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[QUOTE="Mareiniss, post: 3676938, member: 714"]
I had IT Band Syndrome, as noted above. I have also torn my meniscus, and it sounds to me like that might be your problem. As you age, your cartilage gets more brittle, and it can tear or pieces may flake off more readily than when you were younger, especially when you twist your knee like I did. [URL='https://www.sportsmedicineoregon.com/sports-medicine-recovery-journal/torn-meniscus.php']If a flake of cartilage floats around and into certain parts of the joint, it can cause pain and occasional lock-ups.[/URL] That's what my knee surgeon told me. I'm not a doctor and have no background in orthopedics or anything medical, so I hesitate to disagree with your doc. But he/she might be very medically conservative, thinking that a wait-and-see approach might be prudent; if the pain goes away, no surgery will be needed. But if your doc didn't do any MRIs or X-rays yet, and the pain persists, meniscus surgery may be in your future. The good news is that meniscus surgery can be relatively non-invasive, and doesn't necessarily require a long recovery period, as [URL='https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2021/01/syracuse-center-bourama-sidibe-returns-to-practice-after-knee-surgery-will-he-play-against-pittsburgh.html']Bourama Sidibe's recent injury and recovery[/URL] shows.
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