Knee Pain When Running? | How To Avoid Runner's Knee

I have runners knee and I came up with a really cool trick! I sprained my ankle and now I don’t have to worry about my knee anymore!

I've only been running on and off because of my knees. I thought it was just because I was getting older (late 30s). I started doing these exercises and I've basically got rid of 95% of the knee pain! Unreal. Thanks a lot!

4:08 Kneeling Quad Stretch 20-30s 5:03 Lying Glute Stretch 20-30s 5:29 Heel Drop Stretch 20-30s 6:05 Thigh Foam Roller (as many as you can) 7:22 Single Leg Squat 3 sets of 5 7:57 Side Plank Leg Lift 3 sets of 5 8:35 The Clam Shell 1 set of 15 reps per leg

Ran 10 miles today for the first time and my knees were killing me. Did the first Kneeling quad stretch a few times and instantly reduced my pain, 10/10 would recommend!!! Such a life saver. I'll definitely start doing the rest of those exercises as well to prevent this from happening in the future!

My volume: 0 10% increase: Never knew training was this easy

I like how you do all the moves in slow mo! Definitely helps me understand how I should be positioned

Wish I saw this years ago. I wanted to run a marathon, my first in 20 years. I increased my mileage way too fast I see, didn't do any of these stretches, just the basic ones learned in PE, and with another video I realized my form has always been bad, another video showed me that I shouldn't be trying to run so much. So mistakes from top to bottom, no wonder my knee pain got so bad I gave up on a sport I loved thinking I was too old, had genetically bad knees, or ruined them to the point of no return. Year later, I've started going back to walking now for a few weeks, thinking of maybe doing a short jog since I haven't had knee pain in months. Will keep all this in mind. A cautionary tell for the the rest.

I have been having crippling knee pain from running, very new to this. These stretches took the pain away immediately. Now part of my routine.Thanks!

My knees were hurting after a run and I came across this video and it instantly relived a lot of pain

I've been struggling with runner's knee and patellar tendonitis for the past year. I had labrum issues in my hip years ago (running overuse), during which my ortho told me to limit stretching since I had great mobility as is. So, I hadn't been stretching regularly. The past month I finally reintroduced stretching and regularly do some of the stretches in this video and it alleviated 90% of the discomfort and pain I've been experiencing. I'm also doing PT, but am now at the point where I am going to re-introduce running after this long hiatus.

A couple points from my own experiences! :) 1) For foam rolling you should work both above and below. IT band always needs work (above the knee), but don't neglect the calves and anterior tib (front outside of shin). 2) Strength is just as important as mobility/stretching. This really helps with strength imbalances. 3) Over training is a huge cause of this type of injury. Cross training with low or zero impact movements to supplement running. And nothing beats proper recovery. 4) Last but not least ... actually probably should be first!... FORM! Doesn't matter what you're doing (squatting, running, swimming, biking, xc skiing etc etc), bad form will come back to haunt you. Get feedback/coaching on your movements from people that know what they're talking about, or do your own thorough research. It's never too late to learn something new and improve the way you move!

I got a very aggressive start on training for a half marathon and ended up getting runners knee. This tutorial was super helpful with the guidance and I can feel a lot of the pressure and pain in my knee clearing up. Saving this video for my daily stretch routine!

The first comment explained mine perfectly. Usually running 7 miles 3-4x a week....went and ran 14 miles yesterday because i had a week off

I really kneeded to see this! You, my dear friend, are an absolute knee saver!

I’m 15 and have been running on off for the past 6 years of my life, and recently have started having terrible knee pain when I run, I’m excited to try this and hopefully it improves it, thank you so much for sharing this knowledge

Each stretch is a life-saver, thankyou for keeping my jogging alive. Also each exercise mentioned here was initially very difficult for me, meaning that those muscles were not getting used. Now my legs feel much stronger and stable. This video is god level.

Hi there, thank you for the much need advice. I actually tried the stretches while watching the video and I can already feel the relief.

I have runners knee, right now and I can already say that this will help me

Strong Glute medius is life! So is transverse abdominals! It’s a game changer in how your body moves if they are strong. Also strengthening abbuctors along with glute med, and stretch hip flexors helped me! Thanks for this! I need a new foam roller :)