Basically, I took on too many miles too quick. And boom knee pain even when walking now. I don’t want to stop moving entirely, but I’m just not sure what I should be during this downtime. I’m pretty new to running so only been doing it for about 2 weeks and I’m a little heavier, so it probably beat my legs up. But I love running and don’t want to give it up.

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    You should talk to your doctor about it.

    Edit: downvotes from salty individualists. You’re not an expert. If you were, you’d give your expert opinion.

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      I actually have an appointment here in about 2 hours for this exact reason. Just seeking if anyone else has had any experience with this kind of injury, and what they did during their down time to stay active.

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        My dr recommended physical therapy. I went to an orthopedist. Told me to jog/walk versus run and reduce length/distance. Recommended to continue doing squats and deadlifts and to reduce weight. Add more stretching and planks. Prescribed an NSAID called Meloxicam. I haven’t started therapy yet but I am walking 3 miles per day to stay active at 3.5-4 mph. Jogging doesn’t feel comfortable. I ordered a brace to see if that will help.

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          Oh yeah definitely. I usually run/walk. I try not to jog, because of how hard the impact is on my knees. When I did interval running(sprint for so long, then walk for so long) I never hurt this bad. And because my running doesn’t make me hit the pavement as hard I never had issues. It was when I went to jogging that everything hurt. But I’m definitely gonna do some walking lightly to stretch and keep things moving.