RE: [at-l] new to the list and a bad knee

[Jennifer Delia Sawyer <jdsawyer@bu.edu>]

At 05:29 PM 9/30/99 -0400, W F Thorneloe, MD wrote:

>As GMC said initially, focus on building up your quads

But don't neglect the hamstrings.  Overbuilt quads and weak hamstrings will
lead to further injury.  The two muscles work together to move your knee
joint -- you need to build up both to really deal with knee pain. 

Just another Pooh who's spent more on Physical Therapy than Psychotherapy
(that says a lot these days...)
:)

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