At the Winchester Institute, Dr. Haggerty treats many patients that have muscle imbalances in their hip and lower extremities and don’t even know it. Muscle imbalance cause extra stress on tendons and joints which ends up causing pain and dysfunction. The worst part about the imbalance is usually the first time a person figures out they have a problem is when they begin to feel pain. This means that there is already damage occurring! Don’t worry, it’s not too late! If you want to get rid of that clicking or grinding behind your knee cap, a simple way to start taking pressure off of this area is to stretch the quadriceps muscle group. Excessively tight quads can cause greater than normal compression of the knee cap onto the femur causing cartilage wear and tear. Try this out! This isn’t the end all be all cure for knee pain, but it is a great start.
