My Knees Hurt After Skiing

Causes of Knee Pain
Alpine and cross-country skiing are exhilarating sports, but the exhilaration may mask a muscle strain or injury. Knee pain may occur hours after ...

My Knees Hurt After Skiing

Causes of Knee Pain
Alpine and cross-country skiing are exhilarating sports, but the exhilaration may mask a muscle strain or injury. Knee pain may occur hours after ...

Knee Injuries From Squats

Back Braces for Back Pain
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, or ACSM, a squat is an exercise that is typically completed with a barbell. You start in a s...

Knee Braces for Squats

Back Braces for Back Pain
Squatting is a motion that involves maintaining a rigid back, flexing the knees, and sitting the gluteals down into a position that mimics sitting...

Ligament Tear & Knee Hyperextension

ACL Knee Injury
A ligament tear as the result of hyperextending your knee can vary from partial to severe. Symptoms can be severe and interfere with future exerci...

A 35-Minute HIIT Workout That Won't Hurt Your Knees

arthritis in knees
Overview The health and fitness benefits of HIIT (high-intensity interval training) are well documented: It increases your aerobic and anaerobic f...

Quad Exercises for Knee Injuries

common knee injuries
Knee injuries are common among individuals of a variety of ages and activity levels. Knee injuries can be the result of a direct injury or overuse...

How to Tape an MCL Sprain for Skiing

acl mcl injury
MCL sprains are common among freestyle skiers who perform aerial tricks. High-impact landings put excess pressure on the medial collateral ligamen...

Exercises to Support the MCL and ACL of the Knee

Best Knee Support
The medial collateral ligament (MCL) and anterior collateral ligament (ACL) are located in the knee joint. Both the MCL and ACL help connect the t...

How Do Knee Braces Work?

acl knee injury
Knee braces support the knee's ligaments by controlling certain movements and providing protection against abnormal or excessive knee movement on ...

Types of Knee Injuries

ankle ligament injury
Overview Knee injuries can involve any of the several different tissues that make up the knee joint: cartilage, ligaments or bone. They may also i...

Exercises for Limbering Up Stiff Joints

Exercise for Knee Pain
If you wake up in the morning with stiff joints, or your joints stiffen when you have to sit for a while in a car or on a plane, exercising can he...

Exercises to Help Loosen a Stiff Knee

Exercise for Knee Pain
Arthritis or another medical condition could be the cause of a stiff knee. Overuse of the joints and muscles in your knee can also cause stiffness...

Massage Techniques for a Damaged ACL

acl reconstruction surgery
A damaged or torn anterior cruciate ligament is a very painful condition in which the ligament that connects the thigh bone to the shin bone of yo...