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Mild persistent pain at the back of my knee

‎05-24-2020 08:33

‎05-24-2020 08:33

Hi all, forgive me if this is posted in the wrong forum, I've never posted here before so hopefully, these type of questions are permitted.

I usually don't ask people online for medical advice, but seeing how my PT will be unavailable until July, I have to make an exception.

So as the title says, I'm facing a persistent but mild pain at the back of my knee that started a few months ago in February after I decided to go on a 10km walk each day.

Seeing as how I was not physically active as I used to be, I wanted to at least do something until I could afford to go back to the gym, and to go back to doing cardio like jogging or cycling. That is why I decided to take on a 10k walk each day to at least do something instead of sitting in front of my PC all day long.

Shortly after a few weeks of me doing that, each time I was out on a walk, I began to feel a slight pain at the back of my knee in my right leg which only worsened the more I pushed through it.

After noticing that, I decided to rest and let it pass using the RICE method. At this time the COVID quarantine started, so I wasn't able to go on walks as I used to and decided to use that time to rest my knee even more.

Fast forward to May and the end of quarantine, I started to go on my 10k walk routine again, only this time the pain came back quickly on the first day, starting again from mild to strong the more I go.

I knew there was something wrong when nothing changed over these 2 months, so I decided to google the problem to see if it was anything serious, and I couldn't find anything. The only thing that I did find is that it could be hamstring tendonitis, which seems to fit the description of my problem well. I have tight hamstrings, and overuse of them could have been the result of this, the only thing that I do not understand is, why did it only appear on one of my legs and not the other?

And that's why I'm here asking you guys, if you could give me any advice on what this problem might be and if there is any way to fix it.

Thanks in forward, and apologies for the long post.

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‎05-24-2020 10:34

‎05-24-2020 10:34

Hi @roywilliams213 - I admire your determination to get moving. Welcome to the forums and yes, you are welcome to invite ideas here in these forums. And you seem to realize that we, here, are not a substitute for real medical advice. So, let me offer my “two cents.”  I think you may be overdoing it. Going from inactive to 10 km is pushing very hard and your knee is clearly telling to stop or slow down! The RICE method is good but after treatment and rest, you need to get slowly back into things. That’s what my PT told me. I have a bum knee. My pain is not at the back so this next idea may not work for you. But I purchased an under-table elliptical and use it about 30 minutes every morning. It gently moves my joints and surrounding muscles, etc. in a non-weight bearing way. This has helped me to increase the distance I can walk pain free. It might be worth a try.

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