I was experiencing the same symptoms. Severe sharp unexpected burst of pain. I told my uncle about it and he an aged intelligent man said “Magnesium” take a magnesium supplement pill 250 mg and it will go away rarely quickly. IT WORKED!
Came back to tell you what the Dr explained, I was diagnosed with PCOS which lead to diabetes type 2, the pain I experienced was shooting nerve pain.
Same here. Had it recurring five years ago for a month. Was very dangerous when driving. I got an accupuncture treatment with electric wires attached to the needles. It went away immediately, till last week. Noe its worse than before, and more constsnt. Makes me scrram and cry. Worse pain imaginable. Crying right now. Have an appointment for accupuncture tomorrow. Worried about the drive both ways. Right knee. The needles hurt like hell around the knee, but it works.
I've had this same problem, intermittent sharp excruciating shooting knee pain in my right knee, next to my kneecap only lasting a few seconds but enough to debilitate me. Lasted about 2 weeks and went away, now it's back 4 months later. It's not a bone spur as that pain would be while walking, this pain mostly happens when sitting down or lying down, sometimes happens while standing but not often. I have runner's knee, pain only when going up and down stairs and wondering if that is the cause. Will start taking Collagen and hopefully see a Dr once this quarantine is over, life isn't very fun right now, I am terrified of this pain, it happens very frequently for me about once an hour.
I have been experiencing this problem for the last 6 weeks. I have done a crap load of research and the best answer I could find was Meralgia Parasthetica. Ive had an xray and ultra sound where I am feeling the pain but I believe it's the result of an entrapped lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in my pelvis. I will be having an MRI next week to see what we can find and hopefully have a diagnosis. I am currently takin NBN 1200mg of gabapentin per dsy which helps keep the shocks to a minimum. It works but its only a mask. Im trying to find the cause and fix it for good.
Hope this helps. I will update next week after MRI.
Very old post I realize, but reading through the responses I just recently started experiencing the identical issue so many of you have described. I am a 58 yr old Ironman and I continue to run, bike, play soccer and golf - all of them quite often. This issue just began for me about a week ago after a 30 mile bike ride. The pain at times makes me "lose my breath" just because it is so random, but is very painful. Very quick pain like a long needle going into my knee for a few seconds - just like many others have described. This pain can go on for hours at a time, just happening every few minutes or so , for 5 or 10 seconds at a time. So any new advice would really be helpful. I am trying to take a break from all my activities to see if it helps. My pain comes at any time - I might be sitting, standing , laying down , walking, you name it. All I know is that it hurts a lot and I've never had anything like this in my life. thanks
Hello,
I’m experiencing similar pulsating electric shock symptoms around the outside of my right knee. Short excruciating pain for 10-15 second burst at a time. Any updates on prognosis?
I have had similar pain just recently start on the inner part of my right knee. It feels like it’s a muscle or tendon that just got stabbed! It lasts a few minutes, comes and goes. I started to use an ointment called Deep Tissue from Dr. Schultze herbal clinic in Marina Del Rey, CA. It seems to go away for a few weeks. I have only used the ointment at the time of the pain, but will start using it regularly to see if it goes away permanently.
I’m desperate for answers. The pain went away for a few months and now it’s back with a vengeance. At this point I’d amputate my leg if I knew the pain would stop. It literally feels like someone is zapping me with a cattle prod. I’ve had ultrasound and mri and nothing can be seen. The pain is right behind my left knee and it’s been happening intermittently for over 2 years. I want my life back.
X-rays didnt show anything in my knee. I regularly have these pain symptoms. I've found that exercising and stretching - massaging different areas - especially BEHIND the knee - reduces the frequency. When I find different areas behind the knee that are painful I put my thumb there and apply a ton of pressure for 20 seconds. It hurts but i can feel the muscles going into a relaxed state. Try different things. stand on a tennisball - massage under feet - gastrocnemius - soleus - anterior tibialis - exercise regularly - focus on doing 1 legged exercises! leg press with 1 leg at a time - lower weights! Good luck.
