fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoThey don't have a nice socket structure': how to really look after your knees
It carries most of the weight of the body, and being a hinge joint, it means that it doesn't have a nice socket structure, says physiotherapist Dr Jillian Eyles, from the University of Sydney. It relies on the ligaments and the joint capsules and the muscles around it to really stabilise the joint, and it's fairly easy to injure compared to another joint that's more supported.
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