Ever hurt that "thing" just below your kneecap?

[Seashell]

I don't know if it's a ligament, a tendon or what but everytime I put weight on that leg, that part hurts.

I suspect it's from squatting..

Anyone else had that? Did you do anything for it?

Rest or continue?

 

[from zero]

Mine actually hurts right now if you touch it hard enough. But that's because I'm a jackass and I walked into the corner of a small table.

 

[Seashell]

Damn those small tables.. I did that in a club one night, they had super tiny, low tables, in the dark, with evil corners. I was walking at a good speed and smoked my shinbone right into one. Goose-egg and bleeding.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

I don't know if it's a ligament, a tendon or what but everytime I put weight on that leg, that part hurts.

I suspect it's from squatting..

Anyone else had that? Did you do anything for it?

Rest or continue?

I think it ishin splints I used to get it when I was in track. I never got it from squats. You may need new cross trainers. Ice it is my only suggestion that is what I used to do it helps. I know there is a strech that helps it to been a while since I had them maybe I can find a diagram on the web or something.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Sounds like the ACL. I imagine if you really hurt it, you would hurt more. Might be a strain. Ice it off and on all day (as much as you can).

Watch your form when squatting.... sounds like it could have resulted from a form issue?

 

[Seashell]

Okay it's the patellar tendon apparantly...

Daisy, you're right, it's not hurt really badly, it's just kinda sore every time I step. I just don't want to make it worse. I'm sure my form got ugly because I upped the weight on my squats for the last set and failed, so maybe I did something funny. Thanks for the suggestions..

I'll try some ice as suggested and see what happens Saturday..

 

[RottenWillow]

Seashell do you use a Smith or free weight? Has anyone knowledgeable ever observed your form? How deep do you squat? do you bounce at the bottom to get momentum for the concentric side?


If it is a form issue then the sore tendon is only a symptom that is going to keep reoccuring until you correct your form.

 

[Scotsman]

If it is the little bump on the front of your knee right below the knee cap it could be something called osgood-shlater's disease. Don't panic by the name it is just a tendon problem. The attachment of the lower patellar tendon can become stressed by over activity. The tendon pulls slightly away from the bone and calcium builds up under it. That is what causes the soreness. There is a support for it looks like a piece of hose with velcro on it that you wrap around you knee. Basketball players wear these all the time to ease this.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Seashell]

Thank you Anya & Scotsman!

Anya: free weight, I once had a trainer watch my form but that was awhile back, he said it was good.. taken with a grain of salt. I go to parallel, sometimes I'm too tight to get quite there, but close if not parallel. No bounce at the bottom. I guess I'll see on Saturday how it feels when I squat again, and not go to failure this time round.

Scottsman: Thanks for the tip on the support, good to know if it comes to that.

 

[RottenWillow]

I forgot the most obvious question in my first post. Did you ever injury that knee at any other time in your life?


Everybody's squat form can get loose over time. There's so many joints all moving at once the squat is real easy to mess up. I'd say only deadlift is trickier and even it only slightly more so.

Is the sore knee on your dominant side, i.e is the knee the same side as the hand you write with?