I have the exact same thing. It just started a few months ago. I'm 64 years old. It comes without warning. But with me, nothing brings it on. I don't do that much exercise. It happens randomly. I have not heard of any answers nor do I have one myself. I just wanted to let you know you're not alone
Having the same pain as everyone describes in this forum. Looking to see if I can match any similarities to daily actives that may have cause this sharp pain out of no where. For me, the pain happens in the inner part of my left knee (started out just below the knee cap and kind of moved in). I am a (left) side sleeper and woke up to the pain in my left knee and noticed my right knee is always resting on top of my left knee when i sleep. Thinking the pressure from the right knee all these years have cause my left knee pain. I also notice i get the pain after i have been sitting down in a computer chair and have had my left leg propped up with no support under the knee (this is when i first felt the sharp paint out of now where). Lastly, I use to sit in computer chair with my left foot propped up on the chair and/or sitting in a computer chair with left foot under my right knee (making a '4' shape with my legs). I have full range of motion with my knee and do not get any other pain other than the sharp pain out of no where (usually lasting 5-10 seconds). im 30, M and 5'11 165 and pretty active. Was using the RICE method but after seeing the doctor yesterday finally after months of pain and not seeing any results, i started to use heat and just last week started doing the foam roller as described above.
Like everyone else I have no answers to the intense pain I get behind and on the sides of my left knee. Pain is so intense even one ten second episode is enough to ruin my day. However, my doctor said I was flat footed and putting too much weight on the inside of my feet, especially my left foot. Making appt with podiatrist. Hopefully find some answers. Be strong my fellow mystery pain sufferers.
OMG, you have absolutely, perfectly described the problem I'm having -- like, word for word! Mine just started this week, so I haven't spoken to the doctor yet. Please let me know if you ever figured this out!
Pertinent facts: 15 yr old female, inactive, 30 lbs overweight :-/
Hi All, 55 YO male here. I have had mild achy knee pain on the left knee for a couple of years. I was dealing with it and it didn't really affect my lifestyle. I'm lean and fit, don't exercise overly (just 3-4 mile walks 2-3 times a week). However, the last few months, I would get the occasional sharp pain in the left knee, that would make me buckle over and grab the knee, but it wouldn't last more than a couple of seconds. Last Friday, as I was sitting at my desk, I experienced what you all have mentioned here. Extreme pain, that would come and go, and then no pain, and then extreme pain. It lasted about an hour of on again and off again pain..less intermittent as the hour wore on, and ending with a level 20 attack (on a scale of 1-10) and then disappearing. I went to the dr. and the chiro. They don't know what it is...the chiro took an x-ray...everything looked fine. The dr. will refer me to an ortho/sports medicine guy, for MRI or ultra sound. The night of the attack I had dinner with a friend who coincidently brought his personal trainer. The personal trainer told me to role out my thigh, exterior and interior (just like Norwegian PT) mentioned above. No attacks again - but its only been 3 days since the last attack. I will let you know what the MRI shows if anything.
Hi All, 55 YO male here. I have had mild achy knee pain on the left knee for a couple of years. I was dealing with it and it didn't really affect my lifestyle. I'm lean and fit, don't exercise overly (just 3-4 mile walks 2-3 times a week). However, the last few months, I would get the occasional sharp pain in the left knee, that would make me buckle over and grab the knee, but it wouldn't last more than a couple of seconds. Last Friday, as I was sitting at my desk, I experienced what you all have mentioned here. Extreme pain, that would come and go, and then no pain, and then extreme pain. It lasted about an hour of on again and off again pain..less intermittent as the hour wore on, and ending with a level 20 attack (on a scale of 1-10) and then disappearing. I went to the dr. and the chiro. They don't know what it is...the chiro took an x-ray...everything looked fine. The dr. will refer me to an ortho/sports medicine guy, for MRI or ultra sound. The night of the attack I had dinner with a friend who coincidently brought his personal trainer. The personal trainer told me to role out my thigh, exterior and interior (just like Norwegian PT) mentioned above. No attacks again - but its only been 3 days since the last attack. I will let you know what the MRI shows if anything.
Same thing happens to me. 23 y/o female, 5'5" 129lbs, active and healthy. Someone else described it perfectly above - "a spike of level 3 pain for about a second or two, followed by a reduction down to about level 1-2 pain, followed 1-2 seconds later by 5-30 seconds of level 10 pain, followed by no pain". I can always feel it coming on (speaking of which, I can feel it happening right now >:( ). Level of activity doesn't affect the pain, neither does any movement or massage of the area. A few months ago when this started, the pain would happen at a specific movement during running, and it would cause my whole left leg to collapse under me. Now it's just the random, intermittent pain. I feel stupid going to a doctor when I have full range of motion of my leg and can't even explain or show what brings the pain on. I'm guessing it's something nerve related in the knee.
