Hyperextended knees

Hyperextended knees

The body will use knee hyperextension as a strategy for standing when it finds the position more stable or efficient than standing with the knees in neutral. Having “loose” joints makes it easier for the knee to go into a hyperextended position, but to explain why someone is standing this way we need to look beyond the knees.

#health #hypermobility #knee
http://www.somastruct.com/genu-recurvatum/

Hypermobility

Hypermobility

I didn't know this existed and that it was bad for you. Be aware.

In a hypermobility, your proprioception (sense of joint position) is poor. You do not realize that you are in a bad position. You hold yourself this way simply because it is easiest for you. An example is the person who stands with her knees locked. She stands this way because there is too much motion into knee hyperextension. It is easier, energetically, for her to stand this way, because her muscles close to the joint don’t have to activate. She simply “hangs” in the joints.

#health #hypermobility #knee 
http://www.yogabydaisy.com/hypermobility-causes-injury/

How do you stand: picture 1 or 2?

How do you stand: picture 1 or 2?

A more complete article, similar to the previous post but with some pictures and more tips. Fascinating.

#health #knee
http://www.drbookspan.com/KneePainArticle.html

Hyperextended knees

Hyperextended knees

Very interesting, even for people without knee pain.

Some basic tips on how to walk, go up the stairs and squat correctly. Most of which I was never thought before. How come such basic things are not well spread?

I have just found out recently I stand wrongly on my knees and that this could lead to future problems, I had no idea you are not supposed to "lock" your knees, I thought everyone did it.

Check it out how you stand, do you also lock your knees? Have you tried correcting this bad habit? Were you successful? Let us know, I am curious to see how many never knew they were standing "wrong".

#health #knee 
https://edwinfirmansyah.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/how-to-fix-your-own-knee-pain/