Hyperextended knee

Hyperextended knee injury? No problem! Check out these tips to fix it. #hyperextendedknee #injuryrecovery #kneepain

While you never hear of "walker's knee", pain in the knee joints is hardly unheard of among fitness walkers. Fortunately, it's easy to prevent with stretching, muscle strengthening and good technique.

I was recently teaching a musician wellness class for a group of high schoolers (with a few college students/grownups mixed in), and the bulk of the girls were very hypermobile, especially in their knees and elbows. They were also, coincidentally very disembodied and disconnected from thei

6 Exercises to Fix Knee Hyperextension. Useful exercises that can be done to fix knee hyperextension and improve your walking.

Hyperextension of the knee can occur among anyone, but it’s more common among athletes. Identify your symptoms and possible treatments

Her hyperextension is beautiful!

Hyperextended knees can make walking, moving, or exercising painful and slow. Knee hyperextension is actually a general term for a wide range of injuries that can result from contact sports, dance, and even yoga. These injuries can be very...

I still see teachers and dancers on social media emphasising the importance of ‘stretching’ your knees to achieve straighter or hyper-extended knees!...

Hyperextended knees are a blessing and a curse. Sure, they can help achieve a beautiful classical line, but they signify naturally loose joints, putting hypermobile dancers at greater risk of injury. And, especially when it comes to knees, hyperextended dancers can develop a tendency to "sit" into their mobility instead of learning to turn out properly.

Discover the top knee rehab exercises to rebuild strength and flexibility. Learn effective techniques for knee injury recovery and pain relief.

I attended ballet class on a regular basis from the age of 6 through 18 and no one ever really explained it to me. If someone had, I’m pretty sure my dance career would have been very different. I struggled at the barre with basic moves because something just wasn’t right. How could it be […]

Alina Somova, Mariinsky Ballet

Throughout your dancing life, you've heard the same corrections over and over. The reason for the repetition? Dancers tend to make the same errors, sometimes with catastrophic results. Dance Magazine spoke to eight teachers about what they perceive to be the worst habits—the ones that will destroy a dancer's technique—and what can be done to reverse the damage.

It is extremely important that someone working toward oversplits spend equal (if not more) time on strengthening and stabilizing the hips and core of the body. If you ignore signals that you are pushing too hard or too far, you may be hindering or halting any current progress you've made in your flexibility. You may even be sacrificing joint stability and overall joint health, perhaps ending your career early or causing problems later in life.

Genu recurvatum is a posture where the knees appear to bend backwards in standing due to the knees being placed in a hyperextended position.

I’m on a surgery countdown, so join me as I count down and prepare. They say if you can start some Pre Op (Before Operation) exercises, it can greatly help with your recovery Here I have a fe…

Unlike the hip joint, which possesses a deep ball and socket that provides inherent stability to reduce stress on the restraining ligaments, the knee is particularly prone to injury because the flatness of the tibial plateau provides little protection against excessive motion. This is particularly true when the knee approaches full extension, as the femoral […]

Ballet World Connected by Lucas Labrador on Instagram: "🩰 Dancers with Hyperextended Knees: Avoid Locking your Knee and Engage the Supporting Leg by the amazing @Face_TheBarre 😍 ㅤ #hyperextendedknees #dancetips #supportingleg #kneelock"