Hello All,
I have been experiencing some pain in my left knee, the pain is located around the front of the knee. i am able to walk but i certainly can feel the disconfort. Seems like the pain appears when i spend time sitting (ie. knees bend). I have been appliying icy hot balm but it is not helping much. This last January i ran my second marathon and i remember had some disconfort on the same knee but i ran the marathon anyway, i ran with a knee brace and that seemed to help. I also ran a half marathon a month later (February) , again with some disconfort and i used the brace again, it helped me finish the race and did not have pain afterwards. After the half i took some time off from running thinking that my knee needed some rest. Time off did not help much as the disconfort was always there, last week i decided to run a 5k and i used the knee brace, i finish the race with no problem (just little rusty) , however the "disconfort" came back, this time with more pain and more often. I am starting to get worried about this , your advise is greatly appreciated. Btw I do not plan to run any races in the next 2 months or so , i have registered for couple halfs in the fall and for my third marathon in January2014.
I am 39 yrs old
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