
Why Strong Hips Matter When You Have Knee Pain
When your knee hurts, your first instinct is probably to focus on the knee.
Maybe you stretch it. Maybe you strengthen your quadriceps. Maybe you ice it after activity. Maybe you avoid stairs, squatting, golf, tennis, or pickleball because those activities seem to aggravate it.
But there is another area that deserves attention: your hips.
The hip and knee do not function independently. Every time you walk, climb stairs, squat, get out of a chair, play pickleball, swing a golf club, or move across a tennis court, your hip muscles help control the position of your pelvis and thigh.
That control can influence what happens farther down the leg — including at the knee.


