I need to be better...

at doing my physical therapy exercises at home. About a month ago I started having some major knee pain. It was mainly hurting after I had been sitting with my knees bent, squatting down to pick something up, or walking down stairs. There were two time when my knee suddenly gave out. And sometimes it made a popping sound when I bent it. Both knees hurt but my right one is the worst. I went to the doctor and I had to list any injury or stress to my knee as far back as I could remember. I remember falling on the basketball court, right on my knee when I was in elementary school. I will never forget that pain. I fell once in step aerobics class in college. I also strained my knee on a leg press machine in college. That's really all I could think of. The doctor said that I probably have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Chondromalacia Patellae. They are basically the same thing and common in women.

I went to 4 physical therapy sessions at the end of April. I need to go back for at least 4 more sessions but I have to leave work early to get to physical therapy. I did notice results from the therapy. The physical therapist gave me exercises to do at home. I should do them everyday. But I have been slack (only like 3 times a week) and now my knee hurts again.

End of the year stuff is just keeping me so busy and exhausted. Every day after work it seems that I have something else to do besides go to the gym or do my knee exercises. Not to mention the 45 minute+ drive that I have after work. Today was the only day I did not have something after school. I should have went to the gym but I was slack. I will have to get back on track after May 26th.