Group: Injuries & Rehabilitation

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side knee pain

qualters
qualters
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Joined: 2002/04/21
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2002/05/25, 11:02 PM
I have a constant nagging pain on the left side of my left knee. It hurt all day today and I dont know why. Any ideas of what it might be from? I havent worked legs in a bout a week, and in the past few days cant remember doing anything that could have affected it
It feels like a sharp pain at times then just is tender to the touch
thanks
Lumina20
Lumina20
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Joined: 2001/10/31
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2002/05/26, 12:14 PM
Do you do any cardio? When I used to run a lot and began increasing my mileage (way too fast) I got a similar pain in my knee. So maybe that is the case, that you are doing too much too fast.
rpacheco
rpacheco
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2002/05/27, 12:08 PM
Could be a swollen patellar tendon. RICE therapy should do the trick.

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qualters
qualters
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Joined: 2002/04/21
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2002/05/27, 02:32 PM
Thanks for teh advice, I iced it for 2 days and now the pain is gone. i believe it might be from the way i was doing the stairmaster.
THANKS!
BQ
lewdog_55
lewdog_55
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2002/05/27, 02:38 PM
I had the same problem and still kinda do. My basketball coach would give an award to whoever had the most points from dives on the floor and charges taken. 2 points for dives and 5 for charges. I won with 95 points, 40 dives and 3 charges. Needless to say this was horrible on the knees. I still have a pain in my knee that mostly affects me when I sleep. Something with the tendon.

Ice and rub heat into it. Also make sure you stretch. Eventhough you cant really stretch the knee I feel that the stretch of lifting your leg up behind helps the knee pain.

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Missa
Missa
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Joined: 2002/04/09
United States
2002/06/10, 11:08 AM
Qualters--

My knee aches sometimes at the end of a good leg workout or after being on the stairmaster. I started using stationary bikes more and I haven't been as bothered. For me, as soon as I feel it, I know it's time to chill out and not aggravate it.