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Knee pain

As we get older, the knees are the first to complain.  You may have been diagnosed by a medical professional with all sorts of impressive terms for your pain;
knee arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella, iliotibial pain syndrome, patellar tendinitis. 
The bottom line is that your knees ache and no fancy medical terminology is improving the situation.

 

bullet Knee Pain Symptoms:

    ● Knee joint pain going up or down stairs

    ● Knees “popping or cracking” when getting up from a squat position

    ● Knee pain or achy knees after sitting (through a movie, on an airplane, driving).

    ● Knee pain after walking a lot.

    ● Gradual onset of knee joint pain when doing your usual sport or exercise

    ● Difficulty kneeling when gardening or taking care of children


bullet Causes of Knee Pain:

I won’t get into the expansive anatomy and biomechanics of the knee. Nor am I going to explain how the deterioration of the knee joints can occur.  

There are several books and websites that do an excellent job of this.

Here is the simple version: 

  • Four ligaments surround the knee.  These important ligaments can be damaged if the knee is pushed beyond its physical range of motion (i.e. sports injury or auto accident) or if it is repetitively pushed to the end range of its available motion (i.e. playing a sport like soccer or squatting down for work for gardening or working with children).
  • Genetics play a part in knee pain for those people who were born with bowed legs (genu varum) or knock-kneed (genu valgum).  These leg shapes place uneven stress on the knee joint and can lead to knee dysfunctions. 
  • Foot alignment (genetic or acquired) can also impact knee alignment and function.  Pronation (rolling inwards of the foot) and high arches have been associated with knee pain.
  • Obesity and being overweight has been linked to knee pain.
  • Muscles are the bodyguards of the joints.  Overtime, disuse, misuse and overuse of muscles associated with the knee leads to imbalances around the joint.  This can lead to increased wear and tear on the joint (arthritis), ligament or meniscus stress, abnormal tracking pattern of the knee cap and, ultimately, pain. 

bullet Knee Pain Relief

For more information on knee pain relief read (CLICK BELOW):

10 ways to decrease Knee Pain!

If you are feeling knee pain, then you already have muscle imbalance problems around the knee, ankle and hip.  The key to improving the integrity of your knees and to experiencing knee pain relief is to correct the muscle imbalances.

Performing the simple knee stretches, knee strengthening and knee exercises found on the links below will be a good start to successful knee pain treatment.

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