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About 2 years ago I was running in a cross country event and ended up having to pull out because there was swelling on the side of my knee. Afterwards I found that walking downhill was very hard as the more i bent my knee while walking it was very painful. I would say that I waited for over a month before getting back into running this would only consist of light jogging on the treadmill in the gym, everything seemed fine so i increased my pace gradually until at one point i felt a twinge in my knee again. Since then ive been going out for the odd run but after about two to three miles the problem reoccurs. About six months after the crosscountry run i had the knee x-rayed and was told that the knee was healthy, the doctor looked at the knee and i showed him where there was a slight lump but he said that everyone who is thin will have this as its just part of the bone. I know myself that it is swollen because it wasnt that swollen before plus it doesnt protrude as much on the side of the left knee. I have had a consultation with a physio who told me that there was slightly less muscle on my left leg and the arch of my right foot is slightly flatter than the left. She gave me exercises to strenghten my quads which ive tried to follow doing them as regularly as i can but i havent been too enthusiastic about. Ive spent 200 pounds on having orthotics made for my feet and the problem still hasnt gone, I am told that i may well have caused some damage to my knee. If anyone has experienced the same problem I would be grateful for some advice.
thanks
About 2 years ago I was running in a cross country event and ended up having to pull out because there was swelling on the side of my knee. Afterwards I found that walking downhill was very hard as the more i bent my knee while walking it was very painful. I would say that I waited for over a month before getting back into running this would only consist of light jogging on the treadmill in the gym, everything seemed fine so i increased my pace gradually until at one point i felt a twinge in my knee again. Since then ive been going out for the odd run but after about two to three miles the problem reoccurs. About six months after the crosscountry run i had the knee x-rayed and was told that the knee was healthy, the doctor looked at the knee and i showed him where there was a slight lump but he said that everyone who is thin will have this as its just part of the bone. I know myself that it is swollen because it wasnt that swollen before plus it doesnt protrude as much on the side of the left knee. I have had a consultation with a physio who told me that there was slightly less muscle on my left leg and the arch of my right foot is slightly flatter than the left. She gave me exercises to strenghten my quads which ive tried to follow doing them as regularly as i can but i havent been too enthusiastic about. Ive spent 200 pounds on having orthotics made for my feet and the problem still hasnt gone, I am told that i may well have caused some damage to my knee. If anyone has experienced the same problem I would be grateful for some advice.
thanks