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Hi. I am lifelong runner , hiker, bicycle commuter & triathlete with a specific question re. hip replacement recovery and running. Had anterior hi
[See the full post at: Hip knee running connection]Hi Cindy,
The knee popping sounds like runner’s knee. Treatment varies from taking some rest away from running to stretching before you run and running on soft surfaces. With your hip, I would recommend taking some rest and performing an alternate exercise for a little while. Not forever….just a little while. 🙂Thanks Tom.
I do have overall pretty bad (worn down) arthritic knees which I pamper by lots of stretching and even binding them if they bother me hiking. (Also have had knee chondromalacia at least 20 years that I keep at bay be keeping quads/ hamstring strong). I don’t run that much mileage. Perhaps 3x a week at 3-5 miles max. Don’t think it quite fits runners knee symptoms (which I have had in past) because there is really no pain (neither knee cap or under knee). Just gets tight, usually after more distance on pavement or downhill, then suddenly starts a pop which is like a tendon tightening up then going limp (not a snap, thank goodness). Not really painful just a little annoying/alarming. I can only remember it getting painful once when I ignored and kept trying to do sprint work. Anyway, layoff is fine but not sure it will improve things. The best I have done with this is when I have actually modestly increased miles/leg strength but with mostly trail running and stopping for side kicks, balance, half squats half way thru run. I found I can also reproduce this “pop” by doing single leg lifts prone (lying on stomach on a machine lifting up from behind calves) . Not that I do this now that I discovered this result(!) Anyway thanks for answering!
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