Dear Internet Medical Experts,

I have the following symptoms which began after interval training at running club three weeks ago:

– Stiffness in my knee which is worse after being sat with it bent.
– Difficult to fully straighten my leg (I can straighten it but it feels like there’s resistance).
– A tight sensation down the outside of my shin.

Then, after a 7 km run last night, the outside of my knee was tender so I applied an ice pack. This morning I awoke with a nice bruise there.

I don’t have any problems cycling or running. The symptoms appear at rest.

I will be heading to a Physio for a real diagnosis, but it’s fun to self-diagnose!

Cheers,

Paul

Despite being a (self proclaimed) expert on knees, I think even a proper one will struggle to diagnose the problem here.

I imagine he will make a few spurious remarks about tendonitis and inflammation whilst being generally vague and make a few appointments for you to return regularly.

You could do a lot worse than put exercise on hold, take ibuprofen for a week and then do some very gentle exercise and await the results, stopping if still affected or continuing slowly if not.

Reads to me like you probably have one extremely over sized testicle which is causing one side of your body to overcompensate….not sure how to reduce this inflammation…

Bony bruise.

I think your knee is bad.

Hmm that worryingly sounds like the way my current knee situation begun – now the are threatening me with a knee replacement.

DezB – Member
I think your knee is bad.

worse than that Dez – his entire leg is gammy

My Wife’s diagnosis of ‘are you sure you haven’t just banged your knee and forgotten about it?’ was equally helpful.

In normal circumstances I would probably just rest it for a week or two, but I’m <8 weeks from a triathlon. Physio tomorrow, who will probably prescribe none-impact exercise and conditioning. Hopefully, I’ll still be able to cycle and swim front crawl while it gets sorted.

Knees are very complicated, you need to see a specialist (IMO a GP can’t tell you anything). I’m not sure a Physio is a knee expert either FWIW. If you’ve bruising you have some kind of internal bleeding.

Knee’s fine 🙂

Bit of massage revealed hideously tight thigh/hip/ITB on same side as ‘knee’ pain (other side is fine).

Bit of massage and some extra strengthening for my glutes and I should be free from discomfort.

Sounds like an amputation is necessary.. You have another leg which works well?