A conundrum for you – rarely, if ever, is the site of pain the cause of pain! The area screaming the loudest, is not necessarily where we need to focus our attention. Pain doesn’t tell you a lot, it lets you know that there is a problem, it does not tell you what it is. Pain is a request for change. Movement is a way of doing just that.
Our knees are pretty clueless – they do what the foot allows and the hip can control. If you have knee pain look above and below. For example:
- Decreased ankle mobility leads to increased motion at the knee.
- Loss of mobility in the hip leads to more force being transmitted through the knee.
- Restricted big-toe extension decreases the ability to efficiently extend the hip resulting in more knee flexion.