Address Knee Pain
Over the years, I worked with many clients with knee pains, some went away quickly with minor adjustments, and others took a bit longer.
In this blog, I share a client’s success story, common reasons behind knee issues, and a few of my go-to exercises for resolving knee issues.
The clinet came to me with a baker cyst behind her knees, and she’s been dealing with chronic knee pain for years. So when we started our 1:1 sessions, any forward knee motion was nearly impossible, and there was no internal knee rotation either.
We focused on building leg strength and incorporated loads of posture restoration, pelvis stability and lower leg (knee, ankle and feet) mobility exercises. After a couple of months, the client transformed her movement patterns completely and regained massive mobility.
As she put it, she no longer thinks about her knee when she comes out of her car, runs errands and walks around her neighbourhood.
The first photo was taken after a month; the second was taken after three months of working together.
As I previously mentioned, every client’s limitations are different and unique; that’s why getting a proper assessment from a professional like me is critical. Therefore, this blog has an educational purpose only.
Here are some of the most supportive exercises to address knee pain ⬇️
1/ Move your feet
Your feet motion is responsible for how you connect with the ground, and your feet’s ability to activate and flatten has a massive impact on how your knee moves; try this ↓
2/ Move your pelvis
Regaining your pelvis mobility and stability takes a massive pressure off of your knee; try this ↓
3/ Move your hip internal rotators
We see the clam shells and all the banded butt exercises on the internet, strengthening the hip external rotators. But, we don’t see enough emphasis on training your hip internal rotators and inner thighs (aka adductors), which are great stabilizers for your body and extra support for your knee; try this ↓
4/ Move your knee
This exercise below is perhaps one of the best exercises to bring mobility back to your knee and regain solid neuromuscular control over your knee joint; try this ↓
5/ Move your ankle
The more mobile and solid your ankle, the more support your knee is going to receive; try this ↓
If you need extra support in understanding where your knee pain is coming from, book a consultation call with me.
Be Mov〰ful,
Hedi