Why do your knees hurt when you sit for a long time?
It's called "Movie goers knee". (Also known as Patello-femoral pain syndrome.)There is general diffuse pain around the front part of your knee. Your knee cap sits in a specific groove in front of your knee joint.If your knee cap is not positioned correctly in this groove, it will rub against the bone behind it. This will cause friction between the 2 bony surfaces is what causes your knee to hurt.This friction is amplified especially when you sit for a long period of time. (driving, watching a movie, sitting at work etc).How to fix it:1. Avoid prolonged sitting:Try to get up every 30-60 minutes. This step alone may prevent the pain.2. Stretch out your quadriceps muscle:Tight quads will pull the knee cap closer to the bone behind it.Hold for at least 30 seconds. Repeat 5 times a day.Make sure you feel the stretch along the front of your thigh.3. Foam roll your ITB (side thigh):Tight muscles can pull your knee cap out of the optimal alignment and cause more friction and rubbing of the bones.Assume position as above. Apply your body weight over the foam roll.Gently roll up/down the side of your thigh.Do this for 1-2 minute. (it will hurt)4. Decrease the amount bending of the knee whilst sitting:The greater the angle of bend in your knee, the more likely the knee cap will rub against the bone behind it. This can be achieved by placing your foot slightly further way, sitting on a higher chair or making sure you are moving your legs every 20 minutes whilst sitting.Hope this helps!
Back of knee hurts from running?
ive been running 3 miles a day for about 2 weeks and now the back of my right knee hurts when i walk but more when i bend it more then 90 degrees. what culd it be from and how can i help i want to continue running.
The Back of my knee hurts whats the problem?
i have the same problem right now! My knee has been hurting because i'm doing 3 sports. (not as many as you. :D) My physical therapist thinks mine is because my quads aren't strong enough to hold the ligaments in my knee that hold my knee cap so it's causing pains. So he makes me do a lot of cross training like biking or swimming. Also i have to do this exercise where i sit on a chair with my feet straight out in front of me. I face my toes face towards me stomach and then i flex my muscles as hard as i can for 6 seconds and then rest for 5 seconds. Repeat that 8 times every hour. That's what i do. But that may not be your problem; you may have ojgenshlaters. (osh-gen-sla-ters) I would highly recommend seeing a physical therapist; they will know best. :D
Why do my knees hurt when I need to poop?
I believe Mr. Charles Sendicker was on the right track. There is also something called referred pain that too would just be an anatomical-nervous system thing.An example: Many people experience referred pain when their neck is achy or out of alignment; it causes them to feel headaches, even though that is not the location of the origin of the pain.I would do 3 things, keep a log of when, where and how long the pain is lasting. There is an app where you can even show on the body where you are feeling the pain, inner knees, back of the knees, patella, outer knees… It is called Chronic Pain Tracker, (I use it,) there is a Lite version too - iOS formats. You can even print out or e-mail reports to your doctor.Then your doctor can look for any patterns.Now, I know that some people believe in sticking to traditional western medicine, however in this case I would also ask you to consider contacting a chiropractor or PT (Physical Therapist), if indeed it is a nervous system thing then maybe the PT could show you some stretches that would improve compression that may be causing the pain (alleviating a pinched nerve kind of thing); or seek the services of a Chiropractor. Chiropractors won’t just send you away without exploring how your body is aligned. MDs want to know if you have a break, tear, infection or tumor. Think of chiropractors like mechanics that work on alignment of the body. If your car is not aligned properly, your tires don’t wear evenly and you also may experience a rough ride because the shocks aren’t able to do their job effectively.Chiropractors check to see if you are aligned so it causes less wear on your joints (human shocks), and see that things aren’t wearing unevenly or you are getting a pinched nerve. I’ve had 2 whiplash injuries from car accidents which caused my neck to be straight. The MDs said nothing about the natural curve in my neck being gone or what to do to get it back or that it may continue to cause headaches. They were happy there were no broken bones and sent me away with a Rx for pain. I didn't find that helpful, but the chiropractor has been very helpful. If athletes use them (golfers, football players, etc.) they are certainly in the holistic pain reliving business. This is my own personal experience- others may have a different one.Wishing you health and healing.Christine
Question on hamstring/back of knee pain?
Sounds like a hamstring pull. I have had them in the past. Maybe pull in the reins a little bit on the running part to let your injury heal a bit. Don't run as often if you run a lot and run shorter distances. Stretching may or may not help your injury. Another thing you may try is a joint and muscle relief roll on like ACTIVON which you can find in your drugstore. If you can't use that try these heat patches that you wear where it hurts for a few hours and let the heat medication get into your muscles to try and relieve the pain.
My right knee hurts badly after a massage?
Considering you said you have been recieving massages for a couple years, I assume you have a pretty good understanding of what you normally feel like after a massage. To be fair, minimal tenderness can* happen if you had a deep tissue style of massage, but you should NOT be having problems using your knee to walk properly. She may not have had much (if any) training and/or experience and could have possibly hurt you. I would at the very least complain and get your money back, then if it is still in pain in a day or so go to a doctor.
My knee hurts once in a while what can i do?
Knees usually act up when there is something wrong with the tendons in the knee. Playing in sports you get different pains to the knee area and the muscles react by tightening up their tendons which pulls the kneecap up on and into the knee making it hard and painful to bend and straighten the knee. Yours is not fully released so it doesn't take much to get it into pain, the running you do and it backs out of the pain yet so you get times of relief. Here is how to release the tendons for your muscles of your thighs to get rid of this pain: Kneecaps: Do while sitting on a chair with no front cross braces between the legs. While sitting have your leg resting in a stretched position. Place both your thumbs, side by side, about 2 inches behind the kneecap and press down into your leg hard and then redirect the pressure a little towards the kneecap. After 30 seconds, slowly slide your foot back and under your chair as far as it will go, release the pressure but hold your foot there for another 30 seconds. The important part of this is the pressure on the leg, if there isn't enough this isn't going to work. If that happens to you give it another try right away.