peculiar knee pain

[kenny265]

When I kneel on my left knee I get a sharp pain below and left of my patella, as if kneeling on a tack. Pressing on it or walking or bending or running does not trigger the pain, only when kneeling.
What can it be?

[Lynda858]

Has anyone determined the cause of the peculiar knee pain?  I have the same issue and wanted to find out some information.    thanks,

[mommy517]

I have the same knee pain when kneeling on my right knee...for a few years at least now.   I thought it had gone away but rediscovered it while my son was taking a ride on my back.  It is like kneeling on a tack very sharp pin pointed pain.    

[tomgray]

When I kneel on my knees and then sit back on my ankles I experience a severe burning sensation in my lower right leg below the knee about 3 inches and on the outside. This has been occuring for the last two weeks. No flippin idea whats going on here. I am in Physical Therapy and will ask about it and reply with a post if I find anything out.  

[dentbent]

I have the exact same pain when I kneel on my right knee.  It's a very sharp intense burning pain. Has anyone been given a rational reason and therapy for this?

[Onigiriman]

I experience similar symptoms: When I kneel down on my left leg--like a ballplayer waiting on the on-deck circle--I experience an intense burning sensation. For me, it feels like a really bad rug burn, which is what I thought it was at first, but there are no exterior signs of a burn or inflammation (swelling). The pain subsides in a few seconds, and if I rub, poke, or press it, I feel no discomfort. The knee is mobile and there is no activity that brings pain except for the kneeling.

I have never had surgery on the knee, I have had no injury to the knee. I exercise moderately and am not considered overweight--well at least for a 53 year old man--but I was riding a stationary bike more frequently (4-5 x per week) and at a higher resistance level for a few month before this pain.

If anyone knows what this is, any contribution to this thread would be appreciated.

[peteosco]

Me too! I have had the exact same sharp pain to the outside of my right knee when kneeling. Although the pain doesn't show up when I poke or touch my knee, I can duplicate the pain when my knee is slightly bent and I press below the knee cap and rub to the painward side while still pressing. I almost thought it was a chipped bone at first, but now (because of the above) I think it is a collection of fluid and the pain is from the fluid trying to migrate to an area of muscle or tissue that doesn't want to separate. Some of you may be aware of how powerful hydraulic pressure can be. Just a few pounds pressure can produce enormous power. I don't think its "water on the knee" in the normal sense but believe its related or similar. Let me know if my remarks are familiar to you.  Thanks - Pete O