Pain when kneeling, lateral aspect of knee.

I was putting in padded flooring in my home gym for about 4 hours.  Since then I've had pain in my right knee only when kneeling on my right knee (like when tying shoes).  It's to the side of the knee and feels like something is being stretched laterally at first, before I get a sharp pain that feels like it's stinging/tingly.  It is not completely on the side of my knee, but in the softer area to the side of my knee cap.  My PT thinks it's Plica Syndrome; however, a 10 day course of naproxin and voltaran gel has yielded no improvement.  It is only while kneeling.  If i continue to kneel on it for more than a split second, the pain persists for 30 seconds to a minute.  The pain does not come on while walking up and down stairs, or while running.

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

1st thing you do is avoid exercises on keeling positions on your newly laid padded floor as your present symptoms started with this activity.

Synovial plicae are normal structures found in many knees. Under normal circumstances, they are not associated with any painful conditions. However, with the right combination of events they can become quite problematic so my suggestion is follow up with an orthopedician and get diagnosed and treated appropriately.

Take care!

[psychs]

Thanks for the prompt response! I generally don't do any exercises that require kneeling.  I've found that knee issues tend to be quite difficult to accurately dx.  For example, I was told my knee pain from a marathon was nothing after x-rays, PT, and an MRI.  I was finally diagnosed almost a year later with pes anserinus bursitis.  

Is there anything else that it might be aside from Plica Syndrome?  My podiatrist passed it off as a bursitis, which I don't think is an accurate dx.  It's only brought on by direct pressure to the patella when kneeling with my knee at 90 degrees, and the resulting pain is in the lateral aspect of the knee, proximal to the patella.