Healthy knees depend upon strong and flexible feet, ankles and hips Our internal kinetic chain All of our joints are interconnected along an internal kinetic chain that begins at our feet and reaches all the way through our body. Because of their chain like properties, our joints are able communicate with one another via posture […]
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The Knee Joint
The knee joint The knee is the largest joint in the body and essential to many of our daily activities including standing, walking, running and sitting. We wouldn’t get far without it! Unfortunately, it’s also prone to injury, causing millions of Americans to visit their doctors with knee complaints each year. Anatomy The knee is […]
Understanding how you stand
This article is part of a series discussing the biomechanical connections between the feet, ankles, knees and hips and how they all impact knee health. What are your standing tendencies? To find out how your feet affect your ankles, knees, hips and spine, the first thing to do is observe how you tend to stand. […]
Yoga for Healthy Feet & Knees Part 1
This article is part of a series discussing the biomechanical connections between the feet, ankles, knees and hips and how they all impact knee health. Foundational feet Our feet form the foundation for our upright body. Whether standing or in movement, whatever happens at the feet reflects all the way through the leg joints to […]