Knee Hurts When I Run What Could It Be

My knees hurt when i run?

Chances are you're suffering from runner's knee. Basically it means that your quad muscles (front part of your thigh) is slightly under developed. What helps is an exercise in the weight room called leg extensions. It's a machine that looks like a chair and you lift the weight with your shins. May hurt at first but it will definitely help with your knee problem. If you don't have a weight room, try doing straight leg raises: Lay on your back. One knee bent, foot on the ground and with your other leg straight, flex your quad and lift the leg. Do 10 reps x2 with each leg. Icing your knees and legs often will help too, you're saying that your tibias and fibias hurt as well. If none of this helps after 2 or 3 weeks, see a sports trainer at school or see your family doctor, it could be a more serious problem.

I'm 15, why do my knees hurt?

All joints for 15 year old are growth areas. So congrats you may be having your next growth spurt. How tall are your grand patents both sides. If both make and female are tall you shoulld be too with proper health.
If no damages to knees must be growing.

Why do my knees hurt while running?

Your knees were never meant to be "shock absorbers." When I used to run, I was a sprinter because my knees couldn't handle distance.

Many beginning runners think that running on a cement sidewalk is no different from running on an asphalt road. Not so. Asphalt has some “give,” while cement has none. Your sneakers MUST be new and taylored to your needs. Go to your local store or chain and discuss in detail what your needs are. Don't just accept some generic sneaker because it is the latest fashion. Get what you need!

Experienced runners know that it is better to catch an injury early, identify the cause, and solve the problem then to keep running with chronic pain. There’s no point in being stubborn and allowing something to get worse and sidetrack your training. The majority of running injuries are easy to correct and you can prevent them from recurring. Don’t be afraid to go to a podiatrist, orthopedist, or other sports medicine professional. The right person will not say, “Just stop running.” He or she will help you keep running, or modify your workouts until you heal.

If your knees, hips, or back are the problem, try an orthopedist or a sports medicine specialist.

Some people have great success with chiropractors for help in managing minor knee. (Although, personally, I'm not big on chiropractors.)

I know the source I mention below says "beginners" but it has so much information for the established runner. I have found it extremely useful.

Good Luck & Take Care!!

Knees hurt while running.?

I am not sure what would cause the knee pain, but here are some potential solutions:

1) Break into running slowly, especially if you are new. You may be trying to do too much too soon. If you've been running a while, I suggest taking a break. It almost sounds like you have a case of runner's knee, but only you can decide for this yourself.

2) Be sure you have good shoes. By this, I mean quality running shoes. Cross trainers don't count. New Balance and Brooks make good shoes. I've been wearing the Brooks Adrenaline and really enjoy them. Any high-end New Balance is also good.

3) Run on soft surfaces.

4) Strengthen your quads (thigh muscles). They are crucial for knee-health. Consider them the shock absorbers for your knees.

5) You may want to try wearing the neoprene knee braces. I never run without them. They are usually $15 a piece, but I have had minimal knee problems since using them.

6) If you are heavy set, you may want to start with walking / swimming before jumping into running. The more weight you have upstairs, the tougher it is going to be on your legs.

7) Check out http://www.coolrunning.com for details on knee injuries. Or even doing a web search for knee injuries running to self-diagnose.

8) Avoid slanted surfaces, running on hills (both incline / decline).

Hope that helps.

Knee pain after running... hurts when i bend my knee?

it's likely either a patellar tendonitis (tendinitis) or patellofemoral syndrome. or both. sometimes they occur together. if the area below the knee cap is painful to pressure (like a massaging pressure), it is likely tendonitis. if you just started jogging, then your quadriceps are weak. every step that you land is stressing the patellar tendon as the quads (quadriceps) are not strong enough to soften the landing.

if it started a few days ago, then it's in the acute stage, meaning it's inflamed and you should ice it. also rest. do NOT go down the stairs.

if there is sharp pain in the knee joint itself and you have tenderness on the side of the knee cap, either the inside or the outside part, then it's likely patellofemoral syndrome. in this case, the knee cap is grinding against the femur bone and you will have a sharp pain.

the reason why you have pain when you go down stairs, and not up is because you use your quads a lot more and the knee cap is firmly tugged by the quadriceps muscles. either it's tugging against the patellar tendon and it's causing pain there, or the knee cap is grinding against the femur bone.

so today every day until the pain goes away DO stretch your legs, all four sides (the quads, hamstrings, abductors and adductors). then in a week do something else that has less impact on your knees, like yoga, to work out. again, do not go down the stairs of do anything to hurt it at this point. hopefully yoga is low impact enough to give your joints a break.

after your pain goes away completely and you must go down the stairs, then stretch your quads really good. then go down very very very slowly down the steps likel 5 to 10 seconds per step. if you have pain, then go down even slower.