Pain and Fear. These often are associated with each other and for good reason. Pain is not a fun thing to go through and when you are in pain, you often are fearful to do something that will make it worse. This causes most people to stop doing things and stop moving. I see this everyday as a physical therapist. Now, its one thing if you are training for a marathon and you develop a pain in your knee and you need to back off a bit. It's another thing however if you begain to develop pain in your knee and you stop going up and down a flight of stairs or you stop going for your daily walk.
The best advice I can give is that if you are having pain and you are fearful of doing your normal daily activities then you should consult a doctor and/or a physical therapist because the longer that you stay in pain, most likely the worse your fear will get.
Remember increased activity does not always mean increased pain!
Cheers!
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