I am a 70 year old male, physically active (walk 4 miles a day 5 days a week), had both knees replaced at age 60, and this severe random shooting pulse/pain (sometimes level 7 or 8) started Friday night at 3:30 AM. When the pulse hits, it is very sharp, but lasts only for less than a second, then quickly fades away. Can't sleep with a severe plus happens randomly but averages about every 10 seconds in the lower left knee cap area of my left knee. Tried two Gabapentin 300 mg, along with two Aleeve. Tried Deep Blue and other essential oils. No help.Got through Friday night with less sleep than normal. Saturday morning I was actively working in the garage and the random but severe pulse of pain went away until Saturday afternoon at 3:30 PM. Tried a body brush that has hard knobs and massaged the area and that seemed to stop the pulsing for about 10 minutes, but then came back. Then tried an ice pack, a hot pad, a vibrator all with no improvement. Pulsing continued when I went to bed at 9:30 PM. Got up, took Aleeve, Gabapentin, massaged the area for a half hour. No help. Was thinking if I went to the hospital or a 24 hour Urgent care, they would only give me some other pain med to get me through the night.
So, I then took a Zolpidem 10mg sleeping pill. It worked within 5 minutes. The pulsing went away and I slept from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM without any pulsing. Now that the Zolpidem has worn off, the pulsing has started again. But I can't take another Zolpidem during the day, so planning to go to a Chiropractor today (Sunday) and if that doesn't work, take another Zolpidem tonight and go to my primary care physician on Monday, hoping for a referral to a specialist.
I literally just had this happen to me. This is the second time. I have no odea what it is and has happened both times, at rest. It's on the medial left knee, not on the kneecap. Sharp, stabbing pain that lasts about 10 seconds. Feels like a horrible Charlie horse but it's not followed by tightness of a muscle, just pain. Then, it dissipates completely with no residual pain. I'm at a loss and came across this when I was searching for answers. I wish someone could figure this out. The pain is horrific.
Hello everyone. I have found a solution to the electric shock like pain in the knee problem. I currently work as a personal trainer in Norway. This jolting pain is most likely caused by VMO - or Vastus Medialis Oblique, one of your inner thigh muscles - left side of quads. My solution is to get a hold of a foam roller - you might have to buy one, but usually training centers have one. What to do: You need to lie down on the floor with the foam roller and put your inner thigh perpendicular on it. Start rolling back and forth applying alot of pressure with your body weight. This should be very uncomfortable and will hurt alot when done correctly. Do very long rolls from the base of the knee, all the way to the top of your inner thigh. This can become physically straining and you might have to take short breaks or do sets of rolls. I usually do 30-50 hard rolls (very uncomfortable) and it fixes the problem for me INSTANTLY!
It's not completely gone, I do get it from time to time, but then I just repeat the rolling and it's gone again. The rolling looks very silly though and might best be done alone, but to get rid of this incredibly excruciating knee pain it's worth it! I had this problem for many years before I did this. This usually works on MANY other muscle problems - foam roll before you go the surgery route! Hope this works for you all! :)
I had just started feeling this exact pain as well, and I am 19 and fit. I am on my feet almost all day other than sleep. I had never had a problem before and then it came out of no where and happened 3 times in one day. Then it went away for a week or so and now it has been back for a few days. I have been feeling pain in the right knee cap that comes and goes with no relation to orientation of knee. The pain can last just for a few seconds or a bit longer. Has not happened to me while sleeping. Moving the leg seems to ease the pain. It is a little scary and I am worried about having the free time to go see a Ortho. I will try to keep you guys updated on the situation.
Has anyone come up with a diagnosis for this sharp knee pain? I have been bothered for almost a year and it has gotten much worse. I have had an Xray of my knee and an MRI of my spine. Nothing was found. I need to find out the cause and can not just live with it If anyone that has had these sharp knee pains has found out anything PLEASE let me know.
Yes, I dealt with this pain last night & off & on For a few while now.I wonder why