knee inflexibility
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mthompson
Posted:
16th Nov '06, 9:17am
16th Nov '06, 9:17am
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i have a problem with a knee that will only bend backwrds to a certain point when walking or running and teds to stay straight whereas the other knee is extremely flexible. I am going on an infantry training camp with air cadets next year which involves running up and down mountains with a 15 kg rucksack - any ideas?
Knee flexion and extension
6th Dec '06, 5:44pm
Sorry for the late reply but it sounds like your other knee is the problem if i understand your ? correctly?
There should only be a very limited amount of hyper extension, excessive straightness of your knees as they are not designed to hyper-extend too much. Previous ligament damage can be a cause of hyper-extension.
As long as u can straighten your legs to a straight position you will have no problems running, especially uphill as your legs will take less impact than on the flat.
Good Luck and hope this helped a bit?
Matt