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My knees hurt when I do squats. Should I wear a knee brace, or wrap them?

I've always had problems with my knees. Like when we go on long car trips, my knees will start to ache, so we have to take constant breaks so I can stretch my legs. Which will work better? Also, last night I apparently slept on my arm the wrong way, because now my elbow hurts REALLY bad. What can I do about that?

Sounds like you have Patella Femoral Syndrome or chondromalacia, both commonly known as "anterior knee pain" It increases with such things as stairs and squats because there is a lot of pressure on your knees in those activities and with long periods of sitting because the way the knee is bent it put pressure on the back of the kneecap. It's very common and is mostly likely caused by a weaker VMO (inner thigh) compared to the outside resulting in the kneecap tracking wrong.

The best thing you can do that will probably help your knee is see a physical therapist, rest the knee from activities that cause pain (running, deep squats, etc) and follow your physical therapists program to strengthen the knee. Also, icing the knee can help. If the physical therapist states that your kneecap is maltracking or if you have had any problems with it popping out or dislocating, then a patella stabilizer brace may be helpful. Otherwise, ask the physical therapist and you may get some benefit from taping the patella, which is best done by the pt.

Good Luck

Here's a good link

http://www.medicinenet.com/patellofemoral_syndrome/page2.htm

Oh, and for the elbow, it's probably just one time, not chronic, problem as you say you slept on it wrong. Don't sleep that way again lol

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