serious recurring knee pain but no diagnosis...?
i've had a problem with my right (and occasionally left) knee on and off for years now, and after a long time of not being bothered by it, it has come back. it started in my right knee maybe 6 years ago when i was about 14 on a school trip where we were walking a lot for 5 days. (only in the city, not hiking or anything) it hung around niggling at me for a few weeks after getting home but doctor couldn't give me an explanation, just said "don't walk too much then." helpful! started again a year or so later when i was at a festival, but in both knees (right worse than the left) but this time went away after a few days. it's been recurring like this for years but in the past 2 or 3 years it hasn't bothered me at all even when walking a lot, until september this year i had a bit of a niggle after doing lots of walking, and is now full blown after being stood up and dancing for a few hours at a concert a week ago (but only right knee again.) it is so painful i can barely walk the 10 minutes to work.
the pain is something i find quite hard to explain, and when i look up knee pain i never find anything that fits. i get a kind of sharp pain when i am walking and i lift my right foot off the floor and bend my knee. the pain is at its worst when my knee is at its most bent, and it hurts to straighten the leg again. it feels like the pain is right in my knee joint. the only relief is when the foot is on the ground. sometimes feels like my knee is going to give way, and i feel like i have to brace my entire body against it to keep walking, and also to try and bend my knee as little as possible. this doesn't seem to help much though. it doesn't hurt just walking around the house, but it will start after a few steps of 'proper' walking. i have tried wearing supports during all the times it has happened before and they do not seem to make any difference at all. i am a horse rider and have been for maybe 15 years and am quite active as i work with horses but otherwise don't do much strenuous exercise, i don't run.
do i need to go back to the doctor and insist on them doing something? or do i really just need to go easy on my knees?
it never pops or anything like that, and doesn't look swollen. i sometimes feel quite a lot of pressure in my joint but that goes away in minutes and doesn't seem to be connected with the onset of this pain, and the feeling of pressure itself isn't painful.
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1. http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/patelladisorders/a/patellartendon.htmtendinitis
hope that helps!
2. HI! Im a Fitness Specialist/Trainer, knees are of my specialty. First let me ask do you foam roll? Get back to me and we can go from there.
Jessica
