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An anecdote: I started running earlier this year and soon got knee pain. I bought a knee brace that did wonder for that and I used it for about 2 months. Then,

An anecdote: I started running earlier this year and soon got knee pain. I bought a knee brace that did wonder for that and I used it for about 2 months. Then, I decided to try again without the brace and, lo and behold, no pain at all. I have been running about 5k almost every day since (no brace) and I have no pain whatsoever. Im my case it definitely seems that the pain was caused by weak joints/tendons and that it went away when my knees strengthened.

metadat 4y ago
Please just be careful. I'll be delighted if I can save you from the situation I ended up creating with knee braces. Returning to running after an injury, I did the same thing with a brace on the damaged knee, and it was a real life saver at first. Then after a month or three, my other knee started hurting. I realized my body naturally compensated for the first brace by putting more strain on the unbraced knee. Then I tried two braces and it was good at first, then things deteriorated further and both knees would hurt when I ran. Now I run without any braces. Of course, it completely depends on your situation, but the best general advice I received about running: 1. Listen to your body (duh!) and don't ignore signals 2. Be relatively gentle with your body and ramp up slowly over a long period of time (months). I am a distance runner, ideally 4-10 miles. In hindsight I wish I'd gone to a sports medicine doctor or some kind when the pain first started. Stupid stoicism.