ITBS/ITBFS & malalignment of the patella

[alophysio]

Hi Jacqui,

I am sorry that you are in so much pain. Let's just get through it very slowly and find a good physio to give you a diagnosis more specific that ITBS (BTW syndrome just means a collection of symptoms that are associated - it doesn't actually tell you what is wrong!!)

I gave you those websites because these people might know someone in your area who you can go to see.

For my question 4 above, you didn't tell me about the effort - i think you just told me that it hurt near the patella. Pain is not important in this test. It is the effort required to lift your leg up 12inches on one side compared to the effort on the "good" side.

Is there any other way you can stop aggravating your knee pain? Have you tried massaging your bottom/gluts/piriformis? Get your mum or dad to do that for you lying on your side - it might help the pain.

Do you have any pins and needles or numbness anywhere at all?

Thanks

[FindnNemo91]

Thanks for responding.
i can tell that there is slightly more effort required, overall, leg lifting is hard anyway. there is just more pain on the left. i had a flare up last night, which was very painful, so i am home from school today. i have tried having my mom massaging my knee, calf, and thigh. it feels awesome, but afterwards, like a couple hours, it always makes the pain worse. yeah, sometimes there is some numbness, if i sit for a while, my ankle and foot goes numb, same if i have my knee elevated. my calf is also numb sometimes.

thanks for ur time,
jak

[FindnNemo91]

I have an OS appt at 12:15 today and i am probably gonna get my first cortisone shot. i am kinda worried about the side effects. i would like to hear some things from people who have had them before!!

1. does it hurt?? (the #1 ?)
2. worse after the shot??
3. can the pain be severe enough that i need crutches??


anything else that anyone might want to add would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
jacqui

[FindnNemo91]

no cortisone shot!!!! he said, i dont know why u r having such severe pain for such a minor problem. get some crutches ice it and start pt ASAP!! he was in and out of there in like 5 minutes. i hate knees!!


jak