Knee Joint Question

[rmtt]

I wanted to get some opinions on this as I know the board has some therapists and other knowledgable people. And yes, I will bring this up with my physician at my appointment in 3 weeks.

At times, especially after training legs, my knees are tight. For lack of a better analogy, it feels like I would think fluid on the knee feels, but the joints aren't puffy. In fact, they don't hurt at all. I also know that I can't sit too long with my legs under my body (in my Aikido class) without having to get up and stretch them as they feel tight. Excuse the drawing, but mainly the area in green is the tightest.

 

[flexmaster]

my first thought was that it's probably your IT band. you can do a google search for foam rollers and how to use it on your IT band to see if that helps...

 

[maldorf]

my first thought was that it's probably your IT band. you can do a google search for foam rollers and how to use it on your IT band to see if that helps...

Id have to agree here too. I have been having the same issue and started the foam roller. I am not using the roller as much as I should, but I think it has helped. It is pretty darn painful!

 

[flexmaster]

Id have to agree here too. I have been having the same issue and started the foam roller. I am not using the roller as much as I should, but I think it has helped. It is pretty darn painful!

it is very painful, especially the first few times you use it. but it works very well, be consistent with it and you will not regret it.

 

[rmtt]

Cool...thanks for the info.

I will research it. Like I mentioned before, it doesn't hurt at all. It is just very tight when I bend my knees.

 

[muscle96ss]

It could be your IT Band as mentioned or it could also be your quadriceps tendon. If it is the quad tendon you may also get a feeling of pressure as your near the bottom of your squats, almost like the knee is going to explode. My advice would be to stretch your quads on a daily basis along with your other daily stretches(like hammys).

 

[rmtt]

It could be your IT Band as mentioned or it could also be your quadriceps tendon. If it is the quad tendon you may also get a feeling of pressure as your near the bottom of your squats, almost like the knee is going to explode. My advice would be to stretch your quads on a daily basis along with your other daily stretches(like hammys).

Now this sounds more like what I am feeling. No pain, but tightness that increases the more I bend the knee.

 

[Ashop]

I wanted to get some opinions on this as I know the board has some therapists and other knowledgable people. And yes, I will bring this up with my physician at my appointment in 3 weeks.

At times, especially after training legs, my knees are tight. For lack of a better analogy, it feels like I would think fluid on the knee feels, but the joints aren't puffy. In fact, they don't hurt at all. I also know that I can't sit too long with my legs under my body (in my Aikido class) without having to get up and stretch them as they feel tight. Excuse the drawing, but mainly the area in green is the tightest.

I would get advice from a specialtist on knee to be certain.

 

[rmtt]

I definately plan to mention it to my MD and see what he suggests.

 

[flexmaster]

rmtt

when my IT band was tight it started out exactly like what you are descibing now...a very tight feeling in the lateral part of my knee...it progressed to being pretty painful though. the pain i was describing in my earlier post was while doing the foam roller, not from the tight IT band.

 

[rmtt]

Well I did some research and found an old Post of KM2000 where he mentioned the rollers.

I will order one today and use it until my appointment. I just want to be proactive about these things.

 

[flexmaster]

Well I did some research and found an old Post of KM2000 where he mentioned the rollers.

I will order one today and use it until my appointment. I just want to be proactive about these things.

good, make sure the foam roller you get is a high density one...it'll probably be black.