These articles have quotations from film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings and related works: 1  The Lord of the Rings.  J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1978)
This causes a twisting on the tibia and changes its relationship to your kneecap. This can cause tracking problems as well. If your quadriceps or hamstring muscles are too tight, they also will affect the mechanics of the knee and lead to compensation patterns that cause pain.
1 This can cause pain and injury to the joints. 2  Sometimes, the kneecap itself is slightly out of position. 3  Problems with the feet. 4  Runner's knee can result from hypermobile feet (a condition in which the joints associated with the feet can be move more than what's normal), fallen arches, or overpronation (flat feet). Repeated bending or high stress exercises such as lunges and plyometrics can irritate the kneecap joint (patellofemoral joint). 2  Overstretched tendons (tendons are the tissues that connect muscles to bones) may also cause the pain of runner's knee. 3  Direct trauma to the knee, like a fall or blow.