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ktspktsp · 05-30-2005, 04:09 PM

Hi people,

I'm starting this thread about a particular knee problem that I have. I'm wondering if someone has had it or knows about it.

I've never been that active in the past. About a year ago I started going to the gym, dragged by my roommate. At that point, the only activity I did was biking between the house / the university / the town (small distances, but at least it was something)

I started running at the gym (there was a running track there), and found out that I really liked it. After a month or two I was doing 5k twice a week, which made me feel good about myself.

However, I started feelin a pain on the inside of my left knee when biking (just for transportation), when flexing my knee. Gradually it felt worse and I had to cut biking and running since they both caused this pain.

I went to a doctor who told me I had runner's knee (aka patellofemoral pain syndrome). He prescribed some stretches for me to do (after letting it rest for a while).

Basically, my kneecap seems to lean more towards the inside than it should, thus rubbing on cartilage at times.

I did that for a bit (not religiously, to be honest), but never felt much better.
I would feel fine when I rested it for a while, but once I would pick up something like running / biking it would hurt again. I went to a physical therapy session too, for the stretching.

After that, things were hectic a bit for me, and I stopped working out and sort of forgot about my knee (it would still hurt sometimes, but I wasn't running/biking anymore).

After getting a job (with insurance

) I went to another doctor, highly recommended by an office mate. He's a Doctor of Osteopathic manipulative medicine, not an MD. Anyway, he twisted me around and my knee felt a bit better... But after using a stationary bike for 15 minutes (rather casually, nothing intense) I felt that pain again. I went there a second time and he did the same thing, though results weren't that good this time.

It seems to me that this doctor fixed a symptom, but not the problem, which is probably due to some muscular imbalance in my quads.

So, I plan on getting an appointment with another doctor this week, and hoping he would suggest proper exercises for me (not just stretching..)

I know a doctor's diagnosis will be better than an online one, so I'm not asking for a cure. However, I would like to hear from other people who have had this problem, and how they solved it.

Thanks.

PS: One more thing, I'm gonna try to get an appointment with a doctor specializing in orthopedics. Is that the right discipline for my problem?

05-30-2005, 04:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
ktspktsp Addict Location: Reykjavik, Iceland	Runner's knee Hi people, I'm starting this thread about a particular knee problem that I have. I'm wondering if someone has had it or knows about it. I've never been that active in the past. About a year ago I started going to the gym, dragged by my roommate. At that point, the only activity I did was biking between the house / the university / the town (small distances, but at least it was something) I started running at the gym (there was a running track there), and found out that I really liked it. After a month or two I was doing 5k twice a week, which made me feel good about myself. However, I started feelin a pain on the inside of my left knee when biking (just for transportation), when flexing my knee. Gradually it felt worse and I had to cut biking and running since they both caused this pain. I went to a doctor who told me I had runner's knee (aka patellofemoral pain syndrome). He prescribed some stretches for me to do (after letting it rest for a while). Basically, my kneecap seems to lean more towards the inside than it should, thus rubbing on cartilage at times. I did that for a bit (not religiously, to be honest), but never felt much better. I would feel fine when I rested it for a while, but once I would pick up something like running / biking it would hurt again. I went to a physical therapy session too, for the stretching. After that, things were hectic a bit for me, and I stopped working out and sort of forgot about my knee (it would still hurt sometimes, but I wasn't running/biking anymore). After getting a job (with insurance ) I went to another doctor, highly recommended by an office mate. He's a Doctor of Osteopathic manipulative medicine, not an MD. Anyway, he twisted me around and my knee felt a bit better... But after using a stationary bike for 15 minutes (rather casually, nothing intense) I felt that pain again. I went there a second time and he did the same thing, though results weren't that good this time. It seems to me that this doctor fixed a symptom, but not the problem, which is probably due to some muscular imbalance in my quads. So, I plan on getting an appointment with another doctor this week, and hoping he would suggest proper exercises for me (not just stretching..) I know a doctor's diagnosis will be better than an online one, so I'm not asking for a cure. However, I would like to hear from other people who have had this problem, and how they solved it. Thanks. PS: One more thing, I'm gonna try to get an appointment with a doctor specializing in orthopedics. Is that the right discipline for my problem?