I hurt my knee somehow running this year and it has made running frustrating and less enjoyable. I haven't gone to the doctor, which I should, so I dont really know what's going on with it or what is causing my problem. I kind of feel like my family physician won't know a lot about these types of injuries and I probably need someone who specializes in sports injuries. Anyway! I feel like the pain is not actually originating in my knee, but more from tightness in my lower back or even my hip and thigh area. Sigh....I'm not sure. I know it doesn't seem to make sense. But it isn't actually in the knee joint. It's the surrounding tissues. I'd been using KT tape which surprising helps a lot but I didn't yesterday when inwent out for my three plus lie run Nd my knee is very sore today. Much more so than it had been during better weather and I thought since I had cut so way down on exercise, this wouldn't be the case. Anyway it's irritating and frustrating and also causing me anxiety because I can't imagine having to hang up my running shoes!! Running saves my mental state and I love it! I don't care if I ever run a marathon and I don't care that I'm slow. I just love how it makes me feel and I refuse to think I might need to give it up. I plan to buy a knee support sleeve or brace and try that and if I don't get any results, I will reluctantly go to the doctor to be seen. I'm a nurse so I don't know why I procrastinate these things!!
Anyway, the run yesterday did me a world of good, even though my knee is now paying for it! I want to go again today but we have another family Christmas to go to this afternoon so I may settle for the elliptical. It was gloomy gloomy gloomy on the trail but I loved it! Gloom and doom, or bright green plant life, I don't care - I love getting outside and running!
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