Potential Knee Problem! HELP!

[DrBones]

hey guys,
My left knee, which has never had problems before has just started to feel awkward lately....

It has kind of felt like there was some fluid or something underneath the knee cap which has made movement a little slower and tougher than usual...

Anyways.. I woke up this morning and it hurt like a SON of a bitch to bend... I've stretched it out a bit now and its moveable and all... but I'm very terrified of squatting now... My other knee which has been plagued with problems is feeling great and my one good knee is now fucked up...

I'm thinking this is some sort of tendonitis.. possibly pettella tendonitis..

If I put some pressure on the side of my VMO it seems to help it out.. however it DOES not feel like a tracking problem... it feels different.. almost like there is internal swelling...

I'm contemplating going and seeing a doctor... but they will just tell me to quit workin out... I intend on seeing a deep tissue massage therapist as well to try to break down any potential scar tissue on any of the tendons...

If anybody has any good knee information I would REALLY appreciate it..
Thanks

 

[T-Rage]

Heres an interesting thing that happened to me...

I've never had knee problems ever. Around 6 weeks ago I woke up with such knee pain (it was tendon/ligament type pain) that I couldn't even bend it. I could barely walk and it felt like stuff was torn up. The funny thing is I wasn't doing anything the night before in terms of working out. I limped around at work and the next day the pain had almost gone away. By the third day my knee felt fine.

I have no idea what could have happened. Not sure if I twisted while sleeping and/or how it could have been so messed up and then BAM all better.

I wouldn't do anything with it for a few days and just watch it. If the problem is still there after 3 days or so then see a doctor. If you were to see a doctor right now he is just going to tell you don't do anything with it for a few days anyway.

Be smart! Missing one leg workout is nothing. Take a chance and possibly mess up your knee for life.

 

[DrBones]

Be smart! Missing one leg workout is nothing. Take a chance and possibly mess up your knee for life.

Very good point my friend... I think i will have to switch up my week a little as I'm on the high reps week of my training cycle... Don't want to miss out on the benefits the week has to offer so I'll just bump everything back a day :d

If anybody else has any advice I'd love to hear it

 

[DrBones]

BUMP

 

[louden_swain]

its bursitis. . . .

if you want more details. . .visit chemical muscle.

 

[louden_swain]

visit me at chemical muscle and I will tell you your problem.

 

[Latamier]

You have the classic symptoms of many of our patients. I would be willing to bet that you have been doing quite a bit of leg work. Your symptoms are classic for what we call patella femoral disease. It is not really a disease, but involves the patella tracking down the center groove in the femur. It is a very common problem that can be treated with some rest or mild antiinflammatory. Dont sweat it bro, most injuries usually do hurt more in the morning or after a heavy workout. If you have any other questions, feel free to shoot me a PM.

 

[DrBones]

Thanks Lat...

I'm going to ice the hell out of it and do lots of stretching over the next 2 days.... We'll see how it is then... I will definitely fire you a pm if it doesnt improve..
thanks a lot for the help

 

[Latamier]

No problem bro. Thats why I'm here.

 

[Zander1983]

Once its calmed down, make sure you increase the portion of your leg work dedicated to your VMO to iron out imbalances.

 

[megad]

Doesnt sound like patella tendonitis, I know that all too well.

 

[brian747478`]

Speaking of patellar tendonitis, I have what I think is that. A pulling feeling on my patellar tendon and painful to touch. What have you guys had luck with dealing with this????
brian

 

[DrBones]

Went to my chiropractor today... as Ive mentioned before he is a big guy... owns a worlds gym and is very into his shit..

Anyways... he diagnosed my problem...

My hamstrings are a little bit overpowering my quads... this is one of the lesser problems in comparison to an EXTREMELY tight IT band resulting in minor tracking problems... this has now happened to both knees...

He gave me some great stretches to perform... I've never really stretched my IT band before.. but once I learned how.. holy crap its amazing how much SLDL can tighten that bastard up...

he also said to do some light warmups on extensions to get the blood flowing nicely and get everything stretched out... as well as stretching between each set...

I will be stretching all day and icing and hopefully should be squatting tomorrow..

 

[coolcolj]

Yeap it's all about msucle balance.

time to work those quads
Front squats, oly squats etc
Yeah add some Bulgarian split squats - they are ace

can you describe these IT band stretches?

I wonder if RDLs are better in this regard?

 

[DrBones]

OK...
To stretch you IT band...
Take 1 foot and put it on something elevated... roughly 1-2feet...
Keep that leg street...
Hop forward with your other foot so that your pelvis is 90 degrees to the ground..
Maintain a arch in your lower back at all times and slightly twist your coar towards that leg..

You can also REALLY stretch your hamstrings by doing the same thing but just leaning forward a little tiny bit while keeping your back arched and not rotating...

Does that sound too complicated? It stretched the living hell out of both your IT band and your hams... I've never felt my IT band get stretched like it does doing this...

 

[coolcolj]

OK...
Maintain a arch in your lower back at all times and slightly twist your coar towards that leg..

so I'm satnding straight with my right leg held straight elevated on a bench - at 90 degrees/parallel to the ground right?

and then I twist what to which side?

 

[DrBones]

You don't want your leg that it being stretched quite 90 degrees...

a little less than 45 degrees.... you can bring it up higher as you get more flexible... but I'd start with something a little closer to 45 degrees at first...

Your other leg should be 90 degrees to floor, not a little bit behind you as most people would naturally stand.. your Pelvis should be 90 degrees to the floor as well...

You then put an arch in your back and twist through your hips towards the leg that is elevated... you should feel it all the way from above your knee right down to your foot...
try to hold it for 30 seconds... you may need something to hold on to...

I've done it about 5 times today... wholy christ is mine ever tense...

I can give you some more stretches if you like for maintaing good tracking in your knee.. just give me the word

 

[DrBones]

Oh yea.. the Arch in your back is EXTREMELY important...

I lied when i said where i feel it...
I just tried it again and i feel it from my glutes to my feet... its a good one

 

[coolcolj]

thanks man

I think my right side is a little tighter than my left, but not that tight in any case, I feel it more in my hams. I think I'm doing it right.