Pain in the back of my right knee?

Question

I'm a 20 year old male that has been having annoying knee pain for a few years. I realise that nobody who answers this is going to be able to say for sure what the cause is, but at least give me ideas on what to tell the doctor when I do see him.

This has been going on for 5-6 years now, my family doctor basically writes it off as nothing, tells me I have jeuvenile oesteo-arthritis. But he lists the symptoms and they don't fit me, hardly at all.

So the pain:

Never there in the morning.
Is at the back of the knee, on the inside, seems to come from the very prominant tendon you can see/feel in the back of most peoples legs.
Standing or walking for long periods agravates it.
Stairs up or down, make almost no difference.
Biking( I have been HEAVILY into mountain biking for years, my whole life basically) there is never any pain.
The back of my leg swells when the pain is there.
A simple tensor wrap or stretchy knee brace almost immediately relieves the pain, 100%.

My calf and back of the thigh both always have that feeling of the day after you work out. Where you need you stretch. And stretching the front of my leg (quads) relieves the pain temporarily.

The pain is a dull feeling, not around the kneecap at all, and only on the inside of the back on my knee. I can still walk just fine, putting my knee in any position but dead straight also relieves the pain. Running doesn't aggravate it anymore than walking does.

I plan on going to the doctor with a list similar to the one I wrote out here, but basically I'm wondering if anybody can point me in the right direction with what this may be..

Douglas B · Accepted Answer

There are tendons in the knee that can be tightened up to give you this pain. It's more like one side may be tight and not the other to put an undo pressure on the knee.  You have to free up these tendons to get rid of the pain and here's how to do that:
Knees:
While sitting place both hands around your leg just behind the knee and with your fingers find the 4 big ligaments that are there, two for the inside hand and two for the outside hand, one on the inside and one about an inch up on the outside of your leg.  Press into all 4 of them at the same time and hold the pressure there.  Relax. Wait 30 seconds.  Then slowly side your leg out to a full extension, release the pressure but rest your leg there for another 30 seconds.
For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.

Anonymous · Answer

This may be a case of patellafemoral syndrome, where the articulation between the knee cap and the end of the femur is not congruent. This is usually more prevalent in women due to our structural differences. Yet, it can also be caused by weakness in one particular part of the quadriceps as well as tightness of the iliotibial band on the outer part of the leg. Pain usually occurs when the quadricpes are required to be active...going up and down stairs, getting up and down from a chair, etc. It also sounds like you need further evaluation to make sure there is not any structural damage such as a torn meniscus. If it is either of the above, your next step in care should be physical therapy where more hands on examination can be done in order to attempt to correct the problem and decrease pain.

Trending News

Pain in the back of my right knee?

2 Answers