question: I have pain on the right side of my left knee. When I first get up it hurts to walk but will get better as I walk, although the pain is still there but not to bad. Sometimes the top of the knee will hurt until I bend it or straighten it just the right way. I am 58 and like to run but this is stopping me. It came on after I worked on my deck and had to do a lot of up and down bending and kneeling.