I have been running 8 years - done 25 marathons in that time and many shorter races but been really lucky and never had any injury that's put me out for more than a few days. Until now.... i have very painful pains around the base of my kneecap and up the inner side. Initially i thought it was tendinitis but the pain is slowly beginning to move around the sides of the kneecap. It hurts driving, sitting for too long and i also wake in the night with pains. Its been sore for at least 4 months now but is getting worse all of a sudden. I can run on it although i do get sharp pains and i can deffo feel a lack of power in the joint. Read a lot about patellar tendinitis and i need to strengthen quads etc but my legs are strong enough as i run steep hills daily and can maintain a strong pace up them (7mm) - could i be looking at something else being wrong? i have read that tendinitis can sometimes not be cured by rest alone. Worried that my NYC marathon in November is in danger as i am in the training window now.
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If you must run, lay off the hills, ice it or at least cold water in the shower on it once or twice a day. Get your foam roller on the hamstrings to avoid tightening around the knee.
Sounds like you are a seasoned runner, so you should know when you need to rest, but 30 mins with a physio should tell you exactly what is going wrong.
Good luck
Jake
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AM-RUNNER-marathon-months-training/dp/1520530323/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488549043&sr=8-1&keywords=i+am+a+runner
PB’s
5k- 19:03
10k- 39.28
HM- 1:28.25
M- 3:07.59
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AM-RUNNER-marathon-months-training/dp/1520530323/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488549043&sr=8-1&keywords=i+am+a+runner
PB’s
5k- 19:03
10k- 39.28
HM- 1:28.25
M- 3:07.59
Depends largely on the degree of arthritis. Is the pain coming from the tendon or is the pain coming from the arthritis, or a mixture? Without seeing the scans it's impossible to give you advice. The tendon issue needs to be cleared up before you even begin to worry about arthritis. Scans can often show degeneration that doesn't actually cause problems - treat the patient, not the scan.
Assuming you do have arthritis that is causing you prblems, common treatments usually involve physical therapy, injections, braces and anti-inflammatory meds. If the arthritis is mild I would ask your doctor about arterial embolisation.
Good luck- fingers crossed for you.
Jake
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AM-RUNNER-marathon-months-training/dp/1520530323/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488549043&sr=8-1&keywords=i+am+a+runner
PB’s
5k- 19:03
10k- 39.28
HM- 1:28.25
M- 3:07.59
Started dosing up on Glucosamine and Chondriotin but at the proper levels of 1500mg/1200mg (that stuff in the supermarkets is too weak to do any good).
Still want a second opinion - i know my GP was only reading the notes from the doctor who assessed the Xray but its just too odd that its happened. It has been sore for about 6 months now but ive never truly rested it (sorry doctor i lied) just ice, compression, ultrasound. Quads are strong as run hills regularly, footwear and gait ok as got checked by Adidas years ago. At first i thought it was just a patellar tendon issue (jumpers knee) as the pain was localised around the bottom of the knee cap but the pain does move around to other parts a bit more now.
puzzling - in the mindset now to just keep running till it needs total replacement - i just know the clock is ticking! Also trying to reach out to any mad professors who are conducting trials on OA patients - willing to try anything to keep going. Swimming just doesn't have the same buzz as running down The Mall on an April morning.