Need Help! Knee problem?! :(

I agree - give it a couple of days of gentle use, and if still having problems see a doctor. That doesn't sound good. Take it from someone who has had two meniscus repairs and bone spurs scraped out of my knee. I don't do lunges anymore unless I'm in the pool. Butt crunches/bridges will give you the same workout without the knee damage.

Also, you might consider having a discussion with your trainer. Was your front knee ever going past your toes? That would be wrong...

That "wobbly" feeling can happen when you lift weights and do lunges, but it shouldn't linger too long either. Err on the side of caution. Speaking from the experience of having a dislocated right knee (not to mention osteoarthritis), you don't want it to become something worse. That "unstable" feeling can sometimes make the knee give way if you put sudden pressure on it. Not to scare you, but it can result in hyperextension, where the knee actually bends the wrong way (I've done that, too. Not pleasant.). Better to be safe than sorry. If it persists, go see an orthopedist.

OMG! It sounds like just what I had! Last year I took up running for the first time in years. I ran with a group running in my neighborhood with lots of cement and hills. I also have tons of stairs at my house. I was doing well and challenged to do speed work, then quickly do long distance runs. I did a mountain run one day, followed by speed training the next day (foolish) and that's when I first got "runners knee." I thought I could run thru it, but when I did that, it only gotten worse after doing a 9 mile run in hills. After that, both my knees would give out (slip off their hinges) without a warning during my run.

I went to a sports medicine doctor who gave me anti-inflamatories to take 6-10 days then stop. That helped but I wanted to get back into running sooner and it just wasn't happening. About 2-3 months later, had an MRI that showed "severe chondromalica of the knees." What that means is the cartilage behind my knees is worn down. Sometimes the body develops osteophytes that are sharp bony things that can be debrided. In my case, my chondromalica was paper thin, so no surgery would help.

They gave me physical therapy exercises to strengthen my leg muscles around my knees. But these were too easy and boring after a month. Then I bought a DVD called "Strong Knees" from Bodyinsight.com that has a physical therapist/ pilates instructor/ massage therapist. It was more challenging than the PT exercises the doctor gave me. The exercises helped made my legs strong and supports my knee cap from "slipping" or being jello like.

Basically these are exercises everyone should do to prevent injury. What happens is, you got a weak muscle and a strong muscle that causes your knee cap to pull out of line. When this happens, you have bone rubbing on bone, causing pain.

My knee pain has gone away with these exercises and walking. No need for anti-inflamatories unless I get crazy like try to run hills. I do tae bo, boxing and kick boxing because my hips are in great shape. I think I can still run but it's only on flat, soft track. I been toying with the idea of barefoot running. But I can't do this on cement or hills or my knees will misaglin. It's been a year, but I am thinking of experiment with the treadmill, just having too much fun on the boxing at circut training. I had a slight flare up recently playing tons of tennis (singles) with my son. But my knees are not bad enough to take medicine. Yoga and pilates have became my best friend too!

Good luck and feel free to add me as a friend if you need support in this.

I wanted to add....knee braces are great when recovering! I bought the cheap kind, then an expensive kind from the sports med doctor, but it was too bulky to really do some high impact stuff. (Even thou the doctor told me to avoid high impact, I do baby steps.) Then I bought expensive custom sized knee braces from the running store. They are supportive but light and not bulky. Now I almost never wear them. Its been a year since I injured them. I just keep exercising to keep my muscles strong. If I stay sedentary too much, my knees cramp up.

Also, on your lunges, or squats, put your weight on your heels. Moving from lunge to standing position, push off with your heels. Never push off or put your weight on your toes.

Try some ice and heat