Hi! I'm 21 and few months ago from changed my lifestyle started work which required a lot of walking and stairs plus I started exercising squats with weights etc. Around 1,5month later suddenly I've started having pain in my knees which I neglected and soon after that I was unable to walk it hurt so much. Doctor diagnosed it with overused cartilages and gave me hialuron acid injections, I've been on.sick leave for like 2 months which included one month of walking with curtches. Then I did mri which showed my cartilages are fine but I have excess body of Hoffa and plica in both my knees. Right now I'm able to walk and work again but I can't crouch or squat cuz it hurts me, I can't bend my knees too much and generally I can't do many things. And what worries me the most is that every day when I rest after work, sit down or lie on the sofa for 2-3h my knees get stiff and inflammed , they get whole red and burning and hurt me. Plus often they kinda lock when I sit, I feel it when I stand up, cuz then they pop and its really uncomfortable, i feel it on bike as well (though riding bike in general is not comfortable for me anymore). I'm young and it happened so suddenly so I'm.freaking worried, I'm living abroad so I can't really cure it unless I.go back to my country either. What do you think causes this inflammation? I'm so sick of living such life, I can't do basic things anymore! And doctors give me mixed diagnosis :<
Hi, I have problem somewhat as you descibe of course you are younger than I which you should recover faster with your situation. the symstoms as I said are like mine I may have bit more going on than you but what I find out works best for me is I lift my heel of foot up every so often to my glutts when I walk with my walker it makes walking a bit better, I then am trying to put more weight on my leg as well as much as I hate to, when I get out of bed or off a chair my knee gets stiff wants to pull different areas of knee as though something is going to break inside but once I start moving little by little seems to move a bit more freely.
I would try to get use to letting your heel of foot raising it to your glutts evry so often try to focus on moving your leg as normal as you can, if the pain starts then stop for a moment lift your foot up again to your glutts be sure not to try pulling up too far only till where you start feeling some pain it will help out but it does take time but being your younger you will heal much faster..best to you..God bless
Oh no! You poor thing. You're too young for this to happen! You need to see a different doctor. Perhaps a sports injury specialist that can help. Best of luck to you.
Hi Naeri,
I have no experience of this. If I were you (21 years old) I would go see a specialist or I would go home. I know that may not be easy, but you are very young, it is a good investment to get this fixed now. Your Health is your Wealth. Good luck and Godbless,
Take care,
Alan