I'm 14 and have a bad knee??!
Question: i have had a bad knee for about 2 months it suddenly came on and it click a bit when under pressure and hurts all the time on the right of the knee cap about an inch deep
i want to get rid of it and it suddenly hurts when under pressure like a misplaced step or walking up the stairs it had a massive click once and it felt like it was grinding a bit but went after a day
plz help i am in agony
Answers: i have had a bad knee for about 2 months it suddenly came on and it click a bit when under pressure and hurts all the time on the right of the knee cap about an inch deep
i want to get rid of it and it suddenly hurts when under pressure like a misplaced step or walking up the stairs it had a massive click once and it felt like it was grinding a bit but went after a day
plz help i am in agony
I was 14 when my knee probs started also. Sounds like your bones are rubbing on each other. Check it out with the doctor so that they can get an x-ray or MRI of your knee to see what's going on inside.
Well take some pandaol or something to help with the pain, also i differently would see a doctor ask your parents to take you to one, cause it doesnt sound to good.
put ice on it get a icy hot brace or a brace
Knee Pain Location
One way to classify knee pain (and identify possible solutions) is to look at the location of the pain.
Anterior (see chondromalacia below)
Reasons
patellar tendonitis
patellofemoral syndrome
Causes
pushing BIG gears - cadence too low
saddle too low or too far forward
foot too far forward on the pedal
crank arms too long
leg length discrepancy with seat set for shorter leg
Possible solutions
ride at 75 rpm or higher
raise seat (in small increments of less than 5mm) or move seat back
move cleat forward 1 to 2 mm
shorten crank arms by 2.5 cm
set seat for longer, not shorter, leg with correction for the shorter leg
Posterior
Reasons
hamstring/gastrocnemius
neurovacular bundle
Causes
saddle too high or too far back
too much pedal float
leg length discrepancy with no correction for shorter leg
Possible solutions
lower seat (in small increments) or move seat forward
limit float to 6 - 8 degrees
set seat for longer, not shorter, leg with correction for the shorter leg
Medial (inner side)
Reasons
medial collateral ligament
pes anserenus
Causes
cleat position too wide - foot held externally rotated (toes point out)
excessive knee frontal plane motion
too little pedal float
Possible solutions
narrow foot position by moving cleat towards the outside of the foot (thus your foot moves nearer the bottom bracket)
orthotic or wedge to correct foot alignment
pedal float should be 6 - 8 degrees
Lateral
Reasons
iliotibial band
degenerative lateral meniscus
Causes
cleat position too narrow - foot held internally rotated (toes pointed in)
too little pedal float
excessive knee frontal plane motion
Possible solutions
widen foot position by moving cleat away from the bike
pedal float should be 6 - 8 degrees
orthotic or wedge to correct foot alignment