Hey there,
Just joined the boards after getting a bit OCD with a problem I'm having with my right knee.
Picked up the injury a couple of months ago but can't recall an *event* that caused it; sort of crept up on me! I noticed it when I was crossing my legs (a bad habit in work!). I'd attribute it to a combination of football and snowboarding (once a week activities).
At the time I thought it was a knee sprain/strain and rested up and I couldn't see any signs of bruising or swelling. In fact it was generally ok and didn't feel weak nor did it aggrevate when I was walking. The only time it gave me problems was when I was doing a movement that twisted my knee (e.g. knee stretch) or if my knee was full flexion and upon straighening it. I have developed a light clicking/popping around the outer compartment of my knee now although its not painful.
Anways it didn't seem to be going away (I have been wearing a brace) so I've been to the GP twice recently and both couldn't find anything immediately wrong with my knee or replicate the discomfort through their normal tests of the knee. They were even happy for me to continue with activity...its got to that point where I've been scheduled to have an MRI (probably 6-8 weeks time).
I've looked at things like LCL trains/tears/ruptures and non of the symptoms seem to really fit so I'm at a loss as what the underlying problem could be. I'm a bit bummed out as the winters approaching and its snowboarding season so I've got some holidays booked up that I'll be absolutely gutted to miss if theres a serious issue. The caveat is I'm shying away from doing much on the knee (cardio/strenghtening) as I don't want to risk further damage. At most a couple of 45 minute Xtrainer sessions is all I will do.
I was wondering if anyone had any other similar experiences to this and possible offer a bit of advice to cheer me up!
Thanks.
