I have had alot of pain in my knee since about July.
Symptoms:
*The Pain is right above my knee cap
*It hurts when my knee is bent(sitting, walking up stairs, jumping)
*Once I am sitting for a while, then pain decreases to a dull ache, and then when i go to extend it, it hurts again.
*It is my left knee
*I have VERY FLAT feet. I’ve had physical therapy on my feet because i have flat feet and VERY BAD OVERPRONATION. My bone in my foot actually rolls over onto the ground when I walk, when in a normal person it stays up and supports your foot.
*I also have a screw in that same ankle.
*I think the pain is caused by my knee trying to make up for what my foot is doing, and it’s injuring my knee.
Any advice? What do you think it could be? Tips?
Thanks! 
#1 by Anonymous on February 22, 2010 - 7:45 pm
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The pain you are describing is because your kneecap has it’s tendon shortening up on it as tendons will do from time to time. When that happens it pulls your kneecap up and into the knee making it hard to move your knee as well as painful. Here is how you can release that:
Kneecap: (Use a chair that has no cross members on it.)
While sitting start with your leg out in front of you extended out to a comfortable length. Wrap your hands around it so you leave a open working area. Place your thumbs about two inches behind your knee and press into the top middle of your leg hard and hold. Relax. After 30 seconds, slowly slide that leg back until it is pulled up under the chair as far as you can make it go. Then release the pressure but hold your leg there for one minute longer.
I had trouble with my feet as well, had the special insoles and all. Now I don’t use them at all anymore since I release the muscle on the bottom of my foot. When I released that muscle it felt like my foot pulled together and put a arch into my foot for me. Here is how I did that:
With the foot in your lap, place both thumbs side by side and at the back of the arch, right in front of the heel and push in and hold. Relax. After 30 seconds slowly pull your toes up as far as you can. Then release the pressure but continue to hold for another 30 seconds.
If you are having any problems in the area where they put the screws in place your fingers around it and push in an wait 30 seconds, try to move the muscle if possible and hold it there and release the pressure but hold the in the new muscle area for another 30 seconds.