If you get knee pain or injuries in the gym, that could be from sitting all day. Exercises that strengthen and stretch the leg muscles effectively will help protect knees. For healthier joints, aim to ...

Each year, nearly half of all runners in the U.S. wrestle with some type of pain or injury. The most commonly affected area, totaling 27 percent of running injuries is—you guessed it—the knee. If you ...

Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD, MPH, is a rheumatologist at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group in Connecticut. She is board-certified in both rheumatology and internal medicine. Osteoarthritis is a ...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that occurs when the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones breaks down over time. Symptoms include pain, swelling, stiffness, and decreased joint ...

If your parents are beginning to struggle with walking, climbing stairs, or getting up from a chair, it is a sign that their knee strength may be declining. The knee joint naturally loses strength ...

Wall sits strengthen your quadriceps, knee caps, and quadricep tendons. Doing hamstring curls boosts knee strength and lowers stress and injury risk. Clam shells target your gluteus medius and minimus ...

As people grow old, their knee joints grow weaker, making everyday movements, like going up the stairs or even simply standing or getting up from the toilet seat, feel like a big challenge. This ...