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9 years ago
9.04.2008
I don't knee-d this!!
After my run this past Saturday I noticed my knee was hurting a little, but attributed it to the hills I had just run that I wasn't used to. The pain went away until 2 days ago when it hurt a little after my 5k practice run, but again it went away. It didn't hurt at all during my run last night, but after I was done it sure did. I iced it when I got home and then put a heating pad on it before bed, but it's still hurting this morning. I guess I won't be running for at least a couple of days so I don't do any more damage :(
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Ooh...knees...I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with mine, right now--love my left knee, hate my right. Well, the right is improving, so hate might be too strong a word, but dislike would probably be appropriate.
How are your shoes? New, old...fitted at a running store, or purchased at a general sporting-good shop or online? Seems that the #1 culprit when it comes to knee issues is shoes that are wrong or too old.
My own knee issues are the result of not resting enough after a 25k in May AND shoes that need just a hair more stability. I finally found the solution in the form of orthotic insoles (specifically Superfeet brand)...this was after spending $90 on new shoes that made my knees happy, but angered my feet--exchanging one problem for another.
Where is your knee pain? If it's below and sort of on the insides of your kneecap area, then I would suspect needing shoes with more stability/control. Doing exercises to strengthen the quad muscles can help, too, as they will assist your proper kneecap tracking.
Don't ignore knee problems...unfortunately they will return as soon as you start running again if it's a shoe issue. Knees are such a pain in the...knee.
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Hey zoomy! It's my right knee that I hate too, but it's below and sort of on the outside of my kneecap area where my pain is. I think at least part of it is that I've tried to do too much too quickly in the past week. I'm definitely laying off it for a couple of days and will see how it feels.
Technically my shoes are 8 or 9 years old, but I got them brand new when I worked at a New Balance store in college and only wore them 1 or 2 times. They are NB 1120's that are the correct fit for my foot and have pronation control that I need.
Any advice on using ice and/or heat to help convince my knee to behave?
Ooh...outside the knee...that could also be ITBS (which is sometimes the result of shoes that overcorrect, but also an overuse thing, as you suspect).
8-9 year old shoes...ow. Even if they just sit in a box the cushioning can start to degrade after just a year or two. So I wouldn't rule out the shoe thing. Your stability needs could have also changed.
Ice is generally the treatment for knee stuff, though I often find that it seems to make my knees hurt even more. So I don't ice very often at all. Most people have good results with that, though.
You worked in a NB store? Lucky guy! We have a NB store an hour away that I'd LOVE to work at. NB is the ONLY manufacturer that has worked on my dumb duck feet. Thank heavens for widths!
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