Knee Kindred guide
Knee Discomfort Getting Up From a Chair
Rising from a chair uses the hips, knees, ankles and trunk. Difficulty may reflect pain, weakness, technique, chair height or other factors.
Sit-to-stand is a whole-leg task
Rising from a chair uses the hips, knees, ankles and trunk. Difficulty may reflect pain, weakness, technique, chair height or other factors.
Use symptoms as information, not a diagnosis
Knee symptoms vary widely. If you have an injury, major swelling, locking/giving way, inability to bear weight, fever with a hot/red knee, or symptoms that are not improving, seek appropriate medical advice.
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