Locked knee can be a distressing condition that affects mobility and daily activities. While some cases can be managed with rest, therapy, and medication, others may require surgical intervention.

Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine’s Northwest region of hospitals Dr. Irfan Hafiz joins Bob Sirott to talk about an exercise to lessen pain in your knees, the benefits of cooking and ...

This small, superficial muscle is situated behind the knee and runs between the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. You may feel a sudden, snapping or popping pain in the back of your leg when the ...

The key is to find movements you can do without severe pain and gradually build your strength and range of motion. While the knee joint itself doesn’t have muscles, it has ligaments and ...

It makes you work harder both physically and mentally. Walking backwards is especially beneficial to your knees. Reverse walking helps increase your knee's range of motion. While walking backwards ...

The glutes are a group of muscles in the buttocks that affect the movement of the knee. The glute bridge is a great exercise that targets your glutes but also involves other muscles of the leg.

For keen sportsman Julian Smith the prospect of going through not just one but possibly two knee replacements was the worst scenario he could imagine. His right knee, injured in a footballing ...

For added stability, tuck your toes under your back foot so that you are on the ball of your foot. If you experience knee pain, check your foot position; your forward foot may be too far forward or ...

Orthopedic surgeons perform almost 700,000 knee replacements in the United States each year, and the procedure has a high success rate in alleviating pain and restoring an active lifestyle. It’s not ...

In her big moment in the chorus of her song, "This Is Me," her character spins towards the audience and delivers a truly impeccable set of Disney knees. Well, it turns out, Lovato is in on the joke.

In Motion Physical Therapy of NY founder Laura Sommer, DPT, says that one easy way to judge whether you have tight glutes is to try raising your knee toward your chest. If you can’t do it all ...

If you overengage in activities such as running, jumping, or climbing stairs, you can strain the knee joint leading to a condition called runner's knee.