Knee pain from planks, questions....

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Gyggles1

Cathlete
Hi,

Last week while doing plank work in Circuit Max, I went to lift my leg a little off the ground how she says to do it, well it hurt immediately so I stopped immediately, not sure what I did but I thought ok no biggie now.... so now this week its been bothering me I wouldn't say alot of pain but it is bothering me and more so when I workout, I can feel it when sitting & standing... I would say mostly the pain is at a level 3, not high but sometimes I will get shooting pain or it seems like it moves up or down the leg if thats possible.

Ive gotten some great advice from friends of mine that use your workouts but I thought I would ask here also.........do I take some time off to see if it gets better on its own with no exercise ? or do I work through it ? I really don't think at this point its bad enough to go see a DR but if it keeps up I will go in.
I am just trying to catch it now if its minor enough & I rest then maybe it will be no big deal and go away..... my problem is I feel guilty & don't feel as good when I don't workout, not as much energy, etc.
If its worth the time to lay low for a while then thats what I will do.. Ive taken 2 rest days now back to back & its gotten no better yet in fact yesterday it hurt me more then the day before that.
I know as soon I start working out I will feel it however, just confused over here.

Thanks & Missing Cathe :)
Laura =)
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Here is a link to my before & after photo's
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Hi Laura,

When it comes to your knees, I would definitely say it's better to rest than to push through. I was recently diagnosed with a knee injury and I think it is because I did not let myself rest when I needed to - I just kept pushing through. Eventually the pain got worse and worse until I just couldn't take it anymore and had to see a doctor.

I am in physical therapy now and I am definitely getting better, but it was totally not worth it to push myself. Even if you think your pain is not bad enough to see someone, I would still suggest doing it. If they catch your problem in the early stages, it will probably be easier to fix in the long run. And you will have less rest/recovery time too which is nice. Hope this helps,

Alison
 
I am not a doctor or other medical professional,
and free advice is worth what you pay for it. :)

However, when I have back or hip pain I use Pete
Egoscue's book Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method
for Stopping Chronic Pain. It costs about $15 from
amazon.com or your local bookstore. He has a series
of exercises/stretches for different problems.

The catch is you have to actually *do* them. If
you just read the book you will think they are
useless.

MaryS
 
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