Maybe it's because I have terrible genetics, but I also happen to have pretty bad knees. It seems like drumline has only made it worse.

I'm 5'3", and the extra 35 pounds my drum puts on my body it really stressing out my knees. Has anyone else had this same problem? I have a generic knee brace that I picked up at Walgreens for $20, but I'm considering getting something better. I'm planning on meeting with a sports therapist sometime next week to figure out my problem, so I'll give updates.

I'm actually planning on visiting my ortho doc sometime soon to check out my left knee. I was told I strained my ACL in the left knee during the summer, but that it should heal within a few weeks. This was back in december. It's gotten a bit worse, in that I can't squat down without having to put extra weight on the right knee. if I keep my weight distributed evenly and try to get up using my legs, it feels as though there's a knife being dug into the inner middle part of my knee. Not to mention i sometimes feel it crack (and not the good-feeling ones) when I'm walking, or going upstairs.

I was watching How It's Made on the discovery channel, and they were explaining how custom knee braces were made. really interesting.