Pain while raising leg for knees etc

[da_mill]

Hi,

Recently started training again after (literally) about 3 years off. So I'm hoping its just a conditioning thing and over time it will heal itself.. however..

Bringing my back leg up to knee is painful! the pain appears to be behind the knee itself, it feels like something clicks (liek tightens and releases for a split second as I go 'through' the kneeing motion) or something in my muscle, it is very painful, while trying to throw knees during pad work yesterday I actually had to not knee because of the sudden pain as i went through that motion. It could be a tight muscle ? Or a damaged muscle? I am pretty flexible and always have been, and stretched well before starting, so pretty disappointing overall really could it even be a technique issue?!

Has anyone suffered from this before?! It's very strange as its quite a simple movement throwing a knee!

Thanks

[Ghost]

might.....might be the patellar tendon in the knee, what do you do that requires you using that leg, whats your job, do you bend down alot at work...or do anything that requires that leg more than the other.?

[da_mill]

Lol Hey Ghost,

Right - short story time. I was in a very severe car crash 4 years ago where I shattered my left femur and had it pinned. (that is the very very short version of the story lol.) i had the metalwork taken out about a year an a half ago now. Been weigth training fo ra while on it (squat / deadlift) etc but my left leg is still noticeably weaker than my right leg... When it was injured I didnt do anyw work on it...

My job requires computer work and sitting all day, but yes you could say for the past 4 years I've been using one leg a lot more than the other! lol. I think (without meaning to) subconsciously when I lift more stress is placed on the right side of my body especially right leg (as its stronger..)

Is there anything good I can do for it at home, eg Ice and elevation / massage etc.

Thanks..

[Ghost]

Yeah i thought you were probably placing more force on one leg than the other in your daily life. most likely the greatest strain is getting up, lowering yourself and going up and down stairs you are slightly biased to the right leg to compensate.
Im not a medical expert i only have basic anatomical knowledge and a bit of experience from seeing bits and pieces reoccur through martial arts.
My advice to you is to go to your GP and get a referral, you need some expert help on how to address the imbalance.
I would suggest you dont knee in the mean time. Anyway you can practice your punching till you get your leg sorted. Do it the right way and see a professional rather than guess and fuk it up.
And dont get pissed off at it. you could have lost the leg in the crash so treat it like you mean to keep it now.

Good luck to you mate.

[da_mill]

lol cheers, I'll speak to my psyio and see wat they say... ( she is very good for sports injuries etc in general, was the main reason my leg did so well after the accident.)

Yeah i never thought of it to be like a sittin position ( as in a fully raised knee is actually a lot like the sitting down position lol), little things I'm trying to do seem to be helping, like when i go up stairs i do 2 on the left leg and just one on the right, but yea... strange beacuse after the accident I had lower kneecap pain on the front of my left leg, and now i have behind the right knee cap pain, another thing that makes me think its due to imbalance lol!

Thanks again...