Im a 19 year old female and I've been having these pains in my knee since i was about 2 or 3 years old. They dont occurr on a daily basis and they used to happen with more frequency when I was younger but I still have them today. The pain is usually in my right leg around the knee area. It sometimes, but not often, happens to my left leg and sometimes it happens to both. When I get them the pain is really strong. Sometimes I massage the area but that usually doesn't get rid of the pain even though it does alleviate it. When I get these pains I cant describe exactly where it is it's just the knee and around it. The pain is dull, I guess, and most doctors have told me it's been due to growing pains but I stopped growing around 6th grade. When I've had my knee checked they usually don't find anything wrong with it. I'm also an athlete and I can say that the pains are not from excercise because I had them before I started running 6 years ago and they don't tend to happen after exercise.
Any suggestions?