| Category | Joints & Bones |
It is a painful condition at the outer knee, often above the joint line where the femur meets the shin bone. This is caused by the friction of the hip muscles against the external knee joint which results in inflammation of the tendon. This situation usually arises within a few minutes of running. The pain begins gradually but quickly reaches a point where you can no longer run. Once you stop running the pain subsides briskly. The dilemma is that you often won’t feel these imbalances until your knee starts to nag you. At this point, it becomes important to back off and identify the appropriate therapy.
