Hello everyone,
After a knee problem which occurred in January I made my first painless
run yesterday. And I am seeking for some recommendations as to how
should I return to running.
A brief history of my injury: after a hill interval I felt some pain in
my right knee, which blocked all my sports activities for 2 weeks. After
that I began swimming, and about 1 month later I returned to cycling,
after 2 months or so I returned to squash, etc. But whenever I tried
running I felt a pain in my knee. I visited a doctor 1 month after
injury who told me, after some push-pull motions with my leg, there is
no meniscal problem and I should just wait. But the pain was there even
after 3 months. Last month I visited another doctor, a well-known knee
specialist. An MRI was taken, which showed nothing. He made some
physical tests, during one of which I felt my pain. The test was this: I
was lying flat on my back. He put a finger forcefully just above my
kneecap and pressed and told me to stiffen my leg. I did it and felt
some pain. This test is the test to find out about Runners Knee, I
learnt from another thread. His diagnosis: the cartilage tissue under
the kneecap is worn a little and it does not repair itself. He suggested
I can try glucosamine-chondritin tablets, which I do.
More than enough on my injury, I think. Yesterday I ran a very easy 45
minutes, and I still feel no pain. I cannot tell you how good I felt
after the run, only the injured can tell 🙂 .
My plan:
1) Run 2-3 times a week
2) No hills
3) Only trails (this was already the case, before the injury)
4) Do not push, just easy runs of 45-60 mins.
After doing this for one month, if I still feel good, I will start
increasing tempo.
What do you say to this plan? I am VERY afraid of hurting my knee again.
So, I want to be extra careful about my runs.
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Burak
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