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dancing james
Hello, some advice please.
The last couple of weeks I've been suffering a bit with knee pain.
It appears down the outside of the (right) knee and while painful during the run it's semi tolerable, but once stopped it becomes bad enough to make it very difficult to put any weight on. Last week it only got bad once I'd got home, but this week a stop at a traffic light completely crippled me for a few minutes until I could limp home.
It happened last Thursday ( 2 x 4 miles), but then this Tuesday I was able to run (5 miles, fast) with no pain. This Thursday was when it happened again and it's left me with a bit of swelling on the outside of the knee.
The only difference from the Thursdays to the Tuesday is that the two Thursday runs I was running with a (reasonably heavy) backpack.
I'm also wondering if it's overuse related (I've run about 300 more miles this year than in any other year and recently started cycling to work), or potentially related to my crash a few weeks ago. I'm also running a lot more on road than before (necessity rather than choice).
My first thought was probably ITB so I've been foam rollering with some effect, any other internet diagnoses? I won't hold anything against anyone, promise.