[pct-l] knee pain

[kdpo at gottawalk.com (Ken Powers)]

I used to have lots of aching knees when I was hiking with Boy Scouts. The
pain sounds similar to yours. Scouting trips ended about 7 years ago when I
got Marcia interested in backpacking. Our trips got longer and more frequent
and the knee pain went away. I attribute it to stronger legs and knees. I am
just getting started with stretching, something I hope help my back pains
and flexibility.

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth" <betseylou@mac.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: [pct-l] knee pain


> Hi list,
>
> I just returned from a five day "pretraining" hike on the AT through
> the Shenandoah NP. While I was on the trail, I started to notice a pain
> on the outside of my left knee whenever I was going downhill. Towards
> the end of the hike it was pretty bad, stiff and sort of a shooting
> pain when pressure was applied. Has anyone had this problem, and do you
> have any stretches or suggestions for ways to avoid this in the future?
>
>
> Never had a knee problem before and pissed off,
>
> E
>
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