from hoodooman:

I use to jog 4 miles every day. When my knees started hurting, I started to ride my bike 10 miles. Worst thing that I ever could have done. Had neucrosis of both hips. Exercise is the worst thing that you can do for that.

If you start out having pain for no good reason watch out. You can also get it in your shoulders and back. Bad stuff. The bones die then crack all to pieces and the pain is excruciating.
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I'll definitely be wary of that or any other compensation problem, I am pretty sure it was from stress from moving the treadmill, but bad knees are a bit of a hereditary thing I'm finding out too, so something to watch for long term.
 
Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

Did the pain begin with the new shoes? If so, that could be the issue. For me, shoes usually cause achilles issues though, not knee.
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I got the new shoes because the pain started and I thought it was perhaps that my old ones were worn out (it had only been about 6 months though). But the pain returned anyways.
 
Quote from andread:

Considering that apparently it happened after this big stress on the knee I would rather consider a stretched ligament. It could also be the meniscus, depending on where the pain is.
If it doesn't go away in a few weeks, worst in a couple of months, I would talk to a doctor. In the worst case surgery might be necessary.
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If it is a stretched ligament, I take it that there is not much you can really do to strengthen that point? Is stretching and flexing the knee before going on a run helpful at all (once I've allowed it to heal from rest)? What about exercises in effort to strengthen the leg muscles around the knee, will those help in stabilizing the area?
 
Quote from illiquid:

If it is a stretched ligament, I take it that there is not much you can really do to strengthen that point? Is stretching and flexing the knee before going on a run helpful at all (once I've allowed it to heal from rest)? What about exercises in effort to strengthen the leg muscles around the knee, will those help in stabilizing the area?
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If it's a problem with your ligaments you usually have pain in the front or the back of your knee.
If it happened only once I'm not sure it's the case to think about strengthening. Getting injured after a big stress is not a shame. And obviously I wouldn't start now.
Squatting is a good exercise. Some stretching is also good. But the best thing is to go to the gym and talk to someone who knows the job.
But, considering that you don't have to ski downhill, I wouldn't be concerned about that. If you are then it's better to talk to a doctor. He could also tell you a good way to exercise.
Knees are nasty beasts.
 
Ok thanks, I guess I can forget about any serious cardio for a few weeks. Sucks, cuz I tend to blow up (no pun intended) like a balloon if I don't get my 15 miles in for the week.
 
I have been playing bball once a week for years and workout regularly in the gym and on the treadmill and have lived with pain for most of that time.... The way i see it is one day i wont be able to do it..so i play ball with lots of ben gay , wraps, straps and hard hats...but ill be damn if i dont get out to the court..I live for the competition...my mind still thinks im a teeny bopper...:D
 
I just want to be able to jog my miles each week, I will go insane if I can't run.

I can't even picture playing bball anymore. I did have a 40" vertical back in high school, spudd webb was my idol.
 
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