Pain Management/knee pain

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Expert: Lawrence Gold - 4/18/2009


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I have knee pain on the outside of my left knee.The pain is severe for a few hours then goes away as quickly as it came.It can go from no pain at all to severe in minutes and then leave again.It started when I was jogging about two weeks ago.I stopped for 2 days and it felt fine.I started walking instead,but it started hurting again.

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Kevin,

Sounds like you may have "IT band syndrome"-- caused by a tight tensor fascia lata muscle.

Please see my article on unequal leg length and IT band syndrome at somatics.com/page4b.htm.

This condition can usually be corrected by clnical somatic education, a brain-muscle training technique.

with regard,
Lawrence Gold

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Experience

In practice since 1990. Two years on staff at a hospital Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.

Publications
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, American Journal of Pain Management, Somatics: Magazine-Journal of the Mind-Body Arts and Sciences. More complete listing at somatics.com/gold.htm

Education/Credentials
Certifications: Hanna Somatic Education, the Dr. Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration (partial list)

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