Knee pain after return to basketball

PizzamanIRL

I started playing basketball again 4 weeks ago after not doing any sports for 3 years. After the 3rd week (training is once a week for 90mins) my knees were hurting when i was walking or going upstairs.


I rested between the 3rd and 4th week and went training last night to see how it felt, the strange thing is i felt grand training but a while after training i started to feel the pain again.


The pain is bearable but i'd like to know whats actually wrong. Any idea what it could be before i consider seeing a doctor?


Im aware it could be something to with my knees being used alot for jumping and landing after such a long break. Any tips to help me, like exercises or anything?

Duffman'05

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

I started playing basketball again 4 weeks ago after not doing any sports for 3 years. After the 3rd week (training is once a week for 90mins) my knees were hurting when i was walking or going upstairs.


I rested between the 3rd and 4th week and went training last night to see how it felt, the strange thing is i felt grand training but a while after training i started to feel the pain again.


The pain is bearable but i'd like to know whats actually wrong. Any idea what it could be before i consider seeing a doctor?


Im aware it could be something to with my knees being used alot for jumping and landing after such a long break. Any tips to help me, like exercises or anything?

Go to the doctor/physio. As I found out the hard way about 15 months ago, not every injury will heal if you jut leave it alone. Some injuries need the proper stimulus to heal.

Transform

Do you foam roll and stretch daily?

Do you do lower body strength exercises eg split squats, squats, deadlifts etc

See a physio also

Hanley

Transform wrote: »

Do you foam roll and stretch daily?

Do you do lower body strength exercises eg split squats, squats, deadlifts etc

See a physio also

Yeah, all that

UL_heart_throb

Google Chondromalacia. Read up on it. Go to the physio.

PizzamanIRL

Thanks for the replies. Off the physio i go so, hopefully it will help.

@Transform, No i don't do any of them except the odd few stretches most days

Burkatron

UL_heart_throb wrote: »

Google Chondromalacia. Read up on it. Go to the physio.

Eh or go to a physio, get an a diagnosis & read up on what it is! Why stress out before you actually know(have an educated idea) what it is!?

Transform

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. Off the physio i go so, hopefully it will help.

@Transform, No i don't do any of them except the odd few stretches most days

Get started dude. Everyday remember no exceptions

Hardball

Can you let me know where in the knee is the pain. Outside of the knee cap, below, under?

Oryx

No medical advice