There are many causes for knee pain. Sometimes painful knees may have several causes working at the same time. The good news is that most of the causes involve muscles and soft tissues (not bone) and can be easily “fixed.”
Sometimes knee pain is caused by an accident or injury to the bones and ligiments. And, sometimes surgery is required to repair the damage. In that case, muscles may still be involved.
Working on your muscles–getting them balanced by using all of them, relaxing those that are “too tight” and releasing trigger points–will still benefit you.
Muscles in your thigh can cause knee pain.
Muscles in the hamstring can also cause knee pain.
So can the muscles of your lower leg.
And so can the muscle directly behind Continue reading “Knee Pain Has Many Causes”
