Hi UKB,
Over the years I've had recurring problems with the back of my knees. After doing heel hooks that involve "twisting" of a heel (ie toe pointing horizontally), I feel pain in the outside ligament-y bit on the outside of my knee. I've attached a photo to highlight the region.
http://postimg.org/image/lkxl95ywb/A few weeks ago, I gave too many goes at a circuit that involved a lot of pulling with a right heel, and since then the issue has worsened a lot. It hurts to move in and out of a squat, and I'm very limited when heel hooking.
The twisting element suggests that I've done some damage to my meniscus: can anyone support or refute this? I'm going to try and get a scan when I'm back in the UK, but I'm currently in Rodellar.
Having lost some weight recently, I imagine having weekened chicken-legs might be a contributing factor. I was thinking of doing some low-rep explosive exercises ie box jumps to try and strengthen the surrounding structures.
Thanks a lot in advance for helping with a pretty selfish post,
Chris.