Recently we had a week where almost every patient seen had a knee injury – a couple of injuries were age related, most were exercise related and some just as the result of accidents, which got us thinking whether we really do enough to look after our knees…
A pair of healthy knees is critical to most forms of exercise and a lot of daily activities. It is important to make sure you are stretching regularly to maintain good flexibility of all the muscle groups around the knee and also to mix up your training to include some non-weight bearing activity (such as swimming) so you still get a good cardio workout but without the impact. In addition try to also keep the hip muscles strong to help support the pelvis. This will help to keep the knee functioning well & ensures correct load bearing through it.
Knee anatomy
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