u/RustInMyEyes

24F, 163cm, 90kg. I’ve gone up 18kg since January of 2025.

I went to physical therapy last year for left knee-pain and was diagnosed with flat feet and also told I am hypermobile.

I don’t feel like my issues were adequately addressed. It seemed like they just put me on a generic routine they’d give anyone. I wont deny it helped to an extent, just not enough.

I’m not a doctor, but I have an inclination that it’s chronic patellar and quadriceps tendinitis. It’s an issue I’ve been having since I was 12. I’ve been using insoles with a hard arch and it has helped relieve stress off my knee, but it shifts the pain to my hip and I also feel tension on what I believe is the LCL, as well as the lateral face of my calf.

When my knee is hurting really bad, I do isometric leg extensions and it brings a lot of relief.

I understand that my weight, flat feet, wide hips, and Q angle are part of the problem. I suspect there could also be a muscle imbalance. However, my right thigh and calf are only 0.5cm bigger than my left. I don’t know if that is considered to be a significant difference.

I have been trying to go for a walk daily, but I end up having to cut my walks short because of knee and hip pain. I don’t know what to do, this is the simplest and most accessible exercise, and I can’t do it comfortably. My left leg doesn’t move as smoothly as my right. It feels like I have a peg leg.