Knee & Foot Pain

• Knee pain/dysfunction is almost always reactive to muscle imbalances from below or from above;
• Anterior knee pain is usually associated with anterior pelvic tilt;
• Lateral knee pain is usually associated with anterior pelvic tilt coupled with a short tensor fasciae latae;
• Medial knee pain is usually correlative with anterior pelvic tilt and coupled with short muscles that form the pes anserinus: gracilis, Sartorius, and semitendinosis;
• Posterior knee pain may be caused from the hamstring tendons being too long and strained as in anterior pelvic tilt; or more rarely by the hamstrings being too short as in posterior pelvic tilt;
• Also the popliteus may play a part in posterior knee pain, but the functions of the popliteus are too numerous to discuss here – it suffices to say The Rotex addresses the popliteus in its two major ranges of motion, assisting in internal and external rotation of the knee;
• Foot pain/dysfunction issues can be the result of problems with the foot itself, but many foot issues are driven by the position of the hip joint;
• Hyperpronation of the foot is usually associated with external rotation of the hip and vice versa;
• Hypersupination of the foot is usually driven by internal rotation of the hip and vice versa.