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  1. Original post
    Andrew McCall
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    Hi Folks,

    I know diagnosis and medical help are best left to a doctor, but after
    an MRI scan the doctor is unable to say anything is up with my knee
    and unable to offer any help...

    Around 8 years ago I was overweight and unfit. I started going running
    everyday, I started with around 1500km and eventually built it up to
    around 8k every night. This combined with some sit-ups and press ups
    helped me loose 4st and I was quite fit and healthy and felt great!
    This lasted for about 2 years, and I stopped running due to a new job
    and eventually put weight back on :-/

    About 4 years ago I thought it was time to get fit again, and I knew
    it was running that helped me loose weight and get fit, so I warmed up
    and went out for a short jog, about 2k.

    The next day I had the worst pain in my knee ever! The pain came from
    the underside of the knee and I couldn't put weight and bend it, like
    when walking down the stairs, I had to walk sideways down stairs for
    about 4 days! I left it a few months and tried jogging again, but had
    the same results 🙁 I went to the doctor and was sent for an MRI
    scan, but it proved inconclusive, so as far as the doctor was
    concerned, my knee was okay.

    I didn't try running again.

    I have stayed the same (over)weight now for around 2 years and now I
    really want to get fit again. So recently I have been trying to go
    jogging. I have been taking it *very* easy, starting off with very
    small routes and so far my knee seems okay, yet I can tell *something*
    isn't right, and I know if I run any further my knee will hurt again.

    I really want to start running again, so I want to try and work around
    the problem somehow, hence my post here!

    Can anyone suggest why I get this pain?

    Are there any routines I can use to warm up with that will reduce it?

    Are there any knee supports that can help?

    Are there any medications or supplements that can help? Right now I
    am just taking multi-vitamins and cod-liver oil capsules.

    Thanks in advance!

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  2. Piedmont Donald
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    Andrew McCall said:

    I have stayed the same (over)weight now for around 2 years and now I
    really want to get fit again. So recently I have been trying to go
    jogging. I have been taking it *very* easy, starting off with very
    small routes and so far my knee seems okay, yet I can tell *something*
    isn't right, and I know if I run any further my knee will hurt again.

    If you are overweight and haven't been running in for a while, why not
    start with walking? The plus side - no impact (no knee pain?); the minus
    side it takes longer to produce the same calorie loss. You can progress
    to jogging / running after you've been walking for a while and lose some
    weight. Even then you should add running in _gradually_ so that you might
    avoid any potential injuries.

    Piedmont Donald

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  3. Andrew McCall
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    On Jun 21, 3:55 pm, "Piedmont Donald"

    sorry_invalid@too_much_spam.com said:
    Andrew McCall said:

    I have stayed the same (over)weight now for around 2 years and now I
    really want to get fit again. So recently I have been trying to go
    jogging. I have been taking it *very* easy, starting off with very
    small routes and so far my knee seems okay, yet I can tell *something*
    isn't right, and I know if I run any further my knee will hurt again.

    If you are overweight and haven't been running in for a while, why not
    start with walking? The plus side - no impact (no knee pain?); the minus
    side it takes longer to produce the same calorie loss. You can progress
    to jogging / running after you've been walking for a while and lose some
    weight. Even then you should add running in _gradually_ so that you might
    avoid any potential injuries.

    Sorry - I should have said - I do walk quite a bit, and I also go
    biking. Its not that I am unfit or I don't do any exercise, its just
    I wanted to start running again in addition to what I currently do.

    Thanks

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  4. Charlie Pendejo
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    Andrew McCall said:

    The pain came from the underside of the knee and I couldn't
    put weight and bend it, like when walking down the stairs,
    I had to walk sideways down stairs for about 4 days!
    [...]
    I went to the doctor and was sent for an MRI scan, but it
    proved inconclusive, so as far as the doctor was concerned,
    my knee was okay.

    Sounds consistent with ITBS - Iliotibial Band Syndrome. Here's one
    site devoted to it; google will readily reveal jillions of others:
    http://www.itbs.info/

    It's a fairly common running injury. See if it seems like what you
    have and report back. Enough of us have dealt with it, you can get
    suggestions here and/or on various websites.

    And never go back to that particular quack for a running injury, if
    you ever go back at all.

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  5. Al Bundy
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    Andrew McCall said:

    Hi Folks,

    I know diagnosis and medical help are best left to a doctor, but after
    an MRI scan the doctor is unable to say anything is up with my knee
    and unable to offer any help...

    Quoted message said:

    Thanks in advance!

    You always have the option of various OTC and prescription braces and
    so on. You don't know that you even have a problem now. Sometimes
    anxiety over a past situation will make one think an injury is about
    to come on. The doctor could not find anything major going on before.
    I would take the risk, which is nothing, and test a greater distance.
    If you are doing lots of knee strecthing, that alone can cause a
    problem. Do the minimum and don't overstretch.

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  6. bjwdad
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    Andrew McCall said:

    The pain came from
    the underside of the knee and I couldn't put weight and bend it, like
    when walking down the stairs, I had to walk sideways down stairs for
    about 4 days!

    Pain UNDER the knee might indicate a problem with the patella tendon -
    "runner's knee." Few runners I know HAVEN'T had some tenderness there
    at some point in their running lives. The key to healing and
    preserving joints, particularly the knees, is to strengthen their
    support system; i.e. the muscles surrounding them. Runners typically
    develop the outside leg muscles more than the inside, and this sets up
    an imbalance which can lead to injury. I've worked to overcome a
    variety of knee problems for a year and a half, mostly by
    strengthening my quad and gluteal muscles. With the expert help of a
    sports therapy doc who knows his stuff.

    Good luck!

    Bruce

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