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has anyone gotten diagnosed with tendonitis (specifically in the knees) that turned out to be something else? my pain is diffused throughout my knees and began in my left knee after i hadn’t ran for almost 5 months. it’s been over a year, multiple drs and PTs, and it seems like somethings missing.

I’m not sure if this is directly related to my hyper mobility, but one of my drs thinks hypermobility may be the underlying cause of some of my issues.

I was a runner up until about a year ago when i started having pain in my Right knee while running. I stopped running and tried intermittently throughout the summer with no luck and haven’t ran since about September. I went to pt, orthopedic docs, a neurologist (for subsequent pain in my back), and a podiatrist (because i started walking on the side of my foot). In January the orthopedic doc diagnosed me with patellar tendinopathy in my Right knee. I got a PRP injection in the tendon in March. Around this time i started having pain in my Left knee - they did an MRI and said there were no significant findings. However, in the past three months the pain in both knees has gotten exponentially worse - often occurring in various parts of my knees, my hamstrings, and my shins at various times and to varying degrees. I’m not really sure why as I do my best to manage it (ice, rest, still moving a bit, elevating my legs when i’m sitting, etc). I don’t believe it’s just patellar tendinopathy as it’s not localized pain and often other areas of my legs are hurting, not just that tendon.

I’m wondering if people have found anything that helps with chronic knee pain? Especially when the pain diffuses throughout the leg. Treatments, types of doctors to go to, ways to advocate for yourself, etc. Ive been considering trying swimming. Sorry this was long! Thanks for taking the time to read this!

I’m not sure if this is directly related to my hyper mobility, but one of my drs thinks hypermobility may be the underlying cause of some of my issues.

I was a runner up until about a year ago when i started having pain in my Right knee while running. I stopped running and tried intermittently throughout the summer with no luck and haven’t ran since about September. I went to pt, orthopedic docs, a neurologist (for subsequent pain in my back), and a podiatrist (because i started walking on the side of my foot). In January the orthopedic doc diagnosed me with patellar tendinopathy in my Right knee. I got a PRP injection in the tendon in March. Around this time i started having pain in my Left knee - they did an MRI and said there were no significant findings. However, in the past three months the pain in both knees has gotten exponentially worse - often occurring in various parts of my knees, my hamstrings, and my shins at various times and to varying degrees. I’m not really sure why as I do my best to manage it (ice, rest, still moving a bit, elevating my legs when i’m sitting, etc). I don’t believe it’s just patellar tendinopathy as it’s not localized pain and often other areas of my legs are hurting, not just that tendon.

I’m wondering if people have found anything that helps with chronic knee pain? Especially when the pain diffuses throughout the leg. Treatments, types of doctors to go to, ways to advocate for yourself, etc. Ive been considering trying swimming. Sorry this was long! Thanks for taking the time to read this!