runners knee

[coldfire]

anyone have runners knee or any remedies for it? I'ma marathon runner who is out of commision due to a bad case of runner's knee. thanks in advance

[Edna_E]

Never even heard of it, but offer my sypathies. I got benched by falling on ice and damaging my patella tendon once, and it nearly drove me mad!

[getnrichslowly]

I would go to nikeplus.com and check out the forums there. Lots of long distance runners belong there and I bet would have helpful ideas for you.

[redmaples]

find a massage therapist. you can find a licensed therapist in your area by contacting the American Massage Therapy Association...AMTA.
massage promotes faster healing.

[FreesiaE]

I once had patella femoral pain syndrome which I think is the same. My main symptom was swelling. What helped was lots of stretching exercises 2x's a day. I was told the condition was caused by tight hamstrings.

[Ceashels]

There are a lot of things that can alter the way the knee cap tracks in the groove of the joint. Anything from shoe wear to hip width (I kid you not). Find a good physical therapist who treats runners. Massage will help with the symptoms but a muscular imbalance might be present as well.