Pes anserine bursitis - Runners

Odinisgod

I recently started a jogging regiment, and after a week and a half had to stop due to bursitis in my knee, specifically in the pes anserinus. I had this issue once before, years ago, when I was much heavier.

Does anyone else have this issue? What do you do to prevent it?

version45

I've been debilitated by bursitis in the past, too, and it's definitely not any fun. Best thing that worked for me after I was affected was to just rest....instead of jogging, I lifted weights and ate sensibly for 4 weeks.

For prevention, I think the best thing to do is to lose some weight via walking and eating properly first. When you're within a reasonable range of your ideal weight for your height (+/- 15%), then you can move back into jogging. Your bones, tendons, and bursae evolved to carry a pretty tight range of weight. If you weigh well beyond that, the repeated shocks caused by jogging can take it's toll on the cushioning of all your joints.

Odinisgod

I just wanted to follow-up post on this, in case anyone else has similar issues.

After taking it bit easy for a week and a half I was pretty much recovered. Recovery involved the typical RICE stuff (Rest Ice Compression Elevate), and I also did a lot of stretching and squats/lunges to strengthen my quads and hamstring. After 2 weeks, I was chomping at the bit for a run.

I'm pretty sure my issue was that I was not stretching my hamstring sufficiently, the area that I had irritated was where the hamstring connects to the shin bone, and I think the tightness is what caused the irritation. As a precaution, I'm giving myself plenty of time to stretch before running, and making sure my hamstrings are nice and loose. On off days, I stretch and do a few sets of squats and lunges.

I just finished my third 2 mile run this week, and feel great.