Knee pain one side = Longer leg?

Hi all,

So I've had this problem with my right knee for over 5 years now. Been to doctors, physios, biomechanics, the lot. Nobody can tell me straight what the problem is. Had an X-Ray and an MRI which showed up nothing.

In a nutshell:

- Medial knee pain (right leg) when walking and standing
- Tender spots deep in both glutes, left side particularly, feels like it centres around the ball joints
- Sacrum pain when sitting
- Lower back and oblique tightness when sleeping
- Flat, wide feet

I just have this gut feeling that it might be a leg length discrepancy, with the knee pain on one side and glute tenderness more pronounced on the other.

I'm tempted to try a heel raise but I'm not sure which side would be the longer, and I know it's not always recommended with leg length discrepancies usually being functional rather than structural.

What do we think? Any thoughts, observations, suggestions much appreciated.

Thanks,

Rob

Sorry to ask the obvious but have you been to see a hip replacement surgeon? It could be as simple as an arthritic hip and certainly sounds like that to me. The pain from these joints can manifest in all sorts of places.

When you say you've had an MRI and X-ray, what exactly do you mean? What was scanned (knee/back/etc) and when (recently or 4 years ago)?

Dont want to get too into it without more detail but if the scan was on your knee and it was clear then refered pain is always a possibility. This could be coming from a number of sources.