What you Kneed to Know

This article starts Part 1 of a new series telling you all you Kneed to Know about the current treatment options for knee osteoarthritis. If you have dull, achy pain in your knees, difficulty getting around due to knee pain, have been told you have bone-on-bone, or if your doctor…

Welcome to Part 3 in my series diving deep into why knees breakdown over a lifetime. If you haven’t already, check out Part 1: Joint Loading and Part 2: Inflammation. In this article, I’ll be talking all about the muscles of the lower extremity, their key functions, and how the…

Welcome back to my series on why knees break down over a lifetime! In Part 1, we covered how the mechanical loads placed through the knee joint contribute to knee breakdown and how they can also contribute to preserving knee health. Specifically, we discussed how mechanical loading placed through the…

As we age, many of us have the experience of our knees “breaking down”. When you are young, you can hop off the couch and play a game of pick-up basketball, go run 5 miles, and squat heavy weights in the gym without a second thought about your knees. However,…

I’ll just cut to the chase on this one: No! Exercise is not bad for your knees! In fact, a great exercise habit is one of the best things you can do for your knee health. There is a persistent stigma that excessive exercise over a lifetime is what causes…

Knee problems are incredibly common, especially as a person gets older. Many of us can relate to the experience of knee pain, stiffness, or weakness which can limit our ability to do the things we love to do. Once someone starts to have knee problems, they begin searching for solutions…