Tender Knee - is it knee bursitis?

I am sure you will get some answers here, but it is your
knee. Knees are many peoples worst fear and I am grateful I
have not had many problems yet. I suggest you see a
specialist about it. There is no sense in messing around.

Curt

"ChronoFish" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello,

Last year in my "off season" I was playing some "touch"
football and

landed on

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my left knee - which hurt quite a bit. This was at the
beginning of

December.

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The pain continued as a dull ache - especially when
ascending stairs - immediately above the knee.

It slowly recovered to just hurting on stairs - especially
if my joints

were

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cold. I began to lift and stretch and found that it
helped in the

recovery.

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Fast forward to today, and I have put in a very healthy
four months of

base

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training, but I am now starting to feel the dull ache
again. It is very

limited

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to a 1 inch by 1/2 inch strip just above the knee. Putting
pressure on

that

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area feels good.

It does not hurt at all while I run. Even if I do hills.
But the pain intensifies once I stop running. I don't
really notice any swelling, but

my

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knees do turn a little red after running.

On the bike I am aware of it, and it hurts if I have to
push a heavy gear

(when

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the terrain forces me to drop below 80rpm - I normally
push around 95).

This is

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really the only place I feel that it limits me - biking on
the hills.

I do feel it as I sit here at the computer - even with my
legs stretched

out.

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And of course on the stairs.

Any thoughts?

-CF

I agree with curt, I had knee surgury a year ago and it is not the same, go
see a Ortho. Dr.
jon
"curt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am sure you will get some answers here, but it is your
knee. Knees are many peoples worst fear and I am grateful
I have not had many problems

yet.

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I suggest you see a specialist about it. There is no sense
in messing around.

Curt

"ChronoFish" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello,

Last year in my "off season" I was playing some "touch"
football and

landed on

Quoted message said:

my left knee - which hurt quite a bit. This was at the
beginning of

December.

Quoted message said:

The pain continued as a dull ache - especially when
ascending stairs - immediately above the knee.

It slowly recovered to just hurting on stairs -
especially if my joints

were

Quoted message said:

cold. I began to lift and stretch and found that it
helped in the

recovery.

Quoted message said:

Fast forward to today, and I have put in a very healthy
four months of

base

Quoted message said:

training, but I am now starting to feel the dull ache
again. It is very

limited

Quoted message said:

to a 1 inch by 1/2 inch strip just above the knee.
Putting pressure on

that

Quoted message said:

area feels good.

It does not hurt at all while I run. Even if I do hills.
But the pain intensifies once I stop running. I don't
really notice any swelling,

but

Quoted message said:

my

Quoted message said:

knees do turn a little red after running.

On the bike I am aware of it, and it hurts if I have to
push a heavy

gear

Quoted message said:

(when

Quoted message said:

the terrain forces me to drop below 80rpm - I normally
push around 95).

This is

Quoted message said:

really the only place I feel that it limits me - biking
on the hills.

I do feel it as I sit here at the computer - even with
my legs stretched

out.

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And of course on the stairs.

Any thoughts?

-CF

Yes, go to see a doctor. However it doesn't sound like
bursitis.

IM

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I agree with curt, I had knee surgury a year ago and it is
not the same,

go

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see a Ortho. Dr. jon "curt" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I am sure you will get some answers here, but it is your
knee. Knees

are

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many peoples worst fear and I am grateful I have not had
many problems

yet.

Quoted message said:

I suggest you see a specialist about it. There is no
sense in messing around.

Curt

"ChronoFish" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello,

Last year in my "off season" I was playing some
"touch" football and

landed on

Quoted message said:

my left knee - which hurt quite a bit. This was at the
beginning of

December.

Quoted message said:

The pain continued as a dull ache - especially when
ascending stairs - immediately above the knee.

It slowly recovered to just hurting on stairs -
especially if my

joints

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

were

Quoted message said:

cold. I began to lift and stretch and found that it
helped in the

recovery.

Quoted message said:

Fast forward to today, and I have put in a very
healthy four months of

base

Quoted message said:

training, but I am now starting to feel the dull ache
again. It is

very

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

limited

Quoted message said:

to a 1 inch by 1/2 inch strip just above the knee.
Putting pressure

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

that

Quoted message said:

area feels good.

It does not hurt at all while I run. Even if I do
hills. But the pain intensifies once I stop running. I
don't really notice any swelling,

but

Quoted message said:

my

Quoted message said:

knees do turn a little red after running.

On the bike I am aware of it, and it hurts if I have
to push a heavy

gear

Quoted message said:

(when

Quoted message said:

the terrain forces me to drop below 80rpm - I normally
push around

95).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

This is

Quoted message said:

really the only place I feel that it limits me -
biking on the hills.

I do feel it as I sit here at the computer - even with
my legs

stretched

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

out.

Quoted message said:

And of course on the stairs.

Any thoughts?

-CF

"Ironman" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
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Yes, go to see a doctor. However it doesn't sound like
bursitis.

try googling with "housemaid's knee" (incl. spelling
variancies coz I'm Dutch and it could be spelt otherwise).
it may be.... a housemaid's knee and in that case it will
slowly go away.

Bert L.am

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"ChronoFish" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<6uvoc.22856$%o1.8345@lakeread03>...

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Hello,

Last year in my "off season" I was playing some "touch"
football and landed on my left knee - which hurt quite a
bit. This was at the beginning of December. The pain
continued as a dull ache - especially when ascending
stairs - immediately above the knee.

It slowly recovered to just hurting on stairs -
especially if my joints were cold. I began to lift and
stretch and found that it helped in the recovery. Fast
forward to today, and I have put in a very healthy four
months of base training, but I am now starting to feel
the dull ache again. It is very limited to a 1 inch by
1/2 inch strip just above the knee. Putting pressure on
that area feels good.

I agree with the doctor advice. If it's preventing you from
training, go get it checked out by someone who really knows
what the hell is going on.

I'm not sure if what happened to me is the same injury as
yours or not. I was playing ultimate and got knocked off my
feet. I landed hard on my right knee. For a while
afterwards, I felt dull pain *but* mine felt like it was
directly underneath my patella. Like a patella-sized painful
bruise under the bone.

I also had no pain while running but my knee would just
ache / be stiff afterwards. Also had problems with the
bike. Somehow biking seemed to pull my knee cap back on to
the bruise.

However...If I pushed directly above or below the cap the
pain went away, *but* if I rested directly on it, the pain
intensified.

Over about a year time the pain faded. It was like a big
bruise fading except I couldn't see the bruise and it took
longer to heal...

~b

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It does not hurt at all while I run. Even if I do hills.
But the pain intensifies once I stop running. I don't
really notice any swelling, but my knees do turn a little
red after running.

On the bike I am aware of it, and it hurts if I have to
push a heavy gear (when the terrain forces me to drop
below 80rpm - I normally push around 95). This is
really the only place I feel that it limits me - biking
on the hills.

I do feel it as I sit here at the computer - even with my
legs stretched out. And of course on the stairs.

Any thoughts?

-CF

The current issue of Runners World has a nice little
diagnostic chart dividing knee problems into four
categories. Yours sound like type A. They do have some
therapy suggestions.