Around a month ago I took a fall at work and hit the inside of my knee pretty badly. There was some swelling, not really any bruising, and I figured it would be sore/stiff for a few days.

Well, 5 weeks later and it is still bad and very limiting to my running. At first, I was still able to do 3 short runs a week (the pain would easy through the runs, then the next morning would feel stiff again) and one medium distance run on the weekends. I was able to manage this with ibuprofen for around 3 weeks until one morning I went to run and the pain had become quite a bit stronger and would not subside.

I have tried ibuprofen for a week, icing, I had an x-ray to make sure I hadn't broken anything, and recently a physio has told me the fall inflamed the bursa around my knee, which is what is giving me the issue. She gave me some exercises to do, told me to rest, and sent me on my way for a couple of weeks before re-assessment.

Anyone else deal with this? How much rest does this take to heal? At 5 weeks it has proven to be pretty stubborn and I'm getting antsy (and losing run fitness!)

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