✓ Written & medically reviewed by Dr. Molly McDonald, PT, DPT, LMT · Updated December 2, 2023
It starts with just a sense that something is just not quite right with your knee then before you know it you want to outsource all your housework to avoid pain or that random popping. But what do you do when the annoying knee discomfort has you wanting to outsource your runs or weekend dancing?
How to permanently avoid your nagging knee pain
Have you ever said something similar to "My knees have been bad for years!"
You are not alone many many people feel exactly the same way. I've had several people tell me they are just waiting until a doctor will do a knee replacement. Mean while they are missing out on shopping trips, walking on the beach, and countless other activities.
But what if your knees were not really the problem? What if your ankle or hip was truly the instigator of all your discomfort?
I know that sounds crazy but the knee only moves forward and backward making it pretty stable. Now compared that to the 360 degrees of motion at your hip and ankle. Your knee is caught between two joints that can decide to go in two opposite directions resulting in uneven pulling. Over time that imbalance can cause pain. This is why strengthening and stretching your knee may not changes any of your symptoms.
Are you curious what the fastest way to get back to shopping without friends, chasing your kids, or dancing the night away again?
I put all best tips for treating knee pain from home in a free E-book. If you are ready to stop outsourcing your fun today just click the Free Ebook button below.
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“Dr. Molly has done an outstanding job restoring my leg/hip strength levels to pre-2020 levels in less than a year. I am a competitive powerlifter and am back to deadlifting over 400 lbs.”
“I’m a 39-year-old runner who reached out to Dr. Molly with a nagging knee issue. She gave me several exercises to help alleviate my pain — and once I followed her plan, things turned around.”

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Owner & Physical Therapist, Your Goals Physical Therapy — Cypress, TX
Molly helps active adults end nagging aches and pain and get back to the activities they love — without medication, injections, or surgery. She treats the root cause, not just the symptom, because you shouldn’t be told you can’t do something; you should be shown how.