Aug 2019
top 3 KNEE EXERCISEs TO REDUCE KNEE PAIN in runners.
If you are suffering from a running knee injury, don't worry, we can help you!
Below are a few of our favourite knee exercises for people who can't run comfortably.
BOOK YOUR KNEE PAIN SEMINAR TICKETS HERE
We are getting on the front foot in the battle with knee pain, and putting on a seminar, so we can help spread the correct and beneficial information to as many people as possible.
The 'How To Fix Your Knee Pain' Seminar will be held at Authentic Health Studio , 922 Mt Alexander Rd Essendon, at 7pm-8.30pm on October 9th 2019.
Presentations will be by:
- Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist, Tony Beecroft, from Melbourne Sports Physiotherapy
- Fitness Coach, Chris Dawson, from Authentic Health Studio, and
- Podiatrist, Rachel O'Loughlin, from Melbourne Podiatry Clinic.
Tickets are $20, with ALL proceeds going to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation.
Due to space restrictions, tickets are strictly limited to 25 people- hurry, as its first in, best dressed!
Come down for a catch up and to hear all the latest information about knee pain, how to fix it and what you can do to prevent it.
We'll put on some nibbles and beer and wine for you too!
It will be an enjoyable, informative and relaxed night for you, and we hope you get some tips and tricks as to how you can best fix your knee pain!
VIEW OUR TOP EXERCISES FOR FIXING KNEE PAIN IN RUNNERS.
The list is essentially endless, and each knee needs to be assessed to determine which are the best specific exercises to fix your problem, but we're loving these 3 at the moment!
1. ISOMETRIC QUADRICEPS TENSES
The exercise below looks pretty easy, and it is, but its very important to build a base level or muscle to nerve control, prior to adding load to sore knee joint.
Research shows that we need 3000 repetitions of this exercise over 20 days to make a big impact on how our brain controls our knee muscles.
This has been really useful for those people with a really low capacity of muscle firing, simply due to the fact that pain shuts down power to a sore and irritated joint.
2. BANDED DOUBLE LEG BRIDGES
The knee joint is in trouble if it is not working harmoniously with the gluteal muscles - your buttocks!
We love the exercises above, as it really gets the gluteals working in a position that they are often weak.
You can't simply rely on stretching to help with knee pain - it doesn't work.
The key here is to get the gluteals firing in a way that keep the thigh pointing in a good angle to receive the knee cap.
When the knee cap drifts 1-2mm to the outside of the knee, it can rub, causing an irritation of the ligament tissue. This is called Patello-femoral Joint Syndrome, and is the top cause of knee pain we see in the clinic.
3. SIDE LYING ABDUCTION - 'JANE FONDA'
This is a classic gluteal strengthening exercise, which helps prevent knee pain in people who have a dynamic knee valgus.
This works the side of the hip, which again helps reduce the thigh angling in at a poor angle, and keeps the knee cap sitting in a great position in the knee cap.
Be careful with your position on this exercise. The human brain is built for efficiency, so it will use the TFL and hip flexor muscles to help out when you get fatigued, so keep your top leg back and your pelvis rotated forward.
Are you coming to the 'How To Fix Your Knee Pain' Seminar- October 9th, 2019 at 7pm in Essendon?
BOOK YOUR KNEE PAIN SEMINAR TICKETS HERE
We are getting on the front foot in the battle with knee pain, and putting on a seminar, so we can help spread the correct and beneficial information to as many people as possible.
The 'How To Fix Your Knee Pain' Seminar will be held at Authentic Health Studio , 922 Mt Alexander Rd Essendon, at 7pm-8.30pm on October 9th 2019.
Tickets are $20, with ALL proceeds going to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation.
Due to space restrictions, tickets are strictly limited to 25 people- hurry, as its first in, best dressed!
Come down for a catch up and to hear all the latest information about knee pain, how to fix it and what you can do to prevent it.
We'll put on some nibbles and some beer and wine for you too.
It will be an enjoyable, informative and relaxed night for you, and we hope you get some tips and tricks as to how you can best fix your knee pain!
BOOK YOUR SEMINAR TICKETS HERE
If you are unsure if this event is right for you, send [email protected] an email with any questions and the email subject " FIX MY KNEE" and we'll be in touch.
We look forward to helping you fix your knee pain soon! What are you waiting for?!