The thought of living your life with chronic, limiting knee pain can be just as debilitating as the pain itself.  The idea that you may be forced to eliminate certain activities from your life is frankly too much to bear.  Unfortunately, most people that suffer from knee pain don’t realize that options exist other than surgery or drugs.  Fortunately, you’re not one of them.

THE TOP FIVE REASONS FOR KNEE PAIN
AGE- As we get older we tend to be less active and begin to lose muscle, tendon and ligament strength which places more pressure on the joint causing pain.

OBESITY- Weight gain and inactivity go hand in hand and are a recipe for knee pain.  Getting the weight off will reduce the stress, wear and tear on your knees.

GENDER- Knee pain can often be a bit biased.  Women will sometimes suffer more from knee pain due to various factors including, but not limited to, imbalances in muscle surrounding the joints as well as the angle of the upper leg bone as it descends from the hip.

HEREDITY- If knee pain runs in the family, it’s possible you may be next in line.  Proper exercise is crucial to keep you pain free.

INJURY OR OVERUSE- Taking a hit to, banging or twisting the knee are common reasons for knee pain.  What may not be understood is that knee pain can be caused by improper, overuse movements.  Fortunately, this is one of the easiest causes of knee pain to conquer.

After examining this list, I’ll bet you can find one or more reasons for your knee pain.  Have faith because hope is on the way.  Recent research has suggested that being overweight and inactive produce the majority of knee pain symptoms. If you are at the age where you and your friends are all complaining of knee pain, you can help prevent it by taking the following steps:

Lose weight: One study found that people who are overweight with knee osteoarthritis decreased disability after decreasing their weight by just 5 percent over a period of 120 days. For some, that can be as little as 10 pounds.
Exercise more: Strong evidence supports exercise, such as strength training, for knee osteoarthritis. A recent study showed that exercise reduced knee pain and helped participants move around more easily. The benefits of exercise were similar to those from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Don’t take knee pain sitting down.  It’s time you do something about it and I’m here to help.  With proper exercise and nutrition, we’ll have you feeling great and your knees with thank you for it.

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Lets just get it out there…I’m not a fan of the rain.  Necessary as it is, I much prefer a drier form of moisture.  With that said, I get pumped just thinking about getting out and doing some winter exploration in the mountain snow.  The air is crisp, the world is quiet and everything is a bit brighter with all that lovely, white powder.

There was a time, however, when the thought of slippery surfaces and cumbersome, heavy clothing kept me from enjoying all that winter has to offer.  Missing an ACL in one knee and having the other knee susceptible to dislocation, I would often pass on the chance to enjoy such an experience.

Not anymore.  A team of draft horses couldn’t keep me from accepting an invitation to get out and enjoy a day in the white stuff.  I can’t imagine staying cooped up all winter too scared or worried that my knees couldn’t hold up to get out and throw myself at all life has to offer.

How is it that you may be withdrawing from the fun activities that you used to enjoy while I’m out having a blast doing them?  I figured out how to get rid of my knee pain without surgery or drugs so that I can get back to living again.  And, I’ve been passing that information along to countless individuals just like you for the past thirteen years.

The approach is really quite simple.  Strategic strengthening exercises with progressions that get the knee joint stronger and stronger each week.  Proper stretching to get the body moving and flexible again. Last and certainly not least, a great nutrition strategy that gets you healthy and promotes weight loss so we can give those knees a break.

Knee pain no longer keeps me from enjoying what I love to do.  Isn’t it time for you to experience everything you’ve been missing out on?  I think it is, and I’m going to help you get back to finally living again.

Stay tuned as I begin to reveal the strategies I used to conquer my knee pain so that you too can get out there and enjoy life again.  Until next time, take great care of yourself.

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If you do, know you have options.  No longer should you think in terms of, “I have it, it’s here to stay and I just have to deal with it”.

You see, it’s very likely that if you have knee pain and you never experienced an actual injury, the pain is likely coming from another source.

Ah ha! Now we have options!

Understand that the knee is a joint built for stability.

When looking for knee pain solutions, one of the first places we go is to the muscles surrounding the knee joint.

Are the muscles surrounding the joint strong?

Are the muscles surrounding the joint flexible?

Are the muscles surrounding the joint balanced?

This is one of the places we will begin to examine to correct the underlying problem.  There is quite a lot of improvement that can be made just by addressing and correcting the above three questions.  With corrective exercises, knee pain can be a thing of the past in a few short weeks.

Once we begin to develop strong, balanced and flexible muscles in the legs, both below and above the knee joint, the knee is able to move freely in the range of motion it was originally designed for.  Think of it like this for a moment: You’re driving your car with the brake pedal slightly pressed all the time.  Over time, that constant wear eats away and reduces the thickness of the pads.  Eventually, when you apply the brakes hard to stop, there’s little to stop the forward motion and your brakes are “loose”.  Your knee shifts slightly and “BANG”…knee pain.  Ouch!

Same thing can happen in the knee joint.  Tightness in the muscles surrounding the knee joint can cause unnecessary wear and tear inside the joint which causes the joint to become loose.  In addition, muscles that are stronger on one side of the joint can pull against the joint causing more wear and tear since the weaker muscles aren’t strong enough to keep the joint balanced.

So what’s the solution?  A few simple strength and flexibility exercises may be all you need to dramatically improve your knee and quality of life.

Stay tuned because I’ll be detailing a plan to get you pain free in no time….