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Four exercises that can help fix knee pain

When knee pain is left unresolved it could become chronic (Image: Shutterstock)

Knee pain is usually the result of a muscular imbalance in the surrounding areas. This can be physiological, as a result of our body structure, or lifestyle based like weak glutes from sitting too much.

Left unresolved, knee pain can become chronic, so it is important to strengthen the surrounding areas and increase your ankle and hip flexibility to significantly reduce knee pain.

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