In the realm of knee pain there is a gray area. Depending on how bad a knee has been injured, it may be hard to ascertain, the level of damage. It depends on what the injury involved and how long the injury lasted. During, a knee injury, returning to the running track can provide future spars flare-ups. Generally, an injury is the most notable predictor of future arthritic suffering.

At the same token, a higher percentage of injuries appear to originate from feebleness in specific muscles. The injuries gravitate in the area around the hip muscles which support stabilizing the lower extremities and hip. Additionally, the knee injury could be due to weakness in the quadriceps and hamstrings.

Exercises and sport movements that require significant landing and twisting motions are the most rigorous on the knees. The sports activities deemed to be the hardest on the knees include:

•Basketball
•Racquetball
•Soccer
•Tennis

Despite the many causes of knee injuries, there are preventative exercises to thwart the potential of incidence. Based on the clinical studies, research has found the weakness in the hips, such as rotators (turns the thigh in and out) and the hip abductors (pulls the leg away from the midline) are indicative of the chances of injuries of the knee).

As a result, exercises that strengthen the area around the core muscles back abdomen and hip muscle), hamstrings, and quadriceps are ideal for preventing knee injuries. Pilates and weight machines which focus on the areas of concern may prevent knee injuries. Remember, it is not just the area around the knee that requires strengthening.