I usually wouldn't ask this on this board but unfortunatly for me, I'm not in school and so I can't go see my trainer until monday and I don't trust my doctor (I know I need a new one) so here's the problem. I have pain on the outside part of my left knee, only it's almost down to the shin. It feels like a tight band, ligament or tendon maybe, but I don't know. I think it's too low for the IT Band, any other ideas?
I have plenty of ideas but I'm not a doctor and neither is anyone else on this board (well, almost anyone). Even if I were, it's a bit hard to diagnose someone from a few sentences on a message board.
Try massaging it and keeping it warm before you run, icing afterwards. That advice ought to be safe enough.
Aside from that, since you know you need a new doctor go find one. If someone were to give you a diagnosis here would you actually trust it? I sure hope not.
no, but I was wondering whther someone had had something similar. Because I'm at a loss for what it is, so is my coach, but as I said I can't see the trainer until monday at school and there's about to be a snowstorm so locating another doctor would be difficult since driving would be required since the ones near me have no idea what the hell they're doing. Whatever
Sorry, I'm not a doctor. If you are just starting to run after a layoff it is just early soreness. Have you suddenly increased your training? If not then check your shoes. Are they warn down on the outside of the heels. A typical MD will tell you to rest it. They will say its an overuse problem. The only good MD's are for is to have them refer you to a specialist so your insurance will cover it.
I had IT band pain on the left side, below the knee, more or less at the same level as the top of the shin, so I think it's possible that may be what you have (no I'm not a doctor either - i r n injunear). In my case, pain started at about the same point in every run (roughly 2 to 2.5 miles). Apparently this is a common indicator of IT band trouble. I also found the pain much worse when running uphill as compared with downhill, and was told this was also common for IT band pain. What worked for me was an extended layoff and a newfound commitment to stretching. It didn't start to improve until I got serious about the layoff (and/or the stretching). The first three weeks or so I kept going out every two to five days to try a five miler thinking it would be better, and got sharp pain without fail. The longer I ran, the worse it would get. Then it would hurt like hell for the rest of the day, and maybe get swollen, depending on how much punishment I'd inflicted. A full three weeks of no running (with cardio cross training) and I was able to start to build back up. The injury happened mid-October, and I've been back to regular running for almost a month. There's plenty of internet info on strecthing etc if it is your IT band. Good luck.
Thank you
I had some knee problems and my school trainer told me it came from not having strong enough quad muscles in comparison to my hamstrings. Hence, pain on the knee.
I started to do squats without any weight and lunges three times a week. In the beggining it hurt my knees while doing it but since then I have been better. I still take it easy on the hill workouts only doing one every two weeks or so. I came back from a season of redshirting because the knee problem to run PR's in everything from the mile to the 10K.
I'm not a doctor either, but I can share a knee pain experience I had. I had tremendous pain in my right knee exacerbated from wearing spikes on an indoor track. Doing an easy run on the weekend with a teammate, the pain in my right knee was so bad I had to stop, walk, or limp, the rest of the way home with about 2 miles to go. Finally I got home but found that I couldn't bend my right leg to walk up a few flights of stairs.
I was out for a very long time and depressed after just running a double of 4:22 for 1600 and 1:57 for 800 indoors a couple days earlier. All that work down the drain.
Anyway, my coach and school PT determined that my IT band was too tight and that my quad was too weak. To stretch my right IT band I would cross my legs with my *right* leg behind my left, then lean my upper body sideways to my *left* side while keeping my legs perpendicular to the ground. I'd use a wall, tree, or something for support so not to fall over while leaning. For my quad, in a sitting position I would extend my leg straight infront of me and simply raise and lower it a few inches. I did repeats of this every couple of days. Those helped my knee track properly and I never had the pains to the same degree again. Problems lingered, but not nearly as severe as before. Also did a lot of icing in the ice tubs after runs.
I had been to a bunch of doctors in my day for leg/knee problems. Two were good and one was a complete ass - he was very cocky but didn't know diddly-squat, didn't observe me walk or run, and spent about 2 minutes "evaluating" me. This guy's "diagnosis" of the problem was about as far off mark as it could possibly be as were his assumptions of my abilities. I overheard him say to an assistant in another room that my knee pains were a result of me being only some "Sunday jogger" and that I was "in over my head" and that I wasn't "able to handle such a rigorous running program." Ha ha! What a moron. He didn't even recommend any stretching, strengthening excercises, or icing. So, make sure you get a second or third opinion from a doctor or physical therapist who knows what they're talking about.
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