Pain in upper tibia

[oddscwodd]

Hi

I am experiencing exactly the same thing. I injured my patellar tendon six months ago and was told swimming would be fine. Went to the pool and had to stop for the exact same reasons as you. The patellar tendonitis got worse so stopped doing everything while it healed.

Now the tendon is healing and I have started reabililitation over the last six weeks. the quadriceps exercises such as leg extentions are fine but eccentric work on that leg such as walking down stairs or swimming is agony.

My physio told me to grit my teeth and work trough it.

I would like to know if this is good advice.

[Canuck Physio]

If it causes pain, Stop that particular movement or pushing past that range. What you should do is stop activity, and concentrate on pain free exercise to rebuild strength and improve healing until progressing back to normal activity. If you stop now you will be better off in the long run, it is much easier to recondition from a short lay off, than to rehab from chronic injury

[joseph_norton]

I have a dull but non stop pain in my tibia and lower thigh. it streatches from half way down my calf (although the pain isnt particularly in my calf muscles) and streatches up to about 4 inches above my knee on the inside of my thigh. The pain skips my knee.

When running (about twice a week doing 4 miles) it hurts and somtimes gets to the point where i cant move. it is not a stabbing pain but more like an extreeme growing pain.

When i strectch this hurts it, make the pain better for a while, then it comes back.

I am quite young (17 nearly 18) and relatively fit so this should rule out some diagnostics.

Could it simply be growing pains or should i have it checked out?

Thanks,

Joe