Knee pain

[muffin]

I exercise regularly including low intensity cardio but lately I have been having

intense pain in 1 of my knees. I can't bend it and I can't keep my leg completely

straight without it hurting. It's a kind of tightness sensation with pain running

from the top of my shin to the lower part of my inner thigh.

 

[Apollo]

Sounds like it might be shin splints...what type of shoes are you running in? They may be too old/beat up.

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Low intense cardio is walking...you are hurting from walking?

Get off the leg, stop the cardio and take a couple hot baths and see how it feels in a couple days.

Yo hey Apollo...when you gonna give me that rematch?

 

[Adam B]

Low intense cardio is walking...you are hurting from walking?

Get off the leg, stop the cardio and take a couple hot baths and see how it feels in a couple days.

A hot bath would be horrible for him. Heat=inflammation.

Put some ice on it and rest if for a few days. 15 minutes on, 15 off then 15 minutes on and then stop.

 

[kickureface]

why would heat be inflammation 0.0?

 

[Adam B]

why would heat be inflammation 0.0?

heat makes swelling and inflammation worse.

 

[kickureface]

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/rehab/a/heatorcold.htm

use both 0.0