Huffton Posted 3 May, 2011 Posted 3 May, 2011 No Adkins jokes, thanks! Getting some serious gyp from my left knee. The pain is centered at the top and back of the knee, and to the inside of the leg. Painful to walk, running impossible, although cycling doesn't seem to be a problem. Leg feels very tight, stretching to straight hurts but eases after a few seconds. Don't remember anything 'going', just woke up like it about a week ago. Standing up all day yesterday and being frogmarched back to the station hasn't helped. Anyone any idea what I could have done, and more importantly what to do about it?
bridge too far Posted 3 May, 2011 Posted 3 May, 2011 RICE to start with Rest Ice Compression Elevation
pedg Posted 3 May, 2011 Posted 3 May, 2011 Not to worry you, and probably unlikely from the other symptoms you listed, but both my DVT's (one per leg) have started with pain at the knee (though admittedly more to the back of the knee than the front). Look at the sizes of your lower leg's, if the your left leg is swollen compared to your right then get ye to a GP.
Huffton Posted 3 May, 2011 Author Posted 3 May, 2011 Thanks, theres no real swelling that I can see. I would have said it was a hamstring strain, except that it didn't suddenly go, and the pain is more centered in the tendons you can feel behind the knee, rather than further up in the muscle itself.
bridge too far Posted 3 May, 2011 Posted 3 May, 2011 Quite a useful site about knee problems http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/patelladisorders/a/kneecap.htm
egg Posted 3 May, 2011 Posted 3 May, 2011 Could be anything from that description. Doesn't sound like a knee problem tho, probably muscular. Quads and hams could pull on the front and back respectively. Probably won't be both though. Stretch the quads and hams (unless too painfully) and see what feels tight, that should identify any muscle issue and may help a bit. If any stretch finds tight muscle you have found the problem. If so keep doing it a few times a day and see if it eases. If it persists get it looked at. Don't waste time with the doctor, see a decent physio or a sports injury masseur. If you live in southampton I can recommend either, pm if interested.
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