Why Your Knees Hurt Going Downstairs But Not Upstairs

Why Your Knees Hurt Going Downstairs But Not Upstairs

Going downstairs puts 3 to 5 times your body weight through your kneecap, while going up mostly uses your hips and glutes instead. That extra force under the kneecap is why your knee hurts on the way down but feels fine on the way up.  I hear this question a lot. Someone climbs four flights with no […]

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