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Knee pain - when should I be worried?

nadiamode
nadiamode Posts: 35
edited January 1 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm on week 7 of C25K and have had no problems with my knees. I even participated in a 7k race a couple of weeks ago, and while my thighs and calves ached after that, there was no pain in the knees. I do a little dynamic stretching before and static stretching after a run. Two days ago I felt pain in my knees and the front of my legs while running, and the pain lasted the whole day after that. There was also a little swelling of the right knee. Today there was a dull pain in my right knee within a couple of minutes of running, but I pushed on and it went away in a few minutes.

When should I be concerned about putting too much strain on my knees? And what helps? (Do knee braces do anything?)

Thanks for any input, I appreciate it. :)


Nadia

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  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    Are you heel striking?

    Switching to a forefoot or midfoot strike greatly diminishes the strain on the knees.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Possible runner's knee. They make a little band for that.
    Also don't neglect rolling your IT band.
  • nadiamode
    nadiamode Posts: 35
    Possible runner's knee. They make a little band for that.
    Also don't neglect rolling your IT band.

    what is an IT band?
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