Knee Pain :)

wish I could help I have knee pain too but my is going to take surgey but thats because I had a pitch fork run through mine when I was little

Try a knee brace. I sometimes use an elbow brace when I lift, helps support it a lot
Check out amazon. I bought an underarmour brace there for $30 bucks but found 2 in a package of the same thing for $20

sometimes your knees hurt because of tight muscles elsewhere that pull on your knees -- I experience that often because I work out so much..... I get knots of muscles in my butt cheeks - that pulls on my back and sometimes my knees and makes them feel sore -- also, my it bands, calf muscles, & hamstrings get tight, it pulls on my knees and my ankles! soooo. I foam roll - and often. It helps so much! You can google foam rolling and you'll find a ton of videos if you're unfamiliar with it... it basically is like a deep tissue massage but you do it yourself and it costs nothing more than the initial investment in a roller (less than $20) and some time! You can get foam rollers from places like walmart but they don't work as well because the 'foam' is not as dense and doesn't provide the deep tissue 'roll' most people need. I get mine from the place my gym gets them from - powersystems.com -- you can often get free shipping so it's like $17 and trust me, it is worth way more than that!

Sorry my only suggestion is don't do high impact training if you have a bad knee, it will only make it worse. One time in 2006 I was walking my dog and I broke out in a slow jog. Later my knee started huring and it never stopped. It got worse and worse until every step was torture. I ended up having a bilateral knee replacement in 2008. Of course the job didn't create the problem I had had sore knees before but I have to say that small job was the last time I could even consider breaking out in a run.

Look into barefoot running and barefoot style running. IE: naked feet or minimalist shoes. Essentially cushioned shoes are responsible for all your impact. Running is not high impact if done properly, and it's almost impossible in cushioned shoes.

Lots of good info out there.
Good luck!

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Try a knee brace. I sometimes use an elbow brace when I lift, helps support it a lot
Check out amazon. I bought an underarmour brace there for $30 bucks but found 2 in a package of the same thing for $20

This^^. But, be careful fitting yourself for one as it can be too tight and cause blood clots. I experienced this and was an unpleasant day of shots, meds, x-rays, etc. I went to my dr and she gave my ibuprofren and had me fitted for 2 knee braces. This has helped tremendously. She told me I had patella tendonitis. I do Beachbody programs and always look to modify on high impact jumps, etc. I also took off 12 lbs and this has helped a bunch too!

The best advice is to go to the DOCTOR. There are a million different reasons for knee pain. Only your doctor can help you figure out the underlying cause and then help provide relief and manage the pain.

^This. Find out WHY you have the pain first. Running could be doing more damage. :ohwell:

I recently started having knee pain after running. I have been running since August and now run 4-5 miles at a time 3 x per week. Someone suggested to me when the knee pain started, that I needed new shoes and it's made a world of difference. I sometimes have knee pain, especially after my third run in a week, but a little ibuprofen, icing and some rest makes it better.