could be arthritis...esp since you were kneeling on it a couple of days ago...that triggers it for me.

It doesnt feel arthritic. I have arthritis in both of my big toes (the toe pain is worse than the knee pain actually. Feels like broken bones)

The pain in my knee feels more like soft tissue pain. Like I injured the tendons or ligaments that hold the kneecap onto the knee.

Oh yeah, did I mention that my kneecaps are weird. They're "floaters". They dont seem to be connected to the knee like they're supposed to be. I can actually move my kneecap around with my hand (that usually doesnt hurt, unless the kneecap gets "stuck" on something) Been like that since I was a baby. Think that's related to a birth defect I was born with. My achilles tendons are shorter than they're supposed to be too, which I think explains somewhat why my achilles tendon ruptured in 2001.

I'm just wondering if some of the pain I occasionally wake up with is caused by the MS, or if I'm just weird. I've woken up with the knee pain before. I seem to get tendonitis really easily. I get tendonitis in my shoulder, especially the left one, all the time. That's sore this week too, but not as distracting or painful as knee pain.

Do MSers get tendonitis more often than non-MSers?? Are we more prone to it? Because this feels more like a tendon/ligament problem, with some muscle pain.

my DH gets knee pain. he is an active guy and over does it. I am lazy, and dont use mine enough.

hope you feel better.

I have pain in both of my knees. Somedays are better than others. I tend to keep my legs elevated whenever I am sitting, if possible. They really hurt (like Kelly) when flying or driving for long distances. I do have arthritis in both knees, but they seem to be worse when I am also experiencing spasticity

Does anyone else get pain in their knees?

Yes, but not MS related, unless we want to go by my rule and blame MS for everything..

After walking around all day taking my mom to appointments, and being out in the HOT weather, I finally tried out our walk-in bathtub. (we finally finished it a few months back, but I hadnt gotten around to really using it yet)

My dad had suggested that I soak my knees (other one started to hurt this afternoon). So I got in, turned on the jets and soaked my sore knee.

Felt great! Loved it!! (love the new tub!! jacuzzi jets!)

Then I went downstairs to dry my hair and get dressed for bed. In the half hour it took to dry my hair, my knee stiffened up, and now I have a weird ache running up the back and side of my thigh up towards my back. And there's another weird, but not as painful ache that goes all the way down to my ankle.

I dont know what I did, or how I did it, but geeze, this is painful. After my knee stiffened up, I walked around the basement for a little bit to try to loosen things up.

I've got a pile of ice on my swollen knee now, and am hoping I wont have to go to a doctor for this.

I'm resting it now for the next few days. My great-aunt died early tuesday morning, and I might be going to the funeral and dont want to draw attention to myself if I'm dragging a cane or a crutch around with my knee. (I usually dont go to funerals, not decided yet if I'm going to go)

Hopefully my knee will be better in a day or two, and wont be causing me problems for too much longer.

I have pain in my wrists. Not sure if its the same issue, but it hurts for no reason.