tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15141962.post112548625554017526..comments2023-10-12T04:11:18.227-07:00Comments on Run for Chocolate: August 31, 2005 OUCH! My knee hurts!Run for Chocolatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895355169654232849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15141962.post-1125860589645821672005-09-04T12:03:00.000-07:002005-09-04T12:03:00.000-07:00Stretch your hips with IT Band Stretches. It is al...Stretch your hips with IT Band Stretches. It is all in your hips, you knee is just a symptom. Trust me. You will feel immediate results with stretching as long as you haven't already seriously injured yourself.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150176237111576162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15141962.post-1125754958215205322005-09-03T06:42:00.000-07:002005-09-03T06:42:00.000-07:00My husband has had the exact same injury and jon's...My husband has had the exact same injury and jon's diagnosis is exactly what his doctor told him. He does stretching exercises every night to strengthen those hip/butt muscles and he's recovering VERY quickly!Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15141962.post-1125672349793412362005-09-02T07:45:00.000-07:002005-09-02T07:45:00.000-07:00Ditto on the ITB. I had the exact same experience...Ditto on the ITB. I had the exact same experience training for Chicago and it took me out of commission. Trail running with the sharp downhills brings it on again if I'm not careful.<BR/><BR/>The pain was on the outside of my knee and was very sharp (like when you hit your knee on the edge of a desk). Do NOT run on it! It makes it alot worse. You are "twanging" a tendon against the knee joint and that is causing the pain. <BR/><BR/>I bought the Cho-Pat strap (straps above the knee) and started out running again very short distances. The strap will help you run farther before the pain starts again. But stop as soon as it starts to hurt. You should be able to build your mileage back up again slowly as the tendon heals, and eventually you can leave the strap at home.<BR/><BR/>The other part was to build my hip abductors, as that was the muscle group that was weakening and allowed the injury to happen. You need to build the strength in you tensor facia latae (sp?) and you gluteus medius.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, you'll need to improve the flexibility in your ITB, so I would find some good stretches for your ITB and do those daily if there is no pain.<BR/><BR/>Whew! Sorry for the long comment. I hope your knee clears up quickly!Jon (was) in Michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457505077183982152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15141962.post-1125657694090603852005-09-02T03:41:00.000-07:002005-09-02T03:41:00.000-07:00I have experienced downhill knee pain and for me i...I have experienced downhill knee pain and for me it turned out to be my ITB rather than knee problems. Anyway, hope it gets better soon and you can get back into marathon training. By the way, I like your drug of choice - mine is coffee and chocolate!CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210838272367146650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15141962.post-1125594534617661972005-09-01T10:08:00.000-07:002005-09-01T10:08:00.000-07:00Knock on wood, I haven't had any running injuries ...Knock on wood, I haven't had any running injuries so I don't have any advice for you. Are you doing New Haven?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427833551377113929noreply@blogger.com