Beginner ice skater, very bad knee pain! Please help!
Hi, I started ice skating in March and started going regularly in April. I’ve been inactive most of my life, and started skating 5-7 hours a week rather suddenly. I also started going to workout classes 1-2 times a week. Last week of April, I hurt my adductor while stretching. It’s healed by now, but after that happened my knees started hurting badly. After skating on Friday, I literally was limping later that evening. My knees are in so much pain.
Google says it’s from overuse or something, lack of muscle etc. Has this happened to anyone else? How can I fix this? I haven’t gone skating since Friday because now I’m scared. I’m not limping anymore, but my knees still hurt regularly, especially when I go from sitting to standing or bending them like any type of squat. I’ve been icing them on and off and bought these sleeve braces off of amazon to see if they’d help. Please give any advice you have.