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?

[Kneelingbad]

Osgood–Schlatter disease  Not anything to worry, but can happen through injury ... I really feel like this is what his is. I too have these same symptoms and remember my grandfather , who was a bone doctor telling my sis she had this.40 yrs ago lol
she is fine now

[Kneelingbad]

Osgood–Schlatter disease   Nothing scary but can be maintained... my sis had it as a teen but adults can get by injury  look it up

[Donelli]

I just read through all of the posts on this thread (OK, I might have skimmed over a couple...) It's obvious that at least a few different conditions are getting mixed up in the discussion; however, by and large, it seems most of us are suffering from an unexplainable and pretty much excruciating sharp pain in the knee or knees upon kneeling. I have been experiencing the same. Brought it up to my doctor at my annual physical last month. No real help: typical "don't do it" and "try an anti-inflammatory." However, I was intrigued to find this site which dealt with what I am dealing with. More than that, I'd already come to the conclusion that my elliptical was contributing to my condition, and that seemed validated by the fact that at least a handful of others in this forum had as well. I have never injured my knees in any other way. But during the winter, I exercise on an elliptical. During the summer, I swim and bike. I had the sharp pains begin suddenly for the first time last year, tried to avoid kneeling, and eventually the pain disappeared. Well, just started back on the elliptical a couple weeks ago, and guess what? Yep, pain came back. One morning during the early hours, something clicked and I put two and two together as I considered the timing of my use of the elliptical. Needless to say, I no longer use it (which pains me in a different way) and the knee pain is starting to lessen again. From what I can read here, there is no consensus on what causes the pain and obviously multiple activities/injuries may aggravate it, but thought I'd share my experience in the hopes it may help others. Perhaps together we can solve the whole mystery.  

[NomadicHermit]

I'm convinced it is Infrapatellar Saphenous Neuralgia - basically a nerve that terminates where we feel the rug burn.

Did mine landing on that spot and rotating on a foam mattress.

Thank you RRobinson for posting the solution.  That articled they recommend is great- "Infrapatellar Saphenous Neuralgia - Diagnosis and Treatment" published in Pain Physician 2013; 16LE315-E324

[bottz77]

I am having  mostly the same problems. I'm a carpenter and remember a few months ago kneeling on older framed floor joist, they come to appoint ontop. I widths sevrel times now Im just realising that may have done it. My sensation is like a huge needle entering the left side of my knee, only on the surface, burning at the least 5 seconds with nasty pain accompanying it. Numb pain always there. Taking showers just rubbing my hand over it lifting my leg, band zoom same thing. Recently I found that swiping my hand across the inner knew, I get a nasty jolt on the outside. I know my cartilage is not that great either. First impressing was I thought I had a twisted vein, stretching and burning. I just don't know, its affecting my life and work, sometimes it becomes inflamed shaped like a squib rectangle. Rub the inside of your bad knee and see if it triggers it, feels like blood shooting a gulp really fast, and when kneeling it feels like I crush a vein or nerve. Im never on this forum so I hope I have helped least one person. BTW Im male 37 yrs old.

[Thill73]

You described my symptoms exactly. It doesn't hurt when I press on it, just when I kneel, and recently noticed the pain when a sheet or blanket rubs across it.  So my question is,do I see a doctor? Does anyone with this condition end up having any surgery to treat it?