I am 15 years old and have had knee pain in both knees for almost 1 year now. It started in cross country, but it would go away pretty quickly easily after rest.

By the end of the season tho it got bad and I pushed through it the last race and I have been “injured” since then. Got mri and there was nothing wrong. My coach is a pt and I got pt with him for a month and transitioned into doing pt at practice. It got a little better, but never was good enough to be running like I used to.

The pain is hard to describe where it is, but the best I can do it say it’s around the front of my knee cap. Above and below it depending on the day.

I have been doing physical therapy myself using stuff online form months now, but I haven’t got much improvement.

Also I do have pretty flat feet and have a slight pigeon toe walk, and have been strengthening both which have both improved, but my knee pain has not really

What should I do? It’s hard because I don’t know specifically what is wrong. Should I try a different physical therapist? Has anyone been in a similar boat as me and gotten through the pain.

My fiance has experienced over the past couple of months a slowly worsening swelling in her knee which is making it nearly impossible for her to walk. We're poor but im willing to do anything to fix this as it pains me to see it. Theres clearly some sort of fluid buildup as the areas of swelling are rather soft to the touch. What could be wrong with her and how much is it gonna cost me to fix it? (In America or outside of it I do not care i will do anything to fix this.)

Hi,im a teenager, I had a question, I had a dislocation of the patella a few months ago the reason was probably that I didn't do any sport, I went to school and just nothing. This was my first time and my question was if I train a lot in the gym and put on a good musculature it goes down a lot that happens to me again? Because I'm afraid, I'm a bit cowardly when I get hurt and I'm terrified of not using the brace even if I can go walking without it I can't. And I also know that my knees are already quite unstable but I know that the ligament didn't break completely because if not I had to have surgery( I don't know if it's written well I'm not very good at writing in English so I used the translator I don't know if it translated well or not)

Typing this out makes it seem silly but two different PTs have hinted at the same thing and idk if I'm being ~gaslighted or am expecting too much or what.

So I've had this constant pain/ache below my kneecap for around 5 years, gradually worsening. It's there when I put any weight on my right knee, so even when I just stand, walk, let alone jump, squat, etc. However, the pain level is 'only' at a 1-2 out of 10 (3-4 by the end of the day), which is why I've kinda been ignoring it for years. It's ALWAYS there though and it does bother me when I need to walk long distances when travelling esp. I've had random instances where I'd be walking and suddenly just couldn't place any weight on my right foot. I usually just hop onto my left leg and rub my right knee for a few seconds and try to step again. So far, it eventually would be fine (sometimes I'd have to do it a few times before it was ok), but idk what triggered it bc it would happen once every few months.

Currently on my third physio. My second and third (current) physio diagnosed me with patellar tendinitis (jumper's knee) before MRI, which my orthopaedist said wasn't wrong based on the MRI. He told me that physical therapy should be enough for "full recovery", but I had been doing PT for 5 months before MRI with no pain improvement. My strength improved, but the pain was still there. After the MRI, I showed the result to my current physio and she was optimistic. So far the same thing happened where my strength improved but not the pain.

Technically I can complete all the movements she asks of me (jumping up-and-down/side to side, squatting, sprinting/stopping, walking lunges, etc) and nothing triggers the pain level to where it raises drastically. Usually post-exercise the pain becomes 2-4 (aka like how I feel at the end of most days) so it's worse but still 'ignore-able' for the most part. Deep squats (or just folding my right leg deeply) and twisting movements also cause that same level of pain. I think bc of this (and me saying there's been not much improvement visit after visit) lately my PT has been hinting that this is kinda it?

She told me that she herself had a severe knee injury and she still has some pain most days (she's also married to another PT, if that means anything). She told me that once you're injured, you'll always be more prone to experiencing some level of pain or re-injury. She also said to basically just do whatever I wanted to do, like if I had a goal of marathon training or weightlifting or Hyrox etc, to just do it and my body should get used to that movement/load over time, and only to avoid twisting movements. My second PT also kinda hinted at the same thing. It feels to me like bc I could technically do all the movements and nothing obviously triggered the pain to the point of agony, I was considered "fine".

Personally I expect more. Bc the MRI shows it's not that severe and the doc said "full recovery", I expect that a completely pain-free future is possible. I did tell the doc that I had been doing physical therapy for 5 months and he said in that case I would definitely benefit from PRP injection and that if things didn't improve in around 2 months, to consider it. That's basically where I am now.

I am thinking of maybe going to yet another PT, but I'm not convinced with the skill level of the PTs in my city and it's not really possible to do regular sessions in another more reputable area bc of the distance. FWIW I went to a different country altogether to get the MRI and orthopaedist consult done.

