Hip and knee pain while running?

Question

So i'm a Senior in high school and i run xc, soccer and track. Since my freshman year i've had really bad hip and knee pain. the pain is in my right knee on the knee cap and below it. The hip pain is also on the right on the outside of the hip. My knees and hip constantly pop and if they don't it's extremly uncomfotable the joint goes in and out of socket.

dr. gave me a high dosage of ib profen to take, but just hides pain. Almost unbearable. I run around 50 miles a week on the sidewalk (not much grass where i live).

I use brooks adrenaline gts shoes i protate i'm 5'4 17 yrs and 113 pounds.

Answer 1

Make an appointment with a chiropractor. For your first appointment, they should do x-rays. I was having a pain in my lower middle back (it got really bad after a long run) and decided to make an appointment. It turns out my right leg was about 1/2 an inch longer than my left. But that was only because my hips were out of allignment. With a simple adjustment, I was back to having two legs that matched in length. Even a simple problem like that can cause issues in every part of your body. My mis-alligned hips were causing back problems. And, eventually could have caused problems elsewhere. Good luck....Hope you can get back to running pain free.

Answer 2

It certainly could be that leg is longer than the other. You might be having trouble with you i.t. band( iliotibial band). Or you could have an alignment problem with your knee cap or hips. In any case I would just go see an orthopedist(if you didn't already). It's hard to say what you should do about it but that's just some ideas. Good Luck....hope you figure out what's up.

ps.  I think that it's probably i.t. band related.