knee pain

[gymnast]

I have this bizzare knee pain that has appeared a little out of the blue. I say it is bizzare because of when it is at its worse. The movement which causes me the most agony is putting on pants...the flexion with medial mov't of the lower leg is horrible yet walking causes no pain. Going up a step does cause some symptoms but none as bad as trying to get dressed in the morning. I have been icing, applying biofreeze and doing some TP work/stretching of the area with occaissional mild relief. Sone days are worse than others but activity doesn't seem to be playing a role.
Any ideas out there?
KAT

 

[Alex H]

Well what part of your knee is the pain coming from? Lateral, medial, anterior, posterior? Is it referring anywhere?

Those questions are pretty important because of everything going on there. Quite a few attachments in the knee that are aneforum.xxxonists to some and synergists with others.

 

[Zane]

knee pain

pain is medial and refers down ant/med about halfway down lower leg

 

[Cammie]

Could be some dysfunction in the distal quadriceps attachments, or it may be a problem with the VMO firing pattern...

 

[Jessy]

It could be an anteriorly displaced tibia. Tight quadriceps are pulling the tibia out of alignment. How has the arch been feeling? Is the pelvis square? Low Back pain at all?