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Any guess on what's happening to my knee?

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daniel10341
daniel10341

Hi,

I am yet to see the doctor, I will do it, but I wonder if anyone would have a clue on what is happening with my right knee.

The knee hurts when I lie down, extend my leg and keep it contracted for some seconds. It also hurts if I stretch it like that when I am walking and, in such situation, my right knee, completely extended (if there is not even a slight flexion), supports all my weight (not much at all, 165 pounds). The point of pain is on the inner part of the knee, around the patella, but clearly on the upper part of the knee (maybe at the very end of the quadriceps?)

Excluding those situations in which I rigidly extend my legs completely and on purpose (when lying down or walking), I feel some intermittent pain that comes, lasts for a couple of seconds, and then goes away. That can happen when I am lying in bed, standing up, sitting. The pain is on the same place I have mentioned before (sometimes, it seems to move to the other side, but 90% of the time it's on the inner side). I am not sure, but checking anatomy images, I would say it would match the Medial retinaculum or it would be very close to it.

I stopped running about a month ago, but half an hour on the running machine until then did not seem to make things any worse (maybe because I would never fully extend the leg when running?), as staying away from it do not seem to make things any better. Much worse is doing some abs that need full extended legs. Other than that, the issue appears by itself from time to time, or it appears whenever I extend the leg rigidly or press the tender point. I would say that when the pain comes by itself that would be level 3 out of 10, but when I touch the point and mess with it it raises to level 5 for half a week.

I also have the feeling as if there were some slight pressure on the knee, as if it need more room inside, and I feel it warm on the pain area.

I have full movement of the knee.

I am sure I pushed things a bit too much on the last months. I've ran too fast sometimes and I went 6 days per week to the gym. I am not running anymore and reduced the gym and all the weights by half.

Other than that, before I could see that something was going on, I've tried some preparatory exercises for lotus position, I've saw that it made things a lot worse and I quit it. It all seems so stupid now, but unfortunately only in retrospect.

Does that picture look familiar to anyone?

Thanks

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  • Daddio180
    Daddio180 daniel10341

    Posted

    You're right iyou probably should go see the doctor come 2 years in I need a hip surgery my right knee was the worst one going in and it hurts when I sleep at night 1 pain at a time

    good luck

  • Daddio180
    Daddio180 daniel10341

    Posted

    You're right iyou probably should go see the doctor come 2 years in I need a hip surgery my right knee was the worst one going in and it hurts when I sleep at night 1 pain at a time

    good luck

  • lynda49844
    lynda49844 daniel10341

    Posted

    I think you need to see a GP and maybe have an x-ray or MRI. It sounds as if it could be cartilage or wear and tear, but you need a proper diagnosis. I often have trouble extending my right knee which is waiting to be replaced. It gets stuck and is painful to extend, but I'm bone on bone.

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