question: I have been experiencing pain the backs of my thighs and in my knees and hips. When I sit and then stand up, as I do at work, getting up can be quite painful. I find that when I wear more supportive shoes the pain is less, but not gone. I have also been noticing pain on other joints where I have not ever had pain before, like my left wrist and finger joints. I have started taking higher doses of OTC pain meds just to be comfortable. I m 57 and almost 100 pounds overweight. I ve been tested for RA (family history) and I don t have it. I ve been under a lot of stress during the past 8 months. What could be causing my pain? It often wakes me up at night and I have trouble sleeping on one hip for too long.