Knee injury help

I'm no doctor but it could possibly be IT Band. Maybe some streching might help. Ice it too, NSAIDS, Glucosamine are some of the things I would try.

And a different shoe.

What is NSAIDS?

Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, SDP!

non

steroids

anti

inflamaatory

drugs

what is SDP?

Sounds like ITBS. I had something similar happen to me in April. I would take a couple of weeks off, start running again, and be in pain after just a couple of miles. I went to cho-pat.com and got their ITB strap, and after a couple of weeks of training with it, I was pretty much better. I don't know, it only cost like 12 bucks, might be worth a try.

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Need more info. Could you clarify how this injury started? Did it come on after running only, after jumping, lifting weights etc.? What remedies have you already tried?

RE: ITB, Everybody take a deep breath here...check your anatomy textbooks first. You said "about 2 inches below the knee on the outside of my leg"; do you mean the outside part of the lower leg? Lots of structures to cause pain here besides the very end of the ITB. Any clicking or popping and if so where?

Injury came on after running only. Started out towards end of track season but wasn't too bad, managed to run through it til my off period before summer base building. After 2 weeks off I began running again, felt fine for a few weeks. When mileage went above 45 I started feeling it again. Iced and stretched a lot which seemed to manage the pain fairly well, continued to increase mileage. The pain was there, but manageable. During most of my runs it wouldn't start until the last few miles. Last time I was able to run on it was an 11 miler, but towards the end of the run it got really bad. Tried running the next day, and was basically limping.

THe pain is on the outside part of the lower leg. There is a little popping coming from my knee, but I am not sure that this is caused by my other problem.

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do you know where the fibula bone is? smaller outside bone on the lower leg. try to feel the very top of that bone near the knee; it should be about the same height level as the lower edge of your kneecap. is there pain right there at the top of the fibula bone? or is it higher up the leg or more forward towards the front of the lower leg?

i think i had a similar injury. I am only 14 but I do long and short distances, 1500m is the most I do, and I play alot of sport. When i injured myslef, it hurt on right below my knee on the front of my leg. I couldnt bend it at first and walking and stairs were a problem, it seemed to be getting better so I left it, but if I ever sprint to hard, or crouch low or bend it I can feel a slight pain. Any ideas? Any solutions?

I've been told its 'Runners Knee' injury

i can feel pain where the fibula bone is how you mentioned