WEIRDEST knee pain ever - any med students?

Sounding like IT Band from the information I was able to get from your post. Find a foam roller and make it hurt.

Why would you address this question to med students and not actual doctors?

Pwnd.

I've had the same thing several times before so it's probably an IT issue. To clarify the post above, you want to roll the side of your leg from just above the knee to the hip, don't roll over the actual knee. It'll hurt the first few times but it gets better after a while. There's some good stretches you can find online too.

thanks for the advice everyone! Ill work that IT band a lot today. thing is the IT band doesnt feel sore at all but is definitely tight.

I hate the catchy, twangy feeling though because its not painful but just feels so weird and super super tight

Worth seeing an orthopedist if this continues, IT band syndrome is one possibility, however, another diagnosis that would be high up on my differential would be a meniscus tear. Typically that "catching" feeling is associated with that type of injury.

looking at the symptoms doesn't seem like it would be meniscus tear. There was no traumatic injury, there was no swelling or pain at knee joint, and i can straiten my leg fine.

when i feel the pain is just a twangy tightness when i start to run faster and flex my knee more.

any more thoughts?