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What rehab exercises did you begin with? Or did you rest as much as possible to get the pain down in order to remain in your envelope of function?
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Hi Suspect Device, I have been reading your posts avidly on this site and was wondering if I could get some insight from you - Hi, I am a 25 year old female runner who was wondering if you could help me out with a question about my knees. I recently read your posts on PFPS and it got me thinking about the symptoms I have been having with my knees for the past 6 months. I recovered from anorexia about 1 year ago now, however at that time I had a bad exercise (running) addiction, probably averaging about 100/150km per week for 2/3 years on a frame that was probably around 32-40kg (168cm) (yes I know, I was very sick and can’t believe I’m still alive). I am running much much less now, but I have lately been feeling like there is some sort of damage within my knees. Originally I just got an extremely weird sensation, hard to describe, but it is a ‘creakiness’ - the same sound you would expect from an old floorboard, or a rusty hinge. I don’t have any major pains in my knees after running, just a constant dull ache thats worse when squatting and going up and down stairs - but when I place my hand on my kneecap and straighten it out I can feel the vibrations. However, my main concern is the constant warmth, redness and inflammation around my knee, I was wondering if the sounds and the redness were connected? Or whether its simply a case of ‘PFPS’ and I just have ’noisy knees’?I am concerned this is the beginning of osteoarthritis or chondromalacia, which is probably very very likely considering my previous mileage. I have had X-Rays (which did not show any joint deterioration), negative blood tests for Rheumatoid arthritis, and have been to the doctor however I did not get much information on what this could be, them just putting it down to ‘overuse’. Is this something I should make a physio appointment with you for, or is it more likely to be in the realm of seeing an orthopedist ? Thanks so much for taking your time to read this, I look forward to hearing back from you