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I am 26, and my coverage under my parents expired on my birthday in May. I saw my knee specialist twice and had an MRI done right before the expiration. MRI showed nothing but symptoms of severe "runners knee".

Currently unemployed / college grad. I had the MRI done right before the coverage under my parents ran out in May. "Without a group plan, no one will treat pre-existing. Insurance <> health care." So what you are saying here is that, because of my situation, I should focus on covering...

I am in a bit of a pickle. Hoping for any constructive advice on the matter. I severely injured my knee 9 months ago while living in MN. I saw a knee specialist, he said with the proper rest and physical therapy it would get better. In May my health insurance ran out and have been without in...

I have been battling severe knee arthritis in my left knee since Jan, and now feel it has developed into a patteller tracking disorder. In doing this I have obviously put added strain on my strong right knee. In the last month I have notice more pain and discomfort in the strong knee. Because...

Understood. And while I agree that this would be the most logical remedy, unfortunantly I am not in a position where I can afford to vist PT this frequently. I only reach out to this forum because I want to believe that there are other who are or have been in similar situations, and hopefully...

Thank you for your input. I understand there is no magical way to fix this (this has been going on for 9 months now). I have gone to see a PT, twice. I tried to do these exercises in the evening, before bed because the exercising would aggravated the injury, and then next morning I would wake...

I developed what was diagnosed as severe chondromalacia of the patella by a knee specialist in February. I could barely walk and the pain was heavy. I was told to RICE and given some PT exercises. 3 months later after no improvement I went back and got another examination and also got an MRI...

I was saw a specialist twice, once in Feb and Once in May. In May they took an MRI and told me the same thing as Feb, Chondromalacia Patella. The recommended rest, icing, and PT exercise. I spend the last 4 months doing different versions of all of these, with different braces that...

I picked up one of those jumper straps that you recommended. It worked ok, I think it will be something I wear when I can actually run again (still struggling to walk consistantly). My main issue now is my knee buckling when it goes from a bent position to a straight position. The number of...

I had a previous forum going about my struggles overcoming the pain of my irritation under the kneecap. http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2270875&highlight= Basically im am 9 months into this pain, with consistent re-injury. Having had 9 months now of unstable limping and...

Thanks for the advice on the Jumpers knee straps. This is crazy but I just moved to Culver City from MN. Can you recommend a good place to buy the knee straps you spoke of in the area? Or was online the best way to go?

Update: And now, as of yesterday, I am once again 2 steps back. After feeling stronger, and the confidence to go braceless, I made it 2 days before the knee became tweaked (a crack or pop in the knee) from light walking. I had 2 good days of doing my PT exercises and night, woke up feeling...

Today was the first day I was able to stand still with no pain in the knee, which is a great step forward fromt the past 3 weeks! I standing alot (6+ hours) during work (which has made this recovery so difficult). The problem is, my other knee is all worn out from standing with the majority of...

These straight leg lifts are what my PT recommended initially 5 months ago. I did them, they felt like they worked to build up strength. As I continute to have re-injured the knee over the last 5 months, I go back to that step and begin with the exercises again. However, doing the straight leg...

Understood. Unfortunantly finacially seeing a PT again isnt possible. I understand a appreciate all and any advice. A few more questions, Should I be wearing the brace when I so my PT exercises, or do I need to do these braceless to build up strength? Should I countine to wear the...