aching knee

[Shimmer]

And I'm talking seriously aching on the outside of my kneecap area. I'm not limping but it's twinging pretty badly.
I was a surgical assistant in the army and recognize that it's likely not a HUGE deal, however, it's been 3 days now.

It hurts!! [/end whine]

Other than RICE, ideas? Wattage?

 

[Tyester]

Do you have a brace or sleeve on it? How much time do you spend on it per day?

And anything you might've done to aggravate it? Sometimes the littlest things will set off a bad injury.

 

[Wattage]

Sometimes certain activities can cause tenderness in the knee-cap (aka the patella) area.

Just a few general questions:

1. Are you a runner?

2. Have you previously injured your knee or knee-cap?

3. Do you have very strong quadriceps muslces and do activities that involve the use of your quads often?

4. Is there any swelling, discolouration and/or heat in the area?

You are absolutely right about RICE! Try an anti-inflammatory (Advil is great) in the meantime, but not too much as you don't want to ignore the pain and do more damage.

Let me know what's up and I will see what I can do to help

Hang in there Lady! I have a bum knee too so I feel your pain - literally!!

 

[bottleblack]

Why do I have a feeling when you guys say RICE you're not referring to the fluffy white pieces of carb goodness??

 

[Wattage]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottleblack Why do I have a feeling when you guys say RICE you're not referring to the fluffy white pieces of carb goodness??

LOL - you just made me laugh so hard!!

It is an acronoym used in sport med a lot meaning:

Rest Ice Compression Elevation

We all need a little RICE now and then!!

 

[Shimmer]

Sometimes certain activities can cause tenderness in the knee-cap (aka the patella) area.

Just a few general questions:

1. Are you a runner? Ha. Only if the house is on fire. I do walk though, pretty much 4 days a week on average.

2. Have you previously injured your knee or knee-cap? played hindcatcher for years. Was in the army. Have I done anything that needs medical attention? no.

3. Do you have very strong quadriceps muslces and do activities that involve the use of your quads often? fairly so and I walk (hills on the treadmill) and do lunges // squats 2 days a week.

4. Is there any swelling, discolouration and/or heat in the area? yes. no. yes.

You are absolutely right about RICE! Try an anti-inflammatory (Advil is great) in the meantime, but not too much as you don't want to ignore the pain and do more damage.

Let me know what's up and I will see what I can do to help

Hang in there Lady! I have a bum knee too so I feel your pain - literally!!


Husband has wrapped the knee and advil'd me...forward movement is okay lateral is not.
lateral or any torque-ing is owwie. :/

 

[Shimmer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottleblack Why do I have a feeling when you guys say RICE you're not referring to the fluffy white pieces of carb goodness??

mmmmmmmmmmmmm rice and butter and sugar.

 

[Wattage]

Hmm, it's hard to say what it might be, but since you're having some inflammation it is cause for concern.

I would think that perhaps you are having a bit of tendonitis in your patellar tendon if you quads are strong. Sometimes the strong pull by the quad causes the tendons that overlap the knee-cap to become inflamed and sensitive.

If it doesn't subside or comes back, I would def. see someone about it. No harm in getting an x-ray or MRI done to ensure there isn't anything that should be looked into further.

HTH!

 

[Shimmer]

Many thanks.
Tendonitis is likely right.