chondromalacia patella- or Runner's knee??

I wrote on the board on Monday how i have been having problems with the same knee i had part of my meniscus removed.


They Dr called today and said it looks like a lot of inflammation & i have chondromalacia of the patella? NO really sure what it means...or is. I basically read it is "runner's knee"


Anyone else have this? Did it get better on it's own? The doctor mentioned something about cortisone injections/

Re: chondromalacia patella- or Runner's knee??

I had this last year around this time. Had to go to PT for about 3 months for it and I still have to keep up on doing the exercises, otherwise it starts to bother me again.

Re: chondromalacia patella- or Runner's knee??

Re: chondromalacia patella- or Runner's knee??

I have chondromalacia patella. It's a breakdown of the cartilage in the knees, causing pain.
I still run, sometimes my knees bother me but for the most part as long as I run with good form and land properly and wear the right sneakers, I haven't had a lot of problems.
It's also important to do strengthening exercises to help support your knee joint.