I have been suffering from knee pain in recent weeks. It starts with slight discomfort behind the Kneecap, and get progressively more painful during a run. The pain also ends up along the out side of my leg just below the knee. The discomfort normally goes after a couple of days. Is this Runners Knee? Will rest do the trick or do I need help?
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I would suggest seeing a chartered physio. They can work wonders with knees, often relatively quickly. I speak from experience! (Shame they can't to the same for hernias.....!)
Best wishes
H-R
My experience is all sports specialists will advise a vigourous stretching program. Most people, including myself do not stretch enough and it is surprising how 20 minutes a day can pay big dividends. Concentrate on the hamstrings and the ITB and after 2-3 weeks of stretching and no running start again gently.
Also, check the running shoes are OK. If still getting trouble then you might have to stretch the wallet as well.
Seriously though, the advise the physio gave me was to stretch, stretch and you guessed it stretch !!
The following web sites have good advice and exercises that you can do for all sorts of injuries.
www.sportsinjuryclinic.net - this one gives rehab strengthening exercises for all sorts of problems with pic's as well which helps the conceptually challenged like me!
www.peakrun.com - also good, again pic's to help.
If you do a search for your problem you will get lots of sites come up, then just trawl through them.
Hope the abouve helps.
Good luck.