Knee pain please help!

[reuf]

I am 21 years old, and I play volleyball for about 10 years. Semi-pro, but very intensive trainings, also at summer beach volley... What also might be good to say, since I was a child I could (and still can) jump very high about a meter vertically. A few months ago, I started to have back pain, in my lower spine, and horrible knee pain. I can still handle the back pain cause it stops after 30 minutes of training, and returnes after it (I don't care as long as I can play), but knee pain in my left knee is horrible. Yesterday I jumped and felt as like someone is stabbing me with a knife in my knee. I couldn't stand on my left leg for 10 minutes, and after that it still hurts a bit, but I can walk nicely today. The pain is at the top of my patella and inside, if it helps, I have uploaded a picture, to show where do I feel pain:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2iqzlg8&s=3

What do I do? please help!!!

[insuralife]

[QUOTE=reuf;503]I am 21 years old, and I play volleyball for about 10 years. Semi-pro, but very intensive trainings, also at summer beach volley... What also might be good to say, since I was a child I could (and still can) jump very high about a meter vertically. A few months ago, I started to have back pain, in my lower spine, and horrible knee pain. I can still handle the back pain cause it stops after 30 minutes of training, and returnes after it (I don't care as long as I can play), but knee pain in my left knee is horrible. Yesterday I jumped and felt as like someone is stabbing me with a knife in my knee. I couldn't stand on my left leg for 10 minutes, and after that it still hurts a bit, but I can walk nicely today. The pain is at the top of my patella and inside, if it helps, I have uploaded a picture, to show where do I feel pain:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2iqzlg8&s=3

What do I do? please help!!![/QUOTE]


You better get it looked at... you screw up the edge, or inside surface of that knee cap, and you'll be a sore puppy for years!! That inner surface will throw off garbage that gets into the knee joint (clearance 1.5 mm) and you'll end up losing the knee cartlidge altogether!! Then say goodby to volley ball and hello to the couch potato ball!

[tudorf]

I have the same sort of pain in my right knee after soccer. Please tell me what did you find out!
I believe it`s a case of quadriceps tendinitis

[layla17]

I've actually had similar pain and I haven't been treated. My went away after awhile, but it reoccurs every now and then. I definitely reccommend seeking out treatment.