Pain in the hips and knees can be a major source of disability. Issues, such as arthritis, ligament injury and deterioration of joint cartilage are the most common causes of hip and knee pain.
Tight, shortened quadriceps and stomach muscles, tight fascia and rotations in the leg can create pressure on the knee and shortened stomach muscles. After muscles have been stressed, even sitting will lead a trigger point to spasm. In addition, shortened quadriceps muscles can result in a stiff low back.
Trigger point pain in the inner thigh muscles can mimic gynecological and prostate concerns and can be misread as indicating arthritis of the hip or knee joints. When such pain is mistakenly linked to the loss of joint cartilage, unnecessary hip and knee joint replacement surgery can result.