Knee Pain

[mehoco]

I have a stabbing pain in my left knee that feels like it is under my knee cap and along the left side going down. Is this runners knee? It is the first time that my knee has ever hurt - I've been running for several years.
I was trying to best my time during a 5K and the pain started shortly after the race ended and has lasted for a few days now.
I've tryed Tylenol and that does nothing. Strangly it hurts most when I am off it.
Anyone have any ideas...
mehoco

[blast7]

Originally Posted by mehoco

I have a stabbing pain in my left knee that feels like it is under my knee cap and along the left side going down. Is this runners knee? It is the first time that my knee has ever hurt - I've been running for several years.
I was trying to best my time during a 5K and the pain started shortly after the race ended and has lasted for a few days now.
I've tryed Tylenol and that does nothing. Strangly it hurts most when I am off it.
Anyone have any ideas...
mehoco

What other positions movements make your pain worse and better? i.e.bending, straightening, stretching, contracting? What type of pain? i.e. burning sharp. What is your pain like during the course of a 24 hour period? i.e worse in the m the morning and better as the day goes on, etc. Have you tried R.I.C.E.?

[wildstang]

yea ive experienced that before myself. i used to be primarily a runner before getting into hyertrophy training. for me it all was related to lack of decent shoes in my youth. i suffered most of the ailments a runner suffers untill the year i purchased a decent pair of saucony running shoes and havent been without a good set since. now that im much larger and heavier i really notice the difference in shoe quality. they helped eliviate shin splints, knee pain, ankle pain etc. its just like having a bad shock or shocks on your car!.....eventually if you dont replace the worn shocks the added stress they put on the suspension componets start suffering. using an car anology example!

[blast7]

Originally Posted by wildstang

yea ive experienced that before myself. i used to be primarily a runner before getting into hyertrophy training. for me it all was related to lack of decent shoes in my youth. i suffered most of the ailments a runner suffers untill the year i purchased a decent pair of saucony running shoes and havent been without a good set since. now that im much larger and heavier i really notice the difference in shoe quality. they helped eliviate shin splints, knee pain, ankle pain etc. its just like having a bad shock or shocks on your car!.....eventually if you dont replace the worn shocks the added stress they put on the suspension componets start suffering. using an car anology example!

I even notice a difference in socks as well. I never new they made wonderful athletic socks that do not absorb sweat until meeting up with some great people at a local running/shoe shop.

[booooooo]

It may be your IT band. Google: iliotibial band syndrome