Runners Knee

Caziee
Caziee Posts: 13
in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone suffered or is suffering from Runners Knee?

I've had it for nearly 3 months now and I'm on the verge of some breakdown because I'm desperate to get back to the gym and lose weight! Wanted a fit, toned body for my ibiza holiday and now it looks like I'll be covering up :(

I have inner knee pain and it hurts to touch as well as outer/behind the knee pain where it feels like a massive pressure bubble. My IT band and quad muscles also are painful.
I currently have an active job and the last thing I want to do is give that up, but at the rate I'm going, I'm going to have to do so for it to heal.

If any of you are suffering or have suffered with it, how did you deal with it and help it 'go away'?
I'm fed up of being in pain 24/7 now!!

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  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    I use knee sleeves and still get tender knee joints. I've had surgery on both of my meniscus, so I tend not to run more than 5 miles in a day. You don't need your knee to get toned.. caloric deficit and training around an injury is definitely doable.
  • Caziee
    Caziee Posts: 13
    I forgot to mention that I've been to the doctors 4 times and I've had an X ray one my knees, results coming back normal.
    The last doctor prescribed me Naproxin which I've been taking for a month and a half and doesn't seem to be helping.
  • mm0526
    mm0526 Posts: 2
    I know the pain... its awful!! When I first started increasing my milage I had ITBS and had insane pain in my left outer aspect of my knee. I found that ice, rest and running on the opposite side of the road helped the best. Also stretching... lots and lots of stretching!! I looked up different stretches that would help the effected area! good luck!
  • SDehmer819
    SDehmer819 Posts: 441 Member
    Go get some physical therapy.
  • SenseiCole
    SenseiCole Posts: 429 Member
    I've had bad/ pain in my knees

    you can get some health style pills too help I use Glucosamine and Chondrotin complex it supports joiny health and mobility

    I also call use fish oils, kelp oil is the better of the fish oils
  • Caziee
    Caziee Posts: 13
    I know I don't need to use my knees to get toned but I was hoping to run a lot as that's what I enjoy but I'm unable to do so :(

    Its a pain! Think I'll stretch loads like you said mm0526, I'll research further :) thanks x
  • SenseiCole
    SenseiCole Posts: 429 Member
    I know the pain... its awful!! When I first started increasing my milage I had ITBS and had insane pain in my left outer aspect of my knee. I found that ice, rest and running on the opposite side of the road helped the best. Also stretching... lots and lots of stretching!! I looked up different stretches that would help the effected area! good luck!

    also very good advice
  • rfsatar
    rfsatar Posts: 599 Member
    Get advice about a stretching regime to help strengthen the muscles around the knee - get a foam roller to batter your ITBand.
    I just found out I can't have knee surgery to fix my knees as I have next to no cartilage left - and I have adapted to walk on a treadmill, use an elliptical and increasing/decreasing the levels of resistance, I use a spin bike to strengthen my quads, I use a rower, and I swim. Maybe do some resistance strength work to tone while you can't run?

    I used to be a 400m hurdler and I can't even contemplate running again until I drop another 10lbs... So working hard at what I CAN do and making that my goal.
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    Do you run with your body cold? Injuries and aches come from improper warm-up. Stretching will help, but I used to low impact cardio like elliptical and now I even incline walk: "1 Pound Weight Loss Unloads 4 Pounds of Joint Stress in People With Knee Osteoarthritis"

    http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/news/20050629/small-weight-loss-takes-pressure-off-knee

    There are statistics on how much total pressure your body is relieved of over X distance if you were to run, but basically if your scans come back normal you may be executing something incorrectly. Different running styles will switch pressure on your legs. A lot of times the slower I jog I'll run on the front of my feet, but when I need to really move my natural stride is heel-ball-toe. I've found Vibrams very easy to transition to, but that's because I run more flat footed than most.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I actually did some great abductor exercises & the next day I was fine.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMVa-U7DFzo
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    double post
  • allie7383
    allie7383 Posts: 865 Member
    Have you had an MRI? My sports doc sent me for one when I came down with ITBS just to be sure there were no tears or anything really bad. Fortunately there was nothing. After going through PT for about 6 weeks I was doing ok on the treadmill, then reinjured myself doing some at-home workouts which I guess were too high impact for me at that time. I ended up on 2 months of no running so I used the elliptical, did swimming, and Pilates. I know part of my issue was that I was bad with not getting enough of a warm-up and proper stretching. Also, i changed shoes, which I was really stubborn about doing, but I finally gave in and have been pain free now in my recovery. Def get in the stretching as others have mentioned!

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