Move it or lose it!.. has been the Arthritis Foundations catchphrase for decades and there is a lot of truth to that. Or on more positive note, less threatening advice is we must simply “keep our moving parts moving” for best short and longterm outcomes.
Did you know that knees suffer the consequences of poor or altered feet mechanics from the ground up and also from hip mechanics, tightness/weakness from the pelvis down.
The knee is simply the space between your femur thigh bone and tibia shin bone. It is essentially a hinge joint which likes to hinge evenly and can have a limit of tolerance to twisting strains.
Pronated or commonly called flat feet and hips with poor thigh rotation control can result in accumulating twisting strain at the knee and also knee cap and associated soft tissue structures. These are a couple of the simplified explanations of the things we as Physios look at when assessing the true factors affecting your knee pain.
Strength and conditioning and also a better understanding of how to move over your knee joint – space goes such a long way to alleviating current pain but also is the best prevention for future issues for possibly the hardest working, most force enduring joint in our bodies.
Get to know your knees – our bodies are our houses perhaps rather than temples per say, or alternatively the most amazing vehicles we live in our whole lives and they require care and maintenance for best future outcomes and comfortable longevity.
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