Knees problem can affect your ability to walk, climb stairs, sit, or even stand for long periods. It may come from joint wear, muscle imbalance, or poor leg alignment—and often worsens with age, injury, or posture problems.

Knee pain can limit walking, stair climbing, sitting, and standing for extended periods so much that you feel like you cannot perform simple activities. Most people attribute knee pain to age or an injury; however, it usually has a very different source deep within the full context of your body’s alignment as a whole. Your knees problem could be the result of joint degeneration (osteoarthritis), weak or strong muscles between your thighs, hips, and calves, or poor leg alignment based on your posture. When you introduce a poor alignment relationship to your hips, pelvis, or feet, your body is literally taking on additional work by introducing pressure into your knees especially when you are walking, sitting, or bending the joint. Eventually, you will develop inflammation, decreased compression space in your knee, or strain of important ligaments, such as the ACL or meniscus. Additionally, overactive or tight muscles about the hip and ankle may be creating the compensation patterns that overload the knee. Knee pain is typically an issue that gets worse over age, injury, or sedentary behaviours and it can become chronic if nothing is done early.