I have a slight knee pain due to a fall when i was a teen and a viral fever 3 months back.?

Question

Recently i have joined a aerobic class.I feel very slight pain now.Is it because of the aerobic exercises?Can i continue the classes?My knee ball is a bit shaky too.

Answer 1

It depends on the nature of the original injury. If you sustained damage to the mechanical joint and/or cartilage, aerobic exercise is likely to cause pain (due to inflammation) and/or weakness.

A doctor is far more qualified to advise you on what you should or should not be doing for exercise than I am And he (or she) can examine your knee to determine what is wrong and how to treat it.

Good luck

Answer 2

SHAKY makes me think trigger points - massage therapist to get normal (possibility that they have been there a long time)

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas (natural muscle relaxers) daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, (if this does not do it you probably need a chiropractor as well) you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.