knee stiffens after running, any ideas?

[alophysio]

Are you sure it is just X-Rays that he took? It doesn't seem logical to me that you can diagnose meniscal tear from XRays alone.

Does your knee give way or lock or catch at all?

I have seen many meniscal tears but not many with the symptoms that you have...

Good luck!

[Gav]

Are you sure it is just X-Rays that he took? It doesn't seem logical to me that you can diagnose meniscal tear from XRays alone.

Does your knee give way or lock or catch at all?

I have seen many meniscal tears but not many with the symptoms that you have...

Good luck!

More info...

Have seen the specialist orthopedic knee surgeon her ein the UK (Leeds) and....he can't tell for certain it is a meniscal tear from the X-ray, and thinks an MRI scan may prove inconclusive too. He is however fairly certain it is a (rear) meniscal tear (having twisted my knee every which way!) and has referred me to a physio for 6 weeks. If that doesn't improve things he thinks I'll need an Arthroscopy(?)

So I'm off to the physio (though I read that meniscal tears can't heal themselves?)

Cheers

[alophysio]

Good luck. Thanks for the update

[Gav]

yet more info (following first physio session)

I must say how enlightening physiotherapy can be when done by an qualified expert.

Only indication of possible rear meniscus problem is pain when the outside joint of the affected knee is pressed hard. All other parts of the knee pass all the physical tests. Physio reckons it is more likely to be a sciatic problem (as indicated by the numbness from the lower spine area). Being an I.T. worker the office chair (which is wrong in so many areas) is the prime suspect.

I have a number of daily exercises to do, which I will launch myself into asap

I'd love to have one of those machines that passes a current through your knee, I'd wear it 24/7 !