i think i injured my knee by overstretching my quads. i have an intense pain kind of at the top of my kneecap. it hurts when i bend my knee, especially to around 90 degrees. putting weight on it isn't too bad, it's mostly bending that hurts it. please help me fix myself. as before, feel free to make stupid, humorous comments.
Your injury is simple to diagnos, it's obviously brain damage.
Seriously, I think your injury existed prior to your stretching. It sounds like a biomechanical problem, likely caused by wearing the wrong or too worn shoes. It simple terms... runners knee.
When your feet don't land properly the rest of your leg must stabilize it. That is why some runners will have a problem with their ankles first, then their knee, then their hips... think of your leg as a pendulum. It doesn't take alot of movement at the base of the pendulum to cause a significant swing. Read chapter 14 of the "Lore of Running", or you can probably find more in depth info at webmd.com.
I think your "stretching" just aggravated an existing problem.
Or the other possibility, somebody is sticking needles in a voodoo doll.
doesnt' runner's knee usually accompany a sudden change or increase in training? i've been doing 65-70 miles a week consistently for 8 weeks or so. i'm wearing the same brand of trainers i've used for about a year, i've never had this problem. if it is runner's knee, what's the treatment? just the regular ice, anti-inflammatory routine?
Sounds like yer good ol' Patellar Tendinitis:
(1) Rest, get in the pool and on the bike.
(2) Tendinitis is often due to low copper stores. I take a daily dose of Caltrate Plus which has copper.
(3) Ice Ice Ice. Ibuprofen ain't that good for you.
Yeah, what Jason said. Avoid the drugs. Think of the pain in your body as an internal intervention... if you take drugs, it's like covering your ears and yelling "la la la la la la". Your body has something important to say, take a few moment to listen.
I just basically checked out chapter 14 of "Lore of Running" and your symptoms described closely matched what I read. In a nutshell, the stuff that holds the stuff together in your knee ain't in good shape. Give it some time.
I don't have the book with me here, but you could get it from a library and read it. It's only a few pages, page 500 to 509 I think... ::best rain main impression:: yeah, definately 509.
is strengthening my quads important?
Assuming that you have a few years of running and other sports such as soccer and bicycling behind you, your quads should be pretty strong already.