Difficult health problems

17M, chronic knee pain (pes anserine area?) + weird symptoms, looking for similar experiences

Hey, I’ve been dealing with knee issues for about a year now.

Main symptoms:

•	pain/tight pulling around the inner knee (pes anserine area)

•	sometimes spreads into the inner thigh/adductors

•	occasional discomfort in Achilles too

•	symptoms fluctuate a lot (sometimes better, sometimes worse)

•	recently started having weird numbness sensations around the knee (not tingling, more like dull numb feeling)

Important:

•	symptoms can appear even without load

•	but walking (especially more steps) tends to make it worse

•	I used to train a lot (basketball, jumping, heavy leg work, low recovery)

What I tried:

•	physio exercises (mixed results, sometimes better, sometimes flare-ups)

•	rest helps a bit but doesn’t fully solve it

Now I’m waiting for a rheumatology check to rule out systemic issues.

Questions:

1.	Has anyone had something similar with both tendon-like pain AND numbness?

2.	Does this still sound like tendinopathy or something else (nervous system involvement maybe)?

3.	What actually helped you long-term (not just temporary relief)?

4.	How did you manage load vs rest in a situation like this?

Appreciate any real experiences 🙏

Background:

Basketball player, used to high volume (jumping, running, sometimes trained through pain and fatigue)