What could this knee problem be? I NEED HELP!?

r.i.c.e rest Resting is important immediately after injury for two reasons. First, rest is vital to protect the injured muscle, tendon, ligament or other tissue from further injury. Second, your body needs to rest so it has the energy it needs to heal itself most effectively. Ice: Use ice bags, cold packs to provide cold to the injured area. Cold can provide short-term pain relief. It also limits swelling by reducing blood flow to the injured area. Keep in mind, though, that you should never leave ice on an injury for more than 15-20 minutes at a time. Longer exposure can damage your skin. The best rule is to apply cold compresses for 15 minutes And then leave them off for at least 20 minutes. Compression: Compression limits swelling, which slows down healing. Some people notice pain relief from compression as well. An easy way to compress the area of the injury is to wrap an ACE bandage over it. If you feel throbbing, or if the wrap just feels too tight, remove the bandage And re-wrap the area so the bandage is a little looser. Elevation: Elevating an injury reduces swelling. It's most effective when the injured area is raised above the level of the heart. For example, if you injure an ankle, try lying on your bed with your foot propped on one or two pillows. After a day or two of R.I.C.E., many sprains, strains or other injuries will begin to heal. But if your pain or swelling does not decrease after 48 hours, make an appointment to see your primary care physician or go to the emergency room, depending upon the severity of your symptoms. Once the healing process has begun, very light massage may improve the function of forming scar tissue, cut healing time and reduce the possibility of injury recurrence. Gentle stretching can be begun once all swelling has subsided. Try to work the entire range of motion of the injured joint or muscle, but be extremely careful not to force a stretch, or you risk re-injury to the area. Keep in mind that a stretch should never cause pain. Heat may be helpful once the injury moves out of the acute phase and swelling and bleeding has stopped. Moist heat will increase blood supply to the damaged area and promote healing. Finally, after the injury has healed, strengthening exercises can be begun. Start with easy weights and use good form

It sounds like PFPS. Did you ever have a MRI? Ask your doctor about pain relief methods, continue to ice, and I think that perhaps a brace or taping would help. You just have to get the right one if you are truly suffering from PFPS, although it may make your leg weaker in the long run. Rest your knee too, no running. Physical therapy does help a lot. If it's expensive, cut down on how many times you go to formal physical therapy, but you should being all the exercises and stretches your pt gave you at home every day. The rotation of your leg can contribute to knee pain. Strengthen your hips and practice keeping your leg straighter with exercises. It's pretty common for females to want to bring their knees together and rotate their femurs in, thus resulting in knee problems. Keep it straight and knees apart. If you don't see improvement, go to another sports medicine orthopedic who specializes in knee. There's no more answers to be found on yahoo answers than you probably already know/have. So, people would probably appreciate you didn't ask the same question so many times. Good Luck.

go to a ******* doctor, ffs, you come on here asking about your ******* knee when you could go to a ******* doctor and get treated. ******* hell

PT will work slowly but it will if you carry on with it. I know that the exercises will/can be painful but they won't after time. Everything that you said causes pain is what I had last summer. With PT and a rest from sports (cross country) it should stop. Hope I helped (: x