Quote Originally Posted by Syndirelah View Post
Yes, it will hurt a little.. but that means youre doing it right.

I have a set of exercises that I got from the PT that target the butt muscles (yep)... but dont do them nearly enough... But, from what Ive been told, weak glutes are often the source of a lot of knee pain.

Good luck
It will hurt a little?!?! Ha!! That made me laugh out loud, as it hurts me a LOT! That foam roller is the DEVIL! But I use it at least 2 or 3 times a week.

I have such pain in my left knee (ACL replacement) since I started hard training with our cycling group. While riding I have found pointing my toes down, relieves the pain, as does pushing with the heel down. If you tend to peddle flat footed, that can increase your pain, it does mine. As does high tension, so I don't put it on the highest tension. ( I train with a spinning bike since my SO says no to putting my new bike on a trainer) That is what I do while in class to relieve the pain.

Going up and down stairs feels like I have my two leg bones squishing a huge massive bruise between them. Right in the middle of my knee. Is this kind of knee pain caused by IT band inflammation?

I also would like to know what exercises my glutes need to help with my knee pain! Please share!