Knee Problem

[Tom Treutlein]

I can lift my right leg behind me, touching my ass with my right heel. However, I cannot do the same with my left unassisted. In fact, when I pull my leg back behind me (as if to stretch the quad) without pulling on my ankle with my hand, I get a sharp pain in my lower-outer knee/knee-cap of my left leg.

What would cause this?
Any way to remedy it?

 

[Lee]

go to a doctor and make sure its not a ligament rip. hate to say this, but it very well could be. but it also could very well be some minor cartilage damage which is repairable.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

What would happen, were it a ligament tear? I squat and deadlift without pain, and it doesn't bother me unless I try to move in that direction.

Also, should I see a specialized doctor, or any ordinary one? I wouldn't wanna throw down my 15 minutes and copay just for a dumbass to look and say "don't lift" or something.

 

[Lee]

the more specific a doctors area of study, the better the advice he can give you to steer you in the right direction to recovery. just cuz u squat and deadlift without pain doesnt mean in 10 years you wont be crippled at the knee. get it checked out asap.

 

[Madcow2]

It doesn't sound life or death but it's something to look into. It could be a flexability imbalance and somehow pulling on the knee when it hits its limit. If you had a torn tendon or ligament, you'd know it.

An orthopedist is what you want and one familiar with sports medicine. I would look for a group which will generally have specialist in each body part. I have 3 separate orthos that I've seen for different bodyparts in the past 2 years - I told them I'm gradually working through the office body-part by body-part. I'm also lucky enough that my co-pay is honored in what is probably one of if not the best practices in the country.