Knee and muscle problems

About 4 years ago I was shopping in the supermarket and tripped - I did not fall over as I was able to save myself with the basket. I did not appear to hurt myself but when I exercised I felt an ache down the inside of my knee. This continued and I rested the knee for approx 6 weeks with no improvement. My GP advised me to rest the knee as much as possible but 10 months later I was still unhappy with the result and visited an Osteopath. 5 months of treatment and the condition had improved and over time appeared to be better. However I have started to experience problems again - initially when exercising after a period of no exercise I experienced aching of my left leg with the muscles of this leg becoming very stiff and achy. The aching is now constant in this leg only - if I work on the muscles of the leg the aching will stop but the ache moves to my inner knee where it originally started - if the ache stops in the inner knee - I will experience aching in upper leg muscles particularly the back of the thigh. I am not sure what action I should now take as this does not appear to be something that will go on its own - but I have little faith in my GP based on my original visit.

Hello Linda sounds quite triky situation! Have you done an MRI? Please explain the following cause my english are somehow poor to fully understand is the pain in the joint or around or is muscles? Taking as land mark the knee cap is it above it, below it or inside it? Lastly can u recall from the day of the injury if your knee turned or went to side in any way, aswell did it felt or did you heard any pop or griding ?

Dear LindaJ;

Please have a therapist examine the posterior of the knee for the poplitus and planterius muscles. If these are tender, then the action of these muscles, which turn the tibialis and the femur, could be compormised. This can lead to bucket handle tears of the meniscus.

Therapy is usually trigger point for the muscles or cortisone injection. You could try other therapy as long as it addressses these muscle as well.

Best regards,

Neuromuscular.

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Originally Posted by neuromuscular

Dear LindaJ;

Please have a therapist examine the posterior of the knee for the poplitus and planterius muscles. If these are tender, then the action of these muscles, which turn the tibialis and the femur, could be compormised. This can lead to bucket handle tears of the meniscus.

Therapy is usually trigger point for the muscles or cortisone injection. You could try other therapy as long as it addressses these muscle as well.

Best regards,

Neuromuscular.

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I can fully see your point on popliteus though cant really follow you on the plantaris since is found at 5-10% of the population! Cortisone will not resolve the problem rather stop the pain for short term and you cant have more than 2 injections.