Knee pain from squats

[TylerT]

Sorry for posting this here instead of the medical issues forum. I just finished my workout an hour and a half ago, and now when I squat down to about 45 degrees, my right knee hurts a little. It's the front part of the knee, right on top where the muscle meets the kneecap. Is this cause for alarm?

 

[super_rice]

- Are you squatting ATG? Wide stance? Provide details

- Did you simply jar your knee in the hole, push unevenly on a set and tweak something?

What kind of pain is it? Sometimes you get little twinges and aches for no reason that go away with a little stretching, light exercise, and rest.

 

[Tweakle]

dont stress over it - probably just tight quads, try to stretch and see if rolling around on a medicine ball helps (you can break down scar tissue like that but it HURTS)

 

[super_rice]

(you can break down scar tissue like that but it HURTS)

...But it feels so good afterwards...

 

[TylerT]

ATG, and it was the first time I had gone that heavy in almost a month. Everything seemed pretty smooth on the set though. Ticked me off because I hadn't gotten to deadlifts yet, my favorite. I really appreciate you guys' quick responses.

 

[thelion2005]

I had this until I began to wear Dunjoy knee wraps. They tighten with straps and have a C shaped insert at the knee cap. I also wramed up better with time on a bike and leg extensions.

Results? No pain. Also was able to increase weight on squats and ham curls.

 

[Protobuilder]

Ice to reduce inflammation. It's probably some temporary tendonitis.

 

[coolcolj]

sounds like you strained your patella quad tendon

could be just over exertion or lack of recovery like most tendon strains.
maybe tight quads and hipflexors, hard to say over the net

 

[Assertive Guy]

Sorry for posting this here instead of the medical issues forum. I just finished my workout an hour and a half ago, and now when I squat down to about 45 degrees, my right knee hurts a little. It's the front part of the knee, right on top where the muscle meets the kneecap. Is this cause for alarm?

I had this problem a few weeks back and discovered it was a form problem. Instead of relying on my glutes, I was cheating putting too much % of the pressure on my knees. Also, I found I wasn't relying on the whole of the joint to place the pressure through - I was actually putting it all on the knee. Changed that and no probs since!