Help with knee and shins
TerraDelu
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I need some HELP!
I’ve been running for a few months and loving it! I’ve lost over 50 lbs and am feeling great. However, it’s been a struggle on my body. First it was shin splints that were so bad I could barely walk after a run. Now it’s my knee and to a lesser extent, my foot/ankle. This is where I need some help!
When I was dealing with my shins, I found lots of advice saying to wear compression sleeves on my lower legs. I got some and they helped right away! Those, combined with ice, rest, the occasional ibuprofen, and some nice insoles to correct some pronation and my shins are great now. If I run without my sleeves on, I’ll get some shin paint back, so I never run without them.
The problem is that now, my knee is hurting me. The pain is behind my right knee, and feels like a ligament strain or something like that. I’ve had a hard time finding the exact injury that this is, but I read a lot about knee injuries in general and it all shares the same advice as my shins: rest, ice, compression. Rest and ice I’ve been doing, but compression has been tough. I tried a knee sleeve from a pharmacy, but since it’s fitting over my shin sleeve, it didn’t make much (if any) difference.
With that said, here’s my questions:
1) Anyone know what type of injury I’m dealing with? It’s directly behind my knee, and doesn’t hurt when I fully extend my leg. Repeated motion (ie running
) will aggravate it to the point that I have to cut my runs short.
2) Since I don’t want to stop wearing my shin sleeves, are there any knee sleeves that work on top of or underneath a shin sleeve, while keeping both sleeves effective?
3) Are there any “full leg” sleeves that would compress both my shins and knee?
4) Any other advice? I’m desperate!
Thank you!
I’ve been running for a few months and loving it! I’ve lost over 50 lbs and am feeling great. However, it’s been a struggle on my body. First it was shin splints that were so bad I could barely walk after a run. Now it’s my knee and to a lesser extent, my foot/ankle. This is where I need some help!
When I was dealing with my shins, I found lots of advice saying to wear compression sleeves on my lower legs. I got some and they helped right away! Those, combined with ice, rest, the occasional ibuprofen, and some nice insoles to correct some pronation and my shins are great now. If I run without my sleeves on, I’ll get some shin paint back, so I never run without them.
The problem is that now, my knee is hurting me. The pain is behind my right knee, and feels like a ligament strain or something like that. I’ve had a hard time finding the exact injury that this is, but I read a lot about knee injuries in general and it all shares the same advice as my shins: rest, ice, compression. Rest and ice I’ve been doing, but compression has been tough. I tried a knee sleeve from a pharmacy, but since it’s fitting over my shin sleeve, it didn’t make much (if any) difference.
With that said, here’s my questions:
1) Anyone know what type of injury I’m dealing with? It’s directly behind my knee, and doesn’t hurt when I fully extend my leg. Repeated motion (ie running
) will aggravate it to the point that I have to cut my runs short.2) Since I don’t want to stop wearing my shin sleeves, are there any knee sleeves that work on top of or underneath a shin sleeve, while keeping both sleeves effective?
3) Are there any “full leg” sleeves that would compress both my shins and knee?
4) Any other advice? I’m desperate!
Thank you!
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Congrats on the weight loss and picking up the running bug!
A doctor will be your best bet to find out what kind of injury you have and an appropriate treatment plan. Knees are complicated business - there’s a whole lot going on in there. And sometimes your knee injury has nothing to do with your knee at all.
Have you been fitted for shoes? Like gone to a running store (Fleet Feet/running room/specialized running store and not a big box kind of a place) and had them analyze your gait and your feet and give you suggestions for what kind of shoes you should be wearing?
What does your running schedule/plan look like? How long have you taken to build to what you’re doing now? Are you incorporating cutback week’s?
While some aches and pains aren’t unusual when you’re starting out, this seems like a bit more than expected. Which leads me to believe that you might not be in the best possible shoes for your gait/body and/or perhaps your progression has been a bit faster than your body would like it to be?1 -
If you haven't been fitted for shoes at a running store I would really suggest that you do that. Additionally, I suggest that you go to a doctor that specializes and sports medicine and see about getting an actual diagnosis. None of us are able to actually see you, look at how your body moves, feel how your body moves, look at any imaging that you may or may not have had, order any imaging, or actually diagnose you.
Lastly, if you only recently started running and aren't doing so already, I would suggest doing something like couch to 5k. That said, I think it would be smarter to go to a doctor first. If you were only dealing with mild to moderate shin splints then I might say otherwise, but that's clearly not the case. Depending on what the diagnosis is (if there is one), I would also suggest asking for a referral physical therapy (which you'll probably need a prescription for given that you live in the US according to your profile) and finding (or asking for) a physical therapist that has experience working with athletes.0 -
Not a runner but a squash player. Have suspected I’ve been suffering from shin splints for some time. Did a lot of reading on the Internet and it seems my suspicion was right. Took to wearing quite tight support stockings and they are helping. Also, as squash or any racquet sport is quite impact intensive on the knees & ankles, I only use the bike or rowing machine as cardio exercise in the gym, no impact to worry about.
Have discovered some particular stretching routines to help with the shins and also using resistance bands or machine in the gym to strengthen the shin muscles. Also, very important to massage the problem area regularly while weight is off i.e when the shin muscles are relaxed.
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I need some HELP!
I’ve been running for a few months and loving it! I’ve lost over 50 lbs and am feeling great. However, it’s been a struggle on my body. First it was shin splints that were so bad I could barely walk after a run. Now it’s my knee and to a lesser extent, my foot/ankle. This is where I need some help!
When I was dealing with my shins, I found lots of advice saying to wear compression sleeves on my lower legs. I got some and they helped right away! Those, combined with ice, rest, the occasional ibuprofen, and some nice insoles to correct some pronation and my shins are great now. If I run without my sleeves on, I’ll get some shin paint back, so I never run without them.
The problem is that now, my knee is hurting me. The pain is behind my right knee, and feels like a ligament strain or something like that. I’ve had a hard time finding the exact injury that this is, but I read a lot about knee injuries in general and it all shares the same advice as my shins: rest, ice, compression. Rest and ice I’ve been doing, but compression has been tough. I tried a knee sleeve from a pharmacy, but since it’s fitting over my shin sleeve, it didn’t make much (if any) difference.
With that said, here’s my questions:
1) Anyone know what type of injury I’m dealing with? It’s directly behind my knee, and doesn’t hurt when I fully extend my leg. Repeated motion (ie running ) will aggravate it to the point that I have to cut my runs short.
2) Since I don’t want to stop wearing my shin sleeves, are there any knee sleeves that work on top of or underneath a shin sleeve, while keeping both sleeves effective?
3) Are there any “full leg” sleeves that would compress both my shins and knee?
4) Any other advice? I’m desperate!
Thank you!
Knees, ankles, feet and hips can be happier with strong glutes and core. When I started back training after breaking an ankle, I began experiencing pain in my knee, hip and ankle. I also noticed my feet rolling inward. Focusing on the posterior chain strengthened all these areas and helped with my posture.
Also stretch tight quads, hams, calves...
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Certainly agree that the feet play a big part in how the rest of the body functions. My Osteopath really gets going on the feet at times to free up my legs/knees.
Also, was advised that if you are walking ‘duck’ like, that’s a sure sign your glutes are too tight.
Stretching of the lower back, hamstrings, quads and calves and also the shins is vital.
Sometimes, when time allows, I will permit myself the luxury of a hot soak in the bath. Amazing what heat can do to tired & aching muscles...0
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