Knee pain?

[wurkit_gurl]

Could anyone fathom a guess as to what sort of problem pain on the outside edge of your knee could be indicative of? I went hiking today, and I noticed that when we were going downhill, the outside edge of my right knee started to hurt. This has happened on other hikes where there is a long portion of fairly steep, rocky downhill. Once in awhile, my knee will ache from other activities, but not usually, ie. biking doesn't seem to hurt it, a year of taekwondo never seemed to bother it. The only other thing I've ever noticed is that I can't do lunges on that knee. I'm sure it's kind of messed up from years of dancing, but I never got it checked out during grad school (while I was on my parent's insurance still) and only got good health insurance very recently. I'm going to have it checked, but I was just curious if anyone else has experienced this, and what it could be a symptom of.

[Zen]

Possibly iliotibial band syndrome ?

[mimitabby]

from a book about bike fit:

lateral (outside) knee pain

seat too low - raise seat
cleats toes point in - modify cleat consider floating pedals
floating pedals - limit float to 6 degrees
toggling cleats - replace cleats
feet too close - increase stance width; modify cleat position apart; shim pedal on crank 2mm; longer bottom bracket axle; cranks with more offset; pedals with larger q-factor

[Aggie_Ama]

Mimi- Where did you find that book? I have been having pain on the inside of my left knee since installing new pedals. I am considering paying for a new bike fitting to adjust everything with the new pedals.

[Wahine]

Sounds like itliotibial band friction syndrome to me.

I would search ITB, or something from above on this forum. It's a very common problem in cyclists and runners. I'm sure you'll find lots of useful information.

[wurkit_gurl]

Sounds like itliotibial band friction syndrome to me.

I would search ITB, or something from above on this forum. It's a very common problem in cyclists and runners. I'm sure you'll find lots of useful information.

Thanks, ladies. I am definitely going to get my knee checked asap (I literally got my new insurance card last week). My knee has bothered me on and off for a few years, so it's got to be from dancing, since I don't ever run (cuz I don't really like to), and it was before I got a bike. But from what I read about ITB, it definitely seems like something that could have happened from dancing, which can be very hard on your knees.

[plantluvver]

I would recommend a book titled, "Listen to your Pain." The thing I liked about it is that it gave very specific diagnostic tests that a lay person could perform at home.to differentiate between different injuries. (Unfortunately, most of my pains are caused by lack of exercise, and not by sports injuries.) The book in now quite old.

Mary Megrant