Ok obviously its a bit hard to diagnose conditions at the best of times let alone on the net but also relying on the patient to come up with the description itself without having first hand knowledge of the afflicted body part.


Reason why i said it was to the right of the knee is due how it feels the pain is originating from. Just as i read the latest post i specifically squatted down on the left leg just to make sure i was describing it right. Specifically the pain is behind the knee car towards the part where the quad muscle links up with the knee cap. So im sorry for saying it was towards the right but that was what it felt like.

On my initial consultation the physio basically described that my vmo had changed its muscular function and was no longer acting as a stabilizer for the knee. And therefore the pain was originating from that.

With regards to the orthotics, i have flat feet as well as uneven leg length. My gait was mesaured as well as my running style. You are saying its a treatment of the effect but when that effect is from birth, how/what is the solution? have my other leg broken and shortened?

Basically i believe the problem with the knee, which i have stated in the first post is from embarking on a heavy exercise schedule involving the legs. This program involved heavy squatting, dead lifting, power cleans and over head squatting. This was a 5 day program. I was doing these exercises with a wide stance with the feet pointed outwards, with rom all the way to the ground, ala powerlifting style.