About 2 months ago I was running on my treadmill. I recently increased the mileage and was running about 5 miles a day, without stretching, without warming up or cooling down. Then one day towards the end of a run, my knee locked on the outside of my right knee. I walked out the rest of the half mile. That night there was extreme pain to the point i couldnt walk. I began icing it and taking motrin. It wasnt doing much at all. I went to physical therapy and still there but with little success, my physical therapist says it might be a meniscus tear. From what ive noticed i think it is my IT band. But still to this day its difficult to run and near impossible to move laterally quickly. The side of my knee is stiff and only a little swollen. It is also very tender and stiff on all the tendons coming from the outside of my thigh to my knee. I dont know what to do to fix this nagging problem. My delima is that i ship out to parris island for the marine corps on may 18th. I have to fix my problem. any suggestions? thank you
#1 by mistify on February 19, 2010 - 11:37 pm
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Locking out would not be typical with an ITB problem…they are just simply overuse injuries and usually develop over time, not typically in one event.
Your description of your problem is suspicious for a meniscal tear. The good news is, long term, many of these problems simply stop hurting after some time. If you’ve failed a course of PT, it may be pertinent for you to follow up with an orthopedist. If it is a meniscal tear, treatment options include PT (already done), cortisone injections, or possible surgery.