Dull aches all down left side

jodiekearley
jodiekearley Posts: 5
in Fitness and Exercise
So i've been doing the Jillian Michaels Body Revolution for the last month which has been great! Tough, but great.

Now started the second month but had a horrid cold so had to stop for a few days. Something strange has happened in the last couple of weeks though that when i sit down and curl my legs under myself, it's only minutes before i have to move them because my knee hurts so much, the underside. Then since then (last couple days) i've developed a really horrible dull ache at the back of my knee, down towards my ankle and sometimes into my shoulder, all on that side....

any thoughts?

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  • drop_it_like_a_squat
    drop_it_like_a_squat Posts: 377 Member
    I don't think that it's possible to make qualified diagnoses here.
    You should go see a Doctor if it's not getting better anytime soon.
  • jodiekearley
    jodiekearley Posts: 5
    No no of course. To be honest I just wondered if anyone had experienced anything similar. I know i pulled a muscle in my shoulder over that first month, and i've a recovering sprain in my ankle, but it's odd that this ache has just started happening...
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Probably sore ligaments. Advil and ice.
  • jodiekearley
    jodiekearley Posts: 5
    I guess that would make sense because of the injuries on that side... ice pack just gone into the freezer!

    I never know whether to put hot or cold on to them or a bit of both?
  • upgetupgetup
    upgetupgetup Posts: 749 Member
    is that the same shoulder you previously injured? either way, see your gp asap. a simple tendon or ligament problem would mostly happen in a circumscribed area. this could be nothing, but there are more serious problems that can present as leg pain.
  • jodiekearley
    jodiekearley Posts: 5
    Yep same side. I just spoke to my friend who's an osteopath and she suggested some hamstring stretches which have actually really really helped almost instantly. Guess i've just got to make sure i stretch on days i don't do the exercise as well to keep things fluid.

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