Knee Pain and Knee Popping

I wrote these articles because googling “chronic knee pain” gives you a whole bunch of sites with semi-useless information like “stop running” or “take ibuprofen” or “ice your knee.” This is the same unhelpful information your family doctor would give you, or, dare I say it, an orthopedic “knee specialist.” Here are fives causes of knee pain you never see written about on WebMD.com, MayoClinic.com, or About.com, all of which I have experienced personally. Each article linked below explains a stretch, exercise, or self-massage technique you can use to overcome chronic knee pain or knee popping:

Weakness of one of the quadriceps muscles called the vastus medialis
Tightness of one of the calf muscles called the soleus
Weakness of the hamstrings and gluteus maximus
Spasm of a muscle in the back of the knee called the popliteus
ITB syndrome

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#1: The Vastus Medialis and Knee Popping -->

Last Updated: 6/7/2011
Originally Posted: 2/8/2009