I'm in my early 40s, female, weigh more than I should, walk regularly. Every once in a while (walking across the room or on a walk through the neighborhood), I will take a step and get a sharp pain in a joint that makes me gasp. On subsequent steps the joint will feel completely fine. Today it was my left ankle. A few steps in a row were shockingly painful, then it was totally fine. 20 fine steps later, sharp pain then fine again. This went on for an hour, and has been gone for hours since including a pain-free 1.5 mile walk. I've experienced this in my ankles, knees, and hips over the years at various times on both sides. It could be weeks or months between incidents.
So is this just part of being human? An aging human? An overweight human? An aging overweight human with say, bad shoes or weak muscles? I'm super inflexible so it's not something like a hyperextending joint condition. I think my feet pronate (no flat feet though), but I don't have orthotics. Would something like that help line me up and keep this from happening? It's so random, there's no recreating it for a doctor. Thanks!
So is this just part of being human? An aging human? An overweight human? An aging overweight human with say, bad shoes or weak muscles? I'm super inflexible so it's not something like a hyperextending joint condition. I think my feet pronate (no flat feet though), but I don't have orthotics. Would something like that help line me up and keep this from happening? It's so random, there's no recreating it for a doctor. Thanks!