LRC Docs: help me figure out my knee problems

If the problem started after you switched to a higher heeled shoe and you also began to heel strike more at that same time: I would think the first thing you should do is go back to the Kinvaras. Probably should also take some time off or at least reign in the training to give yourself some time to heal. Try some low impact exercise like swimming and couple that with some upper-body&core weight training. The fact that the pain starts up at the beginning of your runs and fades out as you get loosened up is a bit strange. When I had PT it was the opposite... the first couple miles were good and then all of a sudden I felt it and it would just continue to get worse with every stride.

Ask your primary care doctor for a referral for physical therapy. Ask around the running community for a good PT and get in there as soon as you can. Your primary care doc might actually have a few suggestions. Mine was surprisingly helpful for an achilles injury.

In the meantime, try taking ibuprofen. After taking a day off, that was always my next move ( Take 3, 3 times a day). I wouldn't do that for more than a week, though.

Oh yea. Stop squatting. That's putting a crap ton of stress there. Pick it back up when the issue resolves.

Best of luck.

100% guarantee its OS syndrome. hurry up and get done growing and it will go away. until then, ice, maybe kinesiotape over it, and don't run when it hurts too much. Mild pain OK, lots of pain bad. Can see a PT if you want but they'll just be making up crap since OS syndrome is so poorly researched (because it goes away once you are done growing).

its self limiting so the pattern of managing hte injury is going to be more like "workout, shorter run b/c knee hurts, workout, easy run, workout stopped early b/c knee pain, ..." instead of "workout, five days off because my knee hurt once, easy run, easy run, ..." get teh giist? this is waht self limiting means. it's not like a mandatory 2 weeks off thing. Reduce volume or crosstrain when encessary to keep pain from exceeding "mild" levels.

Heel height will have a marginal impact on OS syndrome pain since patellar tendon is worked slightly more with a higher heel raise but i really dont think 2 or 4mm of heel stakc difference is going to make a noticable difference. stop doing squats if they hurt your knee which I'm sure they do.

your doctor might tell you to take NSAIDs. don't do that, its bad for bone and tendon healing.

also dont drink thes tuff under the sink like i do either.

thisguy wrote:

In the meantime, try taking ibuprofen. After taking a day off, that was always my next move ( Take 3, 3 times a day). I wouldn't do that for more than a week, though. .

also dont listen to dumbfks on the internet like this guy who tell you to take nsaids like ibuprofen. stupid stupid stupid. bad for bone and bad for tendons. also makes you run through pain which WOULD be telling you that you are doing more damage if you can feel it, but ofc you cant because you took the advil ya dummy.