Knees
Why does my knee keep hurting?
Almost everything that controls your knee comes from the hip above it or the foot below it. When knee pain keeps returning, the cause is often somewhere else, sometimes even in the other leg.
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Why your knee pain might not actually be a knee problem
How your hip and foot load the knee, what the research does and doesn't show, and a one-repetition test that shows which side of your body is really doing the work.
Read the guide →Inside: the hip connection · the foot connection · the compensation test · video
One sit-to-stand on each leg, filmed on your phone, that shows which leg your body trusts more.
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