Going up the stairs was probably more than your knee was ready for and it's telling you so now. Rest, ice and elevation are the things most likely to help. did you cut back your exercises when we advised you before? Your knee is still very new and it only needs gentle movement, such as it gets from your normal activities of daily living.
Here is an article about IT band problems that might help you:
ITB (ilio-tibial band) issues and treatments
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Here is an article about IT band problems that might help you:
ITB (ilio-tibial band) issues and treatments
You'll notice that I have merged your two threads together as we prefer that members in recovery only have one thread.
This is for three reasons:
1. if you keep starting new threads, you miss the posts others have left you in the old threads
2. it often ends up that information is unnecessarily repeated
3. it's best if we can keep all your recovery story in one place so it's easily accessed if we need to advise you.
Please keep all your questions and updates on this thread.
If you prefer a different thread title, just post what you want and we'll get it changed for you.
If you need an urgent response to a question, just tag a member of staff.
Tagging other members and answering tags
Here are the instructions on finding your thread, How can I find my threads and posts?Many members bookmark their thread, so they can find it when they log on.