
How common is knee pain?
According to the Center for Orthopedic Neurosurgical Care & Research:
- Almost 1 million knee replacement surgeries are performed annually in the United States.
- By 2030, total knee replacement surgeries are projected to grow 673% to 3.5 million procedures per year.
- About 60% of all knee replacement operations are performed on women.
So if you’re someone who experiences knee pain, let’s face it… you aren’t alone! At Bendable Body knee pain is one of the most common complaints new clients come to us with. Often times they are afraid to exercise and worry that they will make the pain worse. Maybe you can relate…
How is knee pain experienced?
Knee pain can be sharp, dull, chronic or intermittent. People experience knee pain in 1 of 7 locations:
- Front of knee cap
- Back of knee
- Inside of knee (inner knee)
- Outside of knee
- Front inside of knee
- Front outside of knee
- In the joint itself
Knee pain can show up in a variety of situations:
- Kneeling
- Sitting (and driving)
- Standing
- Walking (and running)
- In a general way no matter what you’re doing
- Working out and recreational exercises: cycling, squatting, tennis, basketball, skiing
So the question is: how to fix knee pain?
If you’re wondering how to stretch the knee, the knee tendons, or what some stretches for back of knee tightness are… we have a new way for you to think about your knee pain and how to address it.
First of all, if your knee hurts… don’t stretch or strengthen it directly. In fact, stay away from it. We know this is not the normal prescription, but that’s because most techniques don’t factor in the fascia!
The muscles that are at the root of knee pain are the 3 hamstrings and the quads to a degree. At Bendable Body we know that if muscles are 'working' optimally then joints overwork and ultimately hurt. When we talking about a muscle working optimally we are referring to the muscle's flexibility, strength and alignment. These three things go hand and hand and can't be separated from one another.
The most common ways to address knee pain are through strength training, joint adjustments and end range stretching. None of these work because they don't get to the root cause of why the muscles are weak and non-participatory in the first place.
What is the root cause: it's your FASCIA. Over time your fascia becomes hard, dense and unbendable. It strangulates muscles and keeps them from doing their job to move your body around. So your joints (in this case your knee joint) over works to move your body and ultimately experiences wear and tear, loss of cartilage and pain.
You can't fix your fascia through any of the methods mentioned above (strength training, end range stretching or joint adjustments.) In fact, these approaches could make it worse. To address your fascia you need a method that does just that. At Bendable Body our stretches are designed to target unhealthy fascia and protect the nearby joint... so there's no pain and only improvement to pain levels and muscle weakness and inflexibility.

The best stretches for knee pain.
There are a number of Bendable Body fascia focused stretches you can do for knee pain, but the most helpful target the central hamstring. One problem people have when their knees hurt is they have a hard time kneeling down for anything - what to speak of stretching. In this video we show you some stretches that don't require that you kneel... but in no time will have your knees feeling so good you just might be able to!

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THANK YOU!! Not being able to sit in this position has caused me some depression. Your video gives me so much hope! I will work on this! Also, I’d like to schedule a stretch session. I will reach out.
That is awesome!!! I love it.
The post says watch this video, but I do not see a video. Am I missing something? Is it a paid class or a video on the blog. Thank you
did you scroll to the bottom of the post? the video is there. if you aren’t seeing it – there is a problem with your internet or your device.
Wow! My knee ACTUALLY changed immediately afterwards . I will definitely be doing these daily! Thank you so much for this!
yes, yes, yes!!!
Thank you! It really helps—even at the age of 80.
You are so young! I am thrilled and I hope you keep stretching with us!
Hi Sita & John
thank you very much for your knee video
Love that Sita asks inquiry questions as it offers john an opportunity to give more detail.
Keep up the great work.
As a massage therapist. I’m doing these stretches as it’s helping me function better in my job
(:
Jaylene
Oh! Your job is so hard – we really feel for you. Please keep up your stretching and keep us in the loop so we can help if something comes up!
Hi I have a knee pain, I fell and unfortunately landed on both knees, now my left knee seems like it shifts gears and I have to be very careful when bending the knee certain ways as I get excuriating pain , would this knee exercise maybe help?
Absolutely!!! Did you try and feel some relief?