Knee pain is not unique to the elderly—many people in their 30s and 40s also find the soft tissues such as muscles, tendons, and ligaments beginning to deteriorate, causing lack of mobility and sometimes requiring surgery.
3 Behaviors Hurting Your Knees
There are many factors such as wearing high-heeled shoes, sitting still for prolonged periods, habitually crossing the legs, obesity, excess dieting, and running that can deteriorate the health of your knees. We highlight three of the factors here.
1. Prolonged sitting can displace and wear the bones
The knees of office or remote workers who sit for prolonged periods don’t get much use—unlike other workers who engage in more physical activity throughout the day—such as walking, carrying heavy objects, or squatting….