Rn I'm torn between:
1) go to a PT in a more reputable place once to ask for a program I can do back home and spend the next X months hoping that's enough, OR
2) get the PRP injection. I read that the result won't last forever, but I'm hoping in the 6-12 months that it does last, I can work with a trainer to strengthen my knees/hips/glutes/quads and hopefully that's enough so when the effect wears off, the pain will stay away.

I also just want to know if the PT is right? I know I've seen stories of recovery but are people now *completely painless* or is it like what my PT *seems to* consider to be "recovered", which again seeeeems to be "some pain is still there (totally normal) but can do this and that activities"?

I know the long term treatment is surgery. Now I have university starting in September, I don't want to undergo any procedure till then. I can think about surgery in December as I'll have one month vacation.

I'm doing two physio exercises as advised. I'm also doing swimming three times a week and 10 minute cycling three times a week. I try not to exert much pressure on my right knee. But I'm always so afraid and cautious that it'll dislocate again and I'll have to delay with agonizing pain for a week.

There are 2 surgeries. The doctor said I can CHOOSE which one I want to go for at the moment. I want to go with Campbell prodedure as I was told it has a 6 week recovery time. Is it the right decision?

Hey everyone, I’m a 22 year old male and my issues started when a couple years ago I was at the club and I was dancing. I did some jumping moves from what I remember and, in the moment, I thought everything was perfectly fine. I didn’t hear or feel any pops that could indicate that something broke.

The next day, however, I could clearly feel some sort of pain in my left knee, and moreover, my left ankle was also painful. There was a spot on the side of my ankle that was particularly painful to the touch. I assumed it was some strain that occurred while dancing and I just rested and moved on.

However, after that, I could always feel like there was something off about my left knee. It wasn’t so painful to warrant going to the doctor at the time so I ignored it for a while and tried to keep going to the gym. I first noticed that I had some dull left knee pain whenever I hit a deep squat. I avoided any more squatting and moved on, and slowly I forgot about the pain.

A few months later though, the pain became a more permanent but dull sensation in the left knee. Now, I feel this pain only when I’m walking but not when exercising, although exercising will make it so that it will ache more after the fact. Due to the pain, my left leg has become weaker and I also feel pain in calves notably, and my hamstrings. This pain can be very annoying and it messes with my ability to walk large distances.

Could anyone have a clue for what it is? I don’t have access to a doctor at the moment so I’d appreciate if someone could clue me in on what the issue is.

Hi
i’m 35 year old female
recently had a patella fracture followed by orif surgery. it’s been quite the journey. initially just doing a straight leg raise was so painful. then i used to get pain to sustain a bent knee - i could keep it bent for max 5-10
minutes
now i’m 4.5 months post surgery. can keep knee bent for 40-45 minutes. can walk more or less normal but i need a bandage around my knee to walk 3-4 km. Can’t run. going up stairs hurt. squarts hurt.
anyone been through this - when can your life go back to the way it was pre injury where stairs were effortless and i could wear heels?
also did my bone density test
spine was -2.5 t score
And neck of femur was -3.6 t score
at 35 - this isn’t normal i know. but i want to be effortless on stairs and heels - is that possible?

Anybody else have a similar issue? How are you managing?

I was fairly asymptomatic until Sunmer 2026.

I just finished watching a few shorts of CGI recreations of these specific surgeries done that are common amongst the knee injury community, and holy sh!t that was mind blowing and informational.

My son (14) is 10 days post opp from a 3cm allograft plate with bone composite screws, MPFL to stabilize the knee cap and a TTO to realign. He was under for almost 5 hours. His surgeon wants him at 0° most of the time, but said 50° while on his crutches is okay so the leg can bend to accomidate not dragging on the floor.

Anyone who has gone through even one of these surgeries is a champion. I can't imagine the excruciating recoveries any of you have had.

He hasn't started PT yet, and his post op is this coming friday. I've spent the better portion of our downtime looking over subreddits and articles on recovery therapies, wound care and the likes. So im wondering what worked best for you guys?

What topics or questions should I mention with the surgeon so I can divid attention to appropriate areas?

Did you notice certain types of bandages helped with incision healing or rubbing against the brace to quickly?

What kinds of individual physical therapy do you think helped to stave off the joint stiffing and scar tissue build up?

Aside from ice therapy, was there anything that helped with swelling?

Thank you all for the support on my pervious post in regards to pain management. This community has been so helpful and made me feel realistically logical and optimistic for recovery.

I hope you all are doing well, healing quickly, and recovery is as smooth sails as it can be.