Twinge in my kneecap

[kellymom]

The past few days I've noticed that my right knee gets a painful twinge when holding my body weight. Leg presses, certain step moves (like repeaters or jumping on one foot), and many kickboxing moves aggrevate it. It's not crippling or anything, just some pain, although I do kind of "feel" that knee for awhile after I'm done. Anyone know if this is a typical pain and if I need to do anything more than just take it easy on the painful moves? Last month I did a rotation that had a lot more kickboxing and leg workouts than I've done before, so i'm thinking that's what did it. But I loved it

Kelly

 

[SRP]

If you don't think it's serious - doesn't affect how you move, etc., especially when just doing normal things - I'd just keep an eye on it and really pay attention to any signs of it getting worse. You might want to consider taking a few days off and see what happens.

But then, if you say it bothers you just holding your body weight - does that mean just everyday walking and standing? In that case, I'd definitely take a little time off.

 

[rachelg]

Kelly the knee is very delicate IMO I injured it last year and now I try to ice it if I feel any kind of discomfort especially after a w/o. I would take a break from any jumping, kickboxing, or steping for a few days and see.
Hope it gets better.
rachel

 

[dcat]

Hi Kelly -
Occasionally, I get a twinge of pain in my right knee when doing kickbox moves, most notably during jump kicks. Sometimes it's enough to make me stop and cringe in pain. Make sure your workout shoes haven't gotten too worn out. Whenever my knee starts to act up on a consistent basis vs just occasionally, and when my lower back starts to stiffen up or get sore on a consistent basis after workouts, I know my shoes have blown out. Otherwise, rest! I'm a believer in that the body gives us warning signs of overtraining, hard stress, etc.
Diana

 

[kellymom]

Huh, shoes never crossed my mind. I have been wearing my old ones lately. Thanks for all the replies. It's so annoying when your body won't cooperate with your plans

 

[nancy324]

I get those twinges from time to time. But at age 49, I find I have less of those kinds of pains than many other folks I know. You're not going to want to hear this, but walking has been my cardio now for decades and I believe I owe my aging gracefully to that. If you love what you're doing, don't give it up, but trade off to walking on the treadmill wearing a HR monitor to assure that you are getting a good cardio workout, say every third or fourth cardio workout. It saves a lot of wear and tear on the body. And my inclines are so high sometimes, I can really feel it in my hamstrings and glutes, too. Of course for strength I'm all Cathe all the time.

-Nancy (whose motto is better safe than sorry)

 

[Aquajock]

I second Dcat's emotion about the shoes. A few months ago, after I switched out my old Ryka Rhythm IIs for the replacement model N-Gage Studios, I didn't realize that the new design widened the toe bed and box, and I started to feel some serious knee stuff especially after straddle-tap intervals and the multi-level jacks in I-Max 3. Turned out that the new design was too big, and I wasn't getting the lateral buttressing I needed. I ordered two more pairs 1/2 size down from my regular size, and now I'm 100% again.

Make sure your shoes are sproingy and impact-absorbing, AND that they provide stability laterally as well as anterior / posteriorly (word?).

A-Jock

 

[lala1]

Good replies. Don't forget RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) I began having very slight pain in my knee but went to the PT anyway and got good strengthening exercises. You might want to consider that to "nip this in the bud"