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.

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Inside: the hip connection · the foot connection · the compensation test · video

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One sit-to-stand on each leg, filmed on your phone, that shows which leg your body trusts more.

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Femoral anteversion and retroversion: the hip pain factor almost no one tests for

A self-test for the thigh bone shape that changes how much twisting stress reaches your knee, and what to do for each shape.

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If your knee keeps coming back to the same pain, 7 Days to Better Knees walks you through testing the hip, the foot, and the compensation pattern at home, step by step.

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