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Back of knee pain. Help!

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courtneyreneeb1
courtneyreneeb1

So behind my knee, around where the inner cord thing is, I have occasional sharp pains through that area and it really scares me because I have a huge fear of blood clots. Could it be because of sciatica? I have a pain that runs from my butt cheek down my thigh and into my foot, so it's possible that I have that.

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  • jennifer86104
    jennifer86104 courtneyreneeb1

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    I suffered back of knee pain and sciatica type pain. I found that this troubled me more than anything in the early months of my recovery. My physio eventually diagnosed a tight piriformis (muscle in the buttock). She gave me  specific exercises for this which I still do daily. I am now nearly 2 years post op. It is now heaps better but did take a long time to improve. I found the pain behind the knee worse when walking downhill. I also took a long time to fully straighten my knee. I think these two things combined caused the back of knee pain. 

    You could ask your physio about the possibility of piriformis syndrome contributing to your symptoms or google it and try the recommended stretches. I can only say that things do improve but, in my experience, take a long time. I still get some tingling/numbness down the back of my leg and into my foot but it's nowhere near as bad as it was and I don't get more than the odd twinge at the back of the knee. I find continuing with the exercises is essential. Hope this helps in some way. 

    • moandrieu
      moandrieu jennifer86104

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      Jennifer, is it possible for you to briefly explain the exercise? Sounds like something I could benifit from.
    • jennifer86104
      jennifer86104 moandrieu

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      Mine is on my left side so I lie on my back, hold my knee with my left hand on the side and underneath and my leg bent and pull up and across as far as I can towards my right shoulder. Hold for about 30 secs and repeat 5 times. You should feel a pull in the muscle in your buttock. 

      I also do "flossing". Sit with head bent and chin on chest then raise leg up and out horizontally at the same time lifting your head to look above you. Do 10 X 3 times. I did these about 3 times a day initially but now do every morning when I get up. 

      If you "google" piriformis syndrome you'll probably find a better description of these exercises as well as some others. Hope they help.

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