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What Causes Knee Pain And Swelling?
I started running a few weeks ago night 1 : my chest was on fire, this was great can make progress, night 2 no chest issues but painful knees I got over it, night 3 I could hardly run and a week later I still feel like I have had a nail put in my knee caps, one is worse than the other and is slightly swollen, walking is painful, what should I do....... no way I can run
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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In response to your knees hurting after having started running, it may be due to overuse injury to soft tissue below the knee cap(patella) or to the below portion of the knee cap itself.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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