Runners Knee :(

latingiggles
latingiggles Posts: 15
edited September 26 in Fitness and Exercise
I've been running long distances because I'm training for a 10 mile run in about two weeks. Every time I've ran and I hit the 2 mile mark I start to feel a lot of discomfort in my knee, like where the joints meet. Against my better judgment, I keep on running. Yesterday around mile 6 it really felt bad and I stopped. I googled my symptoms and it sounds like I may have runners knee. Does anybody know some remedies I can do to get rid of this? I'm hoping I don't need to visit a doctor or that it's serious.

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  • SpaceMarkus
    SpaceMarkus Posts: 651
    I had the same problem. After 90 days of strength training it's completely gone now. I just did a Half-Marathon in Feb and felt great! Try working on lunges and squats to build that area up.
  • latingiggles
    latingiggles Posts: 15
    Hey thanks for the website, I'm about to look over it. So do you think I'll be fine running 10 miles in two weeks?
  • cathcakey
    cathcakey Posts: 288 Member
    Could be a number of things. For now, get some ice on it (20 mins on, 20 mins off 3 times a day) and give it some rest for a couple of days.

    Possibilities: you could need orthotics in your shoes if your foot position needs correcting when you run. Alternatively you may need to strengthen the outside of your quads (muscles at the front of your legs).

    And some glutes and hamstring strengthing never goes amiss. Also (a big generalisation) but runners tend to not pay much attention to their core strength - big mistake! Strong core = less injuries

    Hope that's helpful - message me if any of it needs clarifying
  • shouts12
    shouts12 Posts: 87
    After 6 months of pain I finally went to an orthopedist. He diagnosed me with a classic case of "runner's knee", prescribed physical therapy to strengthen the muscles around the patella, and told me it would be months, rather than week. No impact exercise: no sports, no running, no treadmill.

    UGH!
  • latingiggles
    latingiggles Posts: 15
    After 6 months of pain I finally went to an orthopedist. He diagnosed me with a classic case of "runner's knee", prescribed physical therapy to strengthen the muscles around the patella, and told me it would be months, rather than week. No impact exercise: no sports, no running, no treadmill.

    UGH!

    Oh boy. I'm too stubborn to not do this run :( I might take some days off from running and focus on strengh training. So after you went to therapy have your knees felt better?
  • ilsie99
    ilsie99 Posts: 259
    I have chronic runner's knee. I've suffered through two marathons and their trainings, and countless halfs, 10ks, and 5 and 10 milers with it. I've been to sports medicine doctors, physical therapists, chiros, and acupuncturists. Nothing really helped until I decided, what the heck, and I tried a pair of minimalist low drop shoes. Knee pain, almost instantly gone!

    I AM NOT recommending that you go buy a pair of minimalist shoes and then run your 10 mile race in two weeks!! If you do, you will almost certainly injure yourself. It takes a long time to adjust to them. I started with a mile per week in them, and added 10% a week.
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    I have chronic runner's knee. I've suffered through two marathons and their trainings, and countless halfs, 10ks, and 5 and 10 milers with it. I've been to sports medicine doctors, physical therapists, chiros, and acupuncturists. Nothing really helped until I decided, what the heck, and I tried a pair of minimalist low drop shoes. Knee pain, almost instantly gone!

    I AM NOT recommending that you go buy a pair of minimalist shoes and then run your 10 mile race in two weeks!! If you do, you will almost certainly injure yourself. It takes a long time to adjust to them. I started with a mile per week in them, and added 10% a week.
    My knee pain has also nearly completely disappeared by changing to minimalist shoes.

    This remedy seems to work with a lot of people, but as you said, it takes some time to adjust.
  • shouts12
    shouts12 Posts: 87
    After 6 months of pain I finally went to an orthopedist. He diagnosed me with a classic case of "runner's knee", prescribed physical therapy to strengthen the muscles around the patella, and told me it would be months, rather than week. No impact exercise: no sports, no running, no treadmill.

    UGH!

    Oh boy. I'm too stubborn to not do this run :( I might take some days off from running and focus on strengh training. So after you went to therapy have your knees felt better?

    It always feels better, but then you test it... PT took me through some exercises I'm supposed to do every day. I'm going back Friday and they said they would start me on the machines.
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