Knee and Quad Problem

[shoulder4]

Almost 3 weeks ago I was at my desk with my leg crossed over and leaning against the edge of the desk. I was showing someone how hard I hit something and not thinking hit my Vastus Medialis Quad muscle (the inner quad muscle to the inside of the knee) pretty hard. Over the next few days I didn't have much pain or discomfort but by the 3rd day I began to have pain in the Pes anserine Bursa below the knee. Then over the next week the knee started to get tighter and I started to to hear more popping and welling around the knee. I also noticed that my IT band on the side of my knee with snap when I pivot or change directions. Over the past few days I had started to bike more and do some lunges and squats, stretches, etc. When i do this I notice that my quad that I hit is extremely weak and very sore. last night doing squats just with no weights as I didn't want to stress it i felt something in my quad move upward into my quad more, now today it is really sore in that spot and prior to this My quad never really hurt but it was what I hit. I am just wondering how long it could take for a quad muscle to heal from a direct blow but with no bruising and if the weakness in the VMO muscle could cause my knee to pop and IT band to snap at times.

[Heidi]

Hi
It's difficult to answer this question.
If that small impact has really caused all of those problems when I suspect it is more complex and you should really go to a specialist to get an assessment and the appropriate treatment.
In the meantime, try to rest the knee and just gently stretch the quad muscles and ITB.