Knee injury from running. Opinions?

beccalucy
beccalucy Posts: 250 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I can't decided what to do.

I fell almost 2 weeks ago and got soft tissue damage to my knees, my left more than my right. However, last sunday I ran my first marathon (I'd trained for 6 months and my knees were ok). Between miles 16 and 17 something went twang in my knee. It's been really bruised and swollen but it feels like there's too much pressure behind my knee cap and as though it needs to pop.

should I get it looked at or just continue with ice?

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  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    I can't decided what to do.

    I fell almost 2 weeks ago and got soft tissue damage to my knees, my left more than my right. However, last sunday I ran my first marathon (I'd trained for 6 months and my knees were ok). Between miles 16 and 17 something went twang in my knee. It's been really bruised and swollen but it feels like there's too much pressure behind my knee cap and as though it needs to pop.

    should I get it looked at or just continue with ice?

    sounds nasty, id get it checked out asap, and don't run until then.
    Ive got runners knee / cartilage damage at the minute and was told by the Dr to totally lay off running / weights /anything high impact until its right.
  • creature275
    creature275 Posts: 348 Member
    yea that sounds like a good one I would go get it looked at dont wanna tear and ACL or something, ive torn IT bands, LCL's all kinds of painful things have happened to my knees and ive learned from experience its just better not to mess with them
  • beccalucy
    beccalucy Posts: 250 Member
    Thank you.

    My mum needs to contact the doctors anyway so am going to try and get it looked at this afternoon
  • beccalucy
    beccalucy Posts: 250 Member
    Turns out its the MCL so I'm off running for a couple of weeks. Boo
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    That was quick!!!
    Hope you're healed up and back to running soon :-)
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Speedy recovery! (Twang is never a good sound unless it's coming from a guitar)
  • agentscully514
    agentscully514 Posts: 616 Member
    Turns out its the MCL so I'm off running for a couple of weeks. Boo

    glad you got it checked. I tell everyone NEVER mess around with a knee injury. They can stay with you for life. Ask my dad - injured his MCL in high school, now age 73, and it STILL bothers him.
  • redfroggie
    redfroggie Posts: 591 Member
    Turns out its the MCL so I'm off running for a couple of weeks. Boo

    It's good that it's just the MCL. It will take time but it will heal. I've torn my MCL twice now and am 3 weeks post knee arthroscopy for torn miniscus and I have a small grade 1 tear in my ACL. Listen to the doctors, don't push it.
  • howeclectic
    howeclectic Posts: 121 Member
    I can't decided what to do.

    I fell almost 2 weeks ago and got soft tissue damage to my knees, my left more than my right. However, last sunday I ran my first marathon (I'd trained for 6 months and my knees were ok). Between miles 16 and 17 something went twang in my knee. It's been really bruised and swollen but it feels like there's too much pressure behind my knee cap and as though it needs to pop.

    should I get it looked at or just continue with ice?

    Bum wrap... Sorry it happened. training for and running marathons tends to be very hard on the knees.... I know this might not be a popular idea... but in the future maybe consider doing something shorter like half marathons and replace some of your run training with other types of exercise. I know how hard that is for some people as they love the marathons... but running and training for that distance just tears people's knees apart. You might get a longer running career if you opt for shorter races...
  • beccalucy
    beccalucy Posts: 250 Member
    Thank you all.

    I'm really struggling with the rest thing but am trying. Away this week working so won't take my trainers and I have no chance to run. Pain levels are up and down although I'm trying as hard as possible to not take painkillers as they make me really spaced out and odd.
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
    Oh, stink!! Knee injuries are the worst..


    Don't play around with it. Get well soon!
  • kristenlees122
    kristenlees122 Posts: 242
    checked out !

    i know far too many people (ok, 2) who have tried to self diagnose a knee or ankle injury and one of them still cant run and its been over 2 years.

    better to be safe than sorry!
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