Here is the brief summary:
-Training for second IM. Completed IMLP in July 2011.
-Rested few weeks, began slowly building up for NYC marathon
-Noticed SHARP medial knee pain on right side. Diagnosed as Runners Knee by ortho. RX NASAID helped.
-Sent to Physio. to strengthen glutes, hip flexors, imbalances, etc.
-Stopped running since mid Sept. 15.
-Stopped cycling December 5.
-Tried running for 15mins yesterday. Still hurts a LOT in the same area (inside/top of knee)
Just got back from the physio and she is thinking it might be Plica syndrome. Doing a little reading online makes me think of all the injuries to sustain, this could be one of the better ones. I'm surprised it doesn't come up more often here. Hell, it sounds just like Runner's Knee but with a quick resolution and relatively fast recovery from minimally invasive scoping. The diagnosis does seem awkward though.
Is it normal to not see any progress after months of physio and rest? Does Plica syndrome sound like a reasonable assumption at this point? Considering you have to get right inside me with a scope to check(requiring even more healing), it seems like it could be a mistake to get checked...
Any of the docs or other knee injury folks have any thoughts?
-Training for second IM. Completed IMLP in July 2011.
-Rested few weeks, began slowly building up for NYC marathon
-Noticed SHARP medial knee pain on right side. Diagnosed as Runners Knee by ortho. RX NASAID helped.
-Sent to Physio. to strengthen glutes, hip flexors, imbalances, etc.
-Stopped running since mid Sept. 15.
-Stopped cycling December 5.
-Tried running for 15mins yesterday. Still hurts a LOT in the same area (inside/top of knee)
Just got back from the physio and she is thinking it might be Plica syndrome. Doing a little reading online makes me think of all the injuries to sustain, this could be one of the better ones. I'm surprised it doesn't come up more often here. Hell, it sounds just like Runner's Knee but with a quick resolution and relatively fast recovery from minimally invasive scoping. The diagnosis does seem awkward though.
Is it normal to not see any progress after months of physio and rest? Does Plica syndrome sound like a reasonable assumption at this point? Considering you have to get right inside me with a scope to check(requiring even more healing), it seems like it could be a mistake to get checked...
Any of the docs or other knee injury folks have any thoughts?