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purple hayes
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 Posted: 01/31/05 - 10:26 Post subject: New knee cap pain
On the inside, upper portion of my left knee cap, there's a very localized pain. It seems to be on the side/front of the knee cap moreso than on the back.
It started late last week and got worse after a 15 mi. LSD run on Saturday. I ran 5 miles yesterday and I think that made it a little worse.
Ibuprofen seems to keep the pain at bay.
Any ideas on what this might be?
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jrjo
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Posted: 01/31/05 - 10:42 Post subject:
Runner's knee? <click for link>
A couple years back I had that too for a dozen weeks or so, kept on running and wore these... 
..worked for me.
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Bill_Sev
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Posted: 01/31/05 - 13:53 Post subject:
PH I usally get that if I dont strecth my quads out good or they become very fatigued during a run.......
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kobyj
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Posted: 01/31/05 - 16:57 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | Runner's knee? <click for link>
A couple years back I had that too for a dozen weeks or so, kept on running and wore these... (IMAGE)
..worked for me. |
I thought runners knee was on the outside of the knee. When I was diagnosed with it, the pain went from the bottom of the knee cap, around the outside and up the outside of the leg a little bit.
And I'm beginning to think that runners knee is the prognosis for way too much stuff.
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rolling rock
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Posted: 02/01/05 - 07:44 Post subject:
| kobyj wrote: |
And I'm beginning to think that runners knee is the prognosis for way too much stuff. |
an ortho told me i had runner's knee and it was due to slight wear and tear in the cartiledge which showed on an x-ray. i believe my knee problems come from a hip muscle imbalance.
do you take glucosamine? syn-flex is a good one.
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DCRunningDiva
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Posted: 02/02/05 - 07:58 Post subject:
Take glucosamine & condroitin, wear the chopat braces, SEE A DOCTOR! Seriously, knee problems are not something you want to get worse! Trust me...I've had plenty of experience in this category! 
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Posted: 02/02/05 - 09:48 Post subject:
| rolling rock wrote: |
an ortho told me i had runner's knee and it was due to slight wear and tear in the cartiledge which showed on an x-ray. i believe my knee problems come from a hip muscle imbalance.
do you take glucosamine? syn-flex is a good one. |
Good point Sue. My knee issues have all but disappeared after my PT told me that the imbalance in the quad/hamstring muscles cause much of runners knee issues too. I started doing the leg extension machine on a regular basis about a year ago and have had no knee issues ever since. I took glucosamine for years with no results or help and switched last summer to Fluid Joint after jrjo told me about it. Good stuff. 
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dg12
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Posted: 02/02/05 - 13:48 Post subject:
| kobyj wrote: |
I thought runners knee was on the outside of the knee. When I was diagnosed with it, the pain went from the bottom of the knee cap, around the outside and up the outside of the leg a little bit.
And I'm beginning to think that runners knee is the prognosis for way too much stuff. |
You described both runners knee and IT syndrome.
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