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2. Knee pain in the US increased 65% over the past 20 years ...

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   Knees absorb about 1.5 times your body weight while walking on level ground. ... then exhale and roll your pelvis and spine back up. Squat. Stand with your feet and legs parallel to one another ...

3. What Physical Therapists Want You to Know About Squats and ...

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   Experts say squats can help avoid knee pain when done right. Here, physical therapists explain squat benefits and proper technique. ... “You need to be able to squat to get in and out of a car ...

4. The significant health benefits of walking backward - AOL

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   Walking backward while pulling a sled is one of the exercises that Estes favors. But he said it’s also great to walk backward on a self-powered treadmill if you can find one.

5. Squat (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   The barbell back squat Bodyweight squat. A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extend and the ankle joint plantarflexes when standing up.

6. Popliteus muscle - Wikipedia

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   In open chain movements (when the involved limb is not in contact with the ground), the popliteus muscle medially rotates the tibia on the femur. It is also used when sitting down and standing up. It is the only muscle in the posterior (back) compartment of the lower leg that acts just on the knee and not on the ankle.

7. Patellofemoral pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS; not to be confused with jumper's knee) is knee pain as a result of problems between the kneecap and the femur. [4] The pain is generally in the front of the knee and comes on gradually. [2] [4] Pain may worsen with sitting down with a bent knee for long periods of time, excessive use, or climbing and ...