thats the same problem I am having right now, but with just my left leg. The ache is in the same exact spots. When I squat down to get a ball that is low for example (softball just playing catch and my partner throws a ball that I have to squat down low and get), I defiantly feel the ache big time. I think its the knee, but its really a muscle that is tight that is causing the trigger point because when I roll just above my knee and to the side above the knee (never on the knee), it goes away for a little while and comes back when I have sat or stood in one spot for a while. To keep the spot loosen if I am not moving around is kicking my foot to my butt every now and then. I am going to also do what Julie says. The only time I ever feel the ache and need to massage it is if I am kicking my butt with my foot (not actually touching the butt though because it can't by itself unless I force it to), sprinting, or squatting low to pick up something. If I massage where I feel the ache (above knee like you) before I run or exercise, I am fine unless I am in one spot for a while and get stiff again.
I am trying to figure out myself where the trigger point is. I have to start from the glutes, go through the abductors, then go through the quads to get rid of the trigger point like julie said. I am glad I found this thread because I don't have to make a new one because you are going through the same exact problem as me.
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