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untainted9 · 05-11-2009, 11:38 AM

Hello,

I was referred to this forum as well as NROL by my friend and a fellow member, Tranceparent. I am trying to understand the problem I am having with my left knee so that I can be more confident of working out in general.

I injured my left knee playing intramural basketball in September 07. I didnt think it was a big deal because after I rested and iced the knee, I seem to be able to walk and run without a problem. However in November 07, I began to start feeling pain when I was on the treadmill and/or when my knee was 'cold'

The pain seemed to originate from between the knee cap and the tibia.

I went to Sri Lanka in Jan 08 (my home country) where I had it looked at. It was determined that I had a micro-tear to the meniscus and I had orthoscopic surgery done to shave some cartiledge off.

My knee seemingly recovered well - but come May 08, the familar pain from between the knee cap and the tibia returned. This time however if I warmed up the knee and did my stretching, the pain would go away during the work out.

However on random days, it could hurt again whilst the knee was 'cold'.

I did visit the school's physio who said it could be tendonitis - but even after resting the knee, the pain would return randomly.

I have been very hesistant to commit myself to working out because I dont want to aggravate this further. However I have gained weight in the past year.. and I want to get back in shape.

So please help me out.

05-11-2009, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
untainted9 untainted9 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	Knee Injury - wanting to return to the gym Hello, I was referred to this forum as well as NROL by my friend and a fellow member, Tranceparent. I am trying to understand the problem I am having with my left knee so that I can be more confident of working out in general. I injured my left knee playing intramural basketball in September 07. I didnt think it was a big deal because after I rested and iced the knee, I seem to be able to walk and run without a problem. However in November 07, I began to start feeling pain when I was on the treadmill and/or when my knee was 'cold' The pain seemed to originate from between the knee cap and the tibia. I went to Sri Lanka in Jan 08 (my home country) where I had it looked at. It was determined that I had a micro-tear to the meniscus and I had orthoscopic surgery done to shave some cartiledge off. My knee seemingly recovered well - but come May 08, the familar pain from between the knee cap and the tibia returned. This time however if I warmed up the knee and did my stretching, the pain would go away during the work out. However on random days, it could hurt again whilst the knee was 'cold'. I did visit the school's physio who said it could be tendonitis - but even after resting the knee, the pain would return randomly. I have been very hesistant to commit myself to working out because I dont want to aggravate this further. However I have gained weight in the past year.. and I want to get back in shape. So please help me out.