Help! I have looked everywhere online and can't seem to find anything that describes what I seem to have. Never had an issues with my knees and about two months ago my inner knee on my right leg (inner as in inner side of the leg, not inside) got really tight and sore. It's right where the ropey bits of tendons (ligaments?) run down from your thigh into your knee - you can feel them jutting out when your knee is bent. It isn't painful but just feels tight. I went to see a sports masseuse about it and he mentioned a build up and gave me a really painful massage but nope. Didn't do anything at all. I thought it might have been my new sneakers so I stopped wearing them. I've not biked nor run for the past week and a half but nothing seems to make it better. I've been going easy on the running since about June so I don't think it is running. I am just commuting to work on my bike so it isn't like I've gone all out and injured myself. I don't stretch as much as I should - been doing that recently though to see if it helps but nope, nothing. Anyone have any idea what this could be?

It doesn't hurt when I'm biking, running, walking... But it is tight. I can feel it if I extend my leg or when I am going up and down stairs. If I touch my toes, I can feel it pulling. It doesn't feel like a pulled or torn muscle. It just feels tight but no amount of stretching seems to solve it. I figured I'd check on here before heading to a doctor (not in a native English speaking country and I have a hard enough time trying to explain the issue in English let alone Japanese!) as someone here might have a clue.

Thanks for any suggestions or advice.