Crouching knee pain

 

Crouching knee pain is more common than we think and needs to be observed, as it can indicate several problems.

A major problem that can affect the knee is osteoarthritis, which begins with an injury called patellar chondromalacia, which affects the cartilage between the patella and the femur. It is the beginning of cartilage wear. It often happens after exercises done improperly. Chondromalacia causes pain, swelling and movement limitations.

This cartilage wear is the biggest problem that overweight can cause to the knee and, after chondromalacia, it can progress to arthrosis, if there are no changes in habit.

To protect the knees, it is important to strengthen the muscles of the legs, hips, abdomen and lower back and take care of the wrong movements, especially when squatting, when keeping the knees out of alignment with the balls of the feet.

It is very common to see people on the Internet inappropriately moving in gyms, especially when it comes to the biomechanics of the knees. Changing in squats we observe how the knees are misaligned with the tips of the feet both internally and externally, causing damage to the knee cartilage.

In the biomechanics of movement, when the knee has a tendency to point inwards, the femur rotates inwards (internal rotation) and leaves the patella more to the side, causing it to decrease normal joint contact and increase pressure and risk of cartilage injury.

 

We know that our knee suffers a lot from the overload triggered by muscle imbalances, but we must also be aware of biomechanical movements. But watch out for sports like football, tennis, volleyball and hockey, which increase the risk of injury.

 

The most common injury is caused by a sudden change of direction, that is, when the player who is running needs to stop quickly to change direction. In this movement, the knee is twisted and the ligaments may rupture. It is very common to happen to football players.