Do you have pain directly below the kneecap?
Do you have a sharp pain on the outside of the knee?
Is it tender to touch around your knee joint?

All of these symptoms and more can be a combination of issues that stem from muscle strength, flexibility, or length imbalances.
These imbalances can place poor loading forces on the knee and the surrounding structures.

In this video, I go over some quick tests that can assess your knees and some quick tips on treating them if they hurt.

🔹 👉🏼 The Tensor Fascia Late and IT band soft tissue mobilization are great for those who are having hip or knee pain, especially on the outside portion of their leg.
🔹 👉🏼 The IT band is a long fascia band on the outside of the leg that connects at the hips and down to the knee.
🔹 👉🏼 The TFL is the muscle that attaches to the IT band and the pelvis.
🔹 👉🏼 These structures can become tight or inflamed due to running or other intense activities.
🔹 👉🏼 Issues like snapping hip, runner's knee, and patella femoral syndrome can appear causing knee pain or hip pain.

PAR 5 Physical Therapy, in Randolph, NJ, specializes in helping active individuals in Morris County get back to exercising and working out pain-free without having to take time off or relying on injections/pain medication.  PAR5PT offers physical therapy and performance services to all populations, with specialties in Orthopedics, Golf Fitness Training and Rehab, and Manual Therapy Techniques, and Wellness Services.

If you’re dealing with anything, big or small, and you have questions, just call/text 973-490-4955.

Thanks for reading!