Question:
Unknown Knee Injury - Back Of knee, possible connections to Hamstrings
Hey everyone, im so glad i finally found this site. Now for years i have been un-able to find a cause for my knee pain. It is in both knees, and im confident that it originates from the back of the knee.
I have had this problem for about 3 years at least i would say, i am 19 years old now and it has been bothering me much more in the last year or so and i can't do anything unless i get the right medical help.
I have been to rheumatology, physiotherapy, but they don't seem to know what the problem is. The pain at the back of my knee hurts everyday, walking up stairs and cycling will cause my knee cap to hurt and the front of the knee, if i were to do a deep squat then the tendons at the back of my knee will literally hurt so bad. The physiotherapist last time i saw her months ago seemed to think that the hamstring tendons in my knees were tight - my right one more so than the left, as at the time i couldn't fully extend/straighten it without incredible pain.
It's been months now and i can straighten that knee, but it still hurts, however i didn't want that pain to be taken over because the pain im referring to has been in both knees for some time now. I just don't know what to do anymore, i would love to be able to give the doctors some suggestions on what to do as this is going on forever. A physical exam and/or palpation could be a good idea, i have suggested a physical exam and they only looked at one knee and touched it for maybe a few seconds.
Today i have read up on the Popliteal tendon, and it's insertion and deep squatting relevance seems to have a good connection, however, when reading about the condition, i don't think it's tendonitis as Ive had this for years.
Just not sure where to go with it, no direct trauma or anything, it's just kind of come out of the blue, i can provide a ton of additional information if need be, but i would hope to get some replies so i didn't want to make this a mountain of text.
Really hoping for suggestions guys, thanks!
Asked by ColdFeet - 3 answers - 39 weeks 5 days ago
Hi ColdFeet,
Submitted 39 weeks 5 days ago by MichaelSIBPTNickyT replied on Twitter - 'Possible irritation to sartorius, semi-tendinosus. Weakness may be VMO. Those areas over worked. Where is site of pain?'
Hey there! Thanks for the fast reply, Just did a quick search of those 2 terms and it seems more than possible, the only page i got up available was the Pes_anserinus from wikipedia?
I have had this problem for at least 3 years, more noticeable within the last year or two, the site of pain on both knees is from one of the tendons that connect to the inner part of the knee at the back. When my knees hurt i can usually feel the tendons are irritated, i can feel the tendon up to where it connects to the hamstring. The site of pain is all over though, sorry for my poor description, walking up stairs and cycling cause my knee to hurt at the front too, but i am certain the pain is from the posterior part of the knee rather than anterior.
Please if you have any more question or need any more information I'll be more than willing to help, what cause of action should i take?
Thanks again.
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Submitted 39 weeks 5 hours ago by ColdFeet