Looking for some positive stories to cheer me up! Am sat here in my office chair debating taking ibuprofen as my knee is hurting. First experienced knee pain related to running in 2013 when training for a half marathon. Then got much worse and after lots of to-ing and fro-ing with physios and orthopaedics eventually had an op for a bad cartilage tear and cyst in Spring 2015.
Recovered really well and had just under 2 years of no knee pain but then recently upped my mileage to approx 30 miles per week (running with a friend who was marathon training - I'm not!!) and the knee pain is back with a vengeance.
Not sure what to do ... is this it for me and running now? I feel so disheartened as I'd had 2 years with no problems and I'd hoped that the op had sorted it.
Have seen a physio who has said that cartilage surgery weakens the knee joint so I am more likely to get injured.
I really, really love running, not just for health benefits but also mental health. I don't want to give up.
Has anyone used certain exercises to strengthen the knee and gone back to running?
Am currently cycling a lot and thinking of doing more swimming too as low impact.