336 | Our Top Tips to Improve Knee Health & Reduce Pain

Tune into optimal health where DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into the knees! DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into the potential causes of knee pain, the role of posture with regard to knee health, as well as the best exercises! By providing your solution with exercises, they discuss the relevance of mobility and strength to build awareness and resilience in the knees! Low Back Challenge: Let's help your Lower Back Pain! 80-90% of individuals experience low back pain at some point. Join us as we start, provide motivation and accountability to feel something and try something new it's an on-platform challenge to prevent or damage your lower back pain with the low back plan. It's 10-15 minutes of mobility, muscle activations, and strength exercises from the hips through the trunk muscles to address underlying differences and feel something different in your lower back. Move with us on Jan 1st for 30 days and use to code ‘OPTIMAL10’ to get this plan for only $15.  Click here to JOIN US! Air Doctor Discount:The indoor air that we breathe is 2-5x more polluted than the outside air and is a response to nearly 8 million premature deaths globally. Air Doctor filter 99.99% dangerous contaminants so your lungs don't have to include pollen mold spores, allergens, bacteria, and viruses that make you sick. With a 30-day breathe-easy money-back guarantee, use code 'OPTIMAL' for @300 off and a 3 x 3-year warranty! Click here! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 06:36 - Why do we get shoulder pain? 08:23 - The importance of single leg activity 10:00 - Debunking common cues to “help knee health” 12:05 - Finding variety with Forward and/or Quadricep Dominance  13:20 - Exercises to address  those knees!  18:00 - Biggest predictors of knee pain risk factors + Exercise modifications. Previous episodes you may be interested in: ⁠⁠Meniscus Pain IT band syndrome Knee Tendonitis Osgood Schlatter ACL injuries Chondromalacia Meniscus Surgery Patellar Tracking Pes Anserine Bursitis Knee Osteoarthritis Crunchy Knees/ Crepitus Bakers Cyst⁠ To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode336/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.