Knee pain after hillwalking

myvot · 23 Apr 19, 05:33 PM

I climbed the Merrick in Dumfries but on the way down I was getting really bad pain in one of me knees. It was that bad it was a struggle to lift my foot from the floor.

I'm hoping it'll heal in a few weeks but any suggestions to stop this happening again. I have walking poles but they didn't help much.

whlparkstone · 23 Apr 19, 06:26 PM

For now I would suggest lots of rest. Have you thought about getting a knee support?

sam_b · 23 Apr 19, 06:40 PM

Sorry to hear about your pain.

Firstly, book yourself a physio session - �40 well spent to get some advice.

Secondly - do you adjust your walking poles to lengthen them on the way down? I find them really helpful both up and down - they take a little bit of the strain off your knees.

Thirdly - is your footwear up to the job? Do you need insoles? Maybe see a podiatrist if you think that your feet could be the culprit...

Good luck with the recovery...

mickey house · 23 Apr 19, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by myvot

I climbed the Merrick in Dumfries but on the way down I was getting really bad pain in one of me knees. It was that bad it was a struggle to lift my foot from the floor.

I'm hoping it'll heal in a few weeks but any suggestions to stop this happening again. I have walking poles but they didn't help much.

My suggestion is not to climb the Merrick again

malt1977 · 24 Apr 19, 06:56 AM

Get it checked out, it could be many things. In my case, knee pain was due to torn cartilage and needed surgery to remove it.

Look after your knees, you�ll miss them when they�re gone.

katiebaz · 24 Apr 19, 07:36 AM

My DH had something similar. We do lots of hill walking and he was getting increasingly bad pain in his knees on the descent. I nagged him to go to the docs and he ended up with a course of physio which has helped immensely. His knees were worn from years of playing cricket and hill walking but the physio has really sorted things out.

myvot · 24 Apr 19, 08:06 AM

Thanks for all the advice. If the pain doesn't ease in a few days I'll get it checked. I will adjust my poles next time and if I get pain like it again I'll need to give it up and try something else x

louiseybobs · 24 Apr 19, 09:25 AM

Its very common to get pain in legs and knees when going downhill. Sorry no advice here. But I know when our team climbed snowdon the ones that got the train back down were fine, yet the ones who walked down were in pain the next day x

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myvot Excited about Disney Join Date: Aug 08 Location: Glasgow	Knee pain after hillwalking I climbed the Merrick in Dumfries but on the way down I was getting really bad pain in one of me knees. It was that bad it was a struggle to lift my foot from the floor. I'm hoping it'll heal in a few weeks but any suggestions to stop this happening again. I have walking poles but they didn't help much.

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	23 Apr 19, 06:40 PM sam_b Imagineer
sam_b Imagineer Join Date: Nov 03	Sorry to hear about your pain. Firstly, book yourself a physio session - �40 well spent to get some advice. Secondly - do you adjust your walking poles to lengthen them on the way down? I find them really helpful both up and down - they take a little bit of the strain off your knees. Thirdly - is your footwear up to the job? Do you need insoles? Maybe see a podiatrist if you think that your feet could be the culprit... Good luck with the recovery... Edited at 06:41 PM.

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myvot Thread Starter Excited about Disney Join Date: Aug 08 Location: Glasgow	Thanks for all the advice. If the pain doesn't ease in a few days I'll get it checked. I will adjust my poles next time and if I get pain like it again I'll need to give it up and try something else x