15 Dec Love  Running but Knee pain is holding your back

Love  Running but Knee pain is holding your back
 Wondering if you’ve got Runner’s Knee that is preventing you from peak performance

Runner’s knee refers to one of two common repetitive strain injuries of the knee, either iliotibial band syndrome (ITB) or patellofemoral syndrome (PFPS). Both usually affect runners, triathletes, hikers and serious walkers.

It can be tricky to tell which type of Runner’s Knee you have. So here is a quick checklist to help you figure out which type of runner’s knee you have.

Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)
1. Pain is on the side of the knee. 
2. Pain is worse going down hill or down stairs, 
3. Pain tends to come on quickly over a few hours or a day, 
4. Doing a squat does not cause knee pain,
5. Sitting does not tend to aggravate your knee pain unless you are sitting for longer than 1 hour.

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
1. Pain is on the front of the knee, around and under the kneecap. 
2. Pain is worse going uphill or climbing up stairs.
3. Pain tends to come on gradually over months. 
4. Doing a squat causes knee pain, 
5. Sitting aggravates your knee pain and your knee pain is worse when standing up From sitting than sitting down

Sometimes you can have both types of Runner’s Knee but usually it is more common to have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS).

Depending on the type of Runner’s Knee that you have, the treatment for your knee pain will be different. If you have ticked any of the symptoms on the checklist  about for either conditions,and you would love to overcome your Runner’s Knee, The best thing to do is to see an Expert Physiotherapist to have your knee pain assessed and have an individualised treatment plan created for you. Ring My Favourite Physio on (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio to book an appointment with one of our Expert Physiotherapists today! 

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