Knee Pain From Running? | Prevent Runner's Knee!

Runner’s knee is knee pain when you run? We look at the mechanics behind this particular knee pain, what brings it on, and of course the most important part, how to get rid of it, or even better how to prevent it from even occurring in the first place!

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[testiculartyrant]

Induced this after upping my mileage by 60%, and found that the right exercises and stretching made is almost completely disappear. Resistance bands are highly recommended!

[Simbelmune]

Came from running before venturing into triathlon, so am a little less prone to running, or so I thought.
After my first 70.3, I started building towards a marathon, and 'lo and behold: I started having a really tight and sore knee.
Quickly went to see a Fysio - told him about my training and a detailed explanation on how my knee felt.

The solution was quite simple, and you addressed this at 08:00: To tight quads that pressed on the tendons in my knee.
After following a strict stretching plan for two weeks, all my issues were completely alleviated, and I could resume my training like it never happened :)

Post-incident, I have introduced more stretching and yoga into my plan.
To prevent further injury, and also to gain more mobility, which is great for swimming as well.

[savagepro]

A veteran soccer player once saw me running on the road, and quickly said that should NOT be done too often. Run on grass, sand, etc!

[stevebassett]

Thanks, you provide always great info to help with our journey. Can you cover swimmer's shoulder?

[SBoots]

A big yes on maintaining form in all aspects of exercise. I practice Yoga to keep mobility and find it does help in recovery. Very good information. Cheers.

[emmetschofield]

You have help me so much and answer all my questions

[AnthonyMcqueen]

Never really had this issue even after recovering from two surgeries from torn meniscus.

[koDiacc]

for future videos (1:40), the knee joint is not just a "hinge" joint, the tibia can also rotate a bit (At around 90°)

[richard]

I’m a little confused.
According to my knee consultant, runners knee is now considered to be the same as jumpers knee and is called Patella Tendinopathy.

[amilton]

Thank you so much from Curitiba/Brazil. Here now 10.00 am. Nov.18.

[timrhodesjones]

Usually really rate your videos but a bit disappointed in this one.

Research shows by far the main cause of AKP is a change in load - ie training volume or type of training. Especially more intense work. I know this was touched upon but the main focus was on the mechanical factors. Which is misleading.

Stretching will not help cure a tendinopathy. This has been shown also. Sometimes it simply adds more compression onto the area.

Relative rest to settle the pain and swelling reduction in early phase. Alongside reduced training and then specific loading of the tissue involved to build up tolerances has been shown to make physiological changes in the tendons necessary to return to sports successfully.

Yes having a good base of strength and mobility can help with these issues. But also you can solve these problems and still have the same mechanics of running as before. Slightly toe in or toe out is not an issue as long as your tissues tolerate it.

Obviously the advice here will not harm anyone and therefore hopefully people do gain from it. However I would expect more responsible reporting and accurate research on these topics from a large influential channel.

[trbeyond]

Been in sports my entire life and never had knee pain until a few months ago. Tried using a banded flossing technique and it helped clear up my tendinitis pain almost immediately.

[notmyrealname]

I know it’s not ‘runner’s knee’ exactly but this June two full thickness tears in the articular cartilage in my right knee resulting in bone-on -bone pressure femur to tibia were found on a scan after a long run and massive swelling. Apparently this was from running with unstable hips resulting in a valgus knee grinding away mile after mile. One micro fracture/chondroplasty surgery and 3 months later and I still can’t run possibly ever thus ruling out triathlon or certainly long distance. Please please please do your stability exercises and be careful with building up mileage carefully. I’m only saying this because I don’t want it to happen to anyone else. ❤

[MrAbehr]

I don’t have runners knee but I have been struggling with IT band syndrome recently and doing what I can to get over it right now.

[mareklesniak]

Change running technique from heel strike to mid or forefoot (where your muscules act as natural shock absorbers), combined with shoes with minimal or zero drop. Then, if you don't have any major issues with joints, feet legs etc., consider switching to Five Fingers shoes. Be aware your calves will work much harder with mid/forefoot technique.

[MissBluebirddays]

Was listening to this while driving and kept checking my mirrors for police/ambulance behind me 😆

[lovelife]

but my pain comes after . Like after several hours, hurts like a tooth nerv and it completely destroys my mood even though it lasts a few seconds. Very intense . 2 days ago, I went to a concert, stood and nothing else, mind you for 3 hours, and now every 5-6 hours I have a zzzaap ! horrid shit.

[wingwalker]

It’s the thing between tuners thigh sand runners calf

[lisapet]

More content on stretching please. For offseason.

[joe]

Well I’m officially confused. Have always known runner’s knee as synonymous with IT band syndrome, not anterior knee pain