Knee Pain Advice - Stabbing when bending
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Had a few muscle imbalances in my knees causing knee ache from sitting and cycling, saw a physio for a few months, then all has been good . I cycle most days and spend 20 minutes a day stretching when I ride. Knee has been good the last few months, no aches etc
All has been great until yesterday...
Whenever I crouch & bend down I get a sudden stabbing pain, just under the patella , started yesterday when I bend down to open a safe as I do every morning without issue. At first it just felt a bit of a tight discomfort, later in the day it progressed to ouch , then by end of the day BLLIMMEY!
When to do my usual quad stretch this morning, as I do most mornings by holding ankle behind the glutes but couldn't get near as had a sudden stabbing pain beneath the patella. I then carefully cycled 10 miles to work (car in garage no choice) and all felt fine, including a steep hill.
I Entered a cycle hill climb event on Sunday , so legs were put through a lot of stress, plus my foot slipped off the pedal when starting and landed hard on ground, didnt ache or feel odd at time. Plus my legs are used to being pushed up steep hills .
Not sure what to do, or if it is serious? tempted to go back to my physio , but its bloody expensive (£70 a week) when I have a really expensive month a head of me . Or is it worth just avoiding anything that causes the stabbing pain for a few days and taking it from there? Is the GP an option?
To confirm, it feels ok to touch (no pain or swelling) and I can walk /cycle ok, its just bending/stretching it fully back causes a sudden stabbing pain, that gets worse each time
cheers in advance
All has been great until yesterday...
Whenever I crouch & bend down I get a sudden stabbing pain, just under the patella , started yesterday when I bend down to open a safe as I do every morning without issue. At first it just felt a bit of a tight discomfort, later in the day it progressed to ouch , then by end of the day BLLIMMEY!
When to do my usual quad stretch this morning, as I do most mornings by holding ankle behind the glutes but couldn't get near as had a sudden stabbing pain beneath the patella. I then carefully cycled 10 miles to work (car in garage no choice) and all felt fine, including a steep hill.
I Entered a cycle hill climb event on Sunday , so legs were put through a lot of stress, plus my foot slipped off the pedal when starting and landed hard on ground, didnt ache or feel odd at time. Plus my legs are used to being pushed up steep hills .
Not sure what to do, or if it is serious? tempted to go back to my physio , but its bloody expensive (£70 a week) when I have a really expensive month a head of me . Or is it worth just avoiding anything that causes the stabbing pain for a few days and taking it from there? Is the GP an option?
To confirm, it feels ok to touch (no pain or swelling) and I can walk /cycle ok, its just bending/stretching it fully back causes a sudden stabbing pain, that gets worse each time
cheers in advance
Cheers for all the help and advice , especially Forrestfire, that's really great advice and advice I have been following for the last 6 months since my last flare up, I now stretch twice a day, more so after exercise and really concentrate on hip flexors and extenders.
Thankfully all seems better (get in!!!!!!!) , Tuesday was a complete PITA, the stabbing started to get worse and radiate out more and more, feeling my leg my IT band seemed tight. I had a good foam roller session , concentrating on my IT band all down the leg , this immediately stopped the stabbing, I could then do a full quad stretch and crouch down with no stabbing and no discomfort., I cant even now trigger the stabbing pain anymore!! oddly the stabbing was directly under the knee, not to the side which I thought was more typical of IT band issues.
Knee feels fine, the leg feels a bit odd and the knee is very loud . although it has always has been very clicky and snappy , but 2 x Physios have said don't worry. but this could be down to all the foam rollering and stretching I have done this week (the odd feeling, not the noises).
Thanks again, hopefully with continued stretching and being careful should all be good. I have noticed that as soon as I ease off stretching my legs and knees do ache a lot
Thankfully all seems better (get in!!!!!!!) , Tuesday was a complete PITA, the stabbing started to get worse and radiate out more and more, feeling my leg my IT band seemed tight. I had a good foam roller session , concentrating on my IT band all down the leg , this immediately stopped the stabbing, I could then do a full quad stretch and crouch down with no stabbing and no discomfort., I cant even now trigger the stabbing pain anymore!! oddly the stabbing was directly under the knee, not to the side which I thought was more typical of IT band issues.
Knee feels fine, the leg feels a bit odd and the knee is very loud . although it has always has been very clicky and snappy , but 2 x Physios have said don't worry. but this could be down to all the foam rollering and stretching I have done this week (the odd feeling, not the noises).
Thanks again, hopefully with continued stretching and being careful should all be good. I have noticed that as soon as I ease off stretching my legs and knees do ache a lot
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