After the article was published last week, several netizens proposed follow-up questions to me, one of them is that if static squat could solve the pain of knee joint. We will discuss it in this article.

1.what cause the pain of our knee joint?

Knee joint is an important part of human body. For badminton, no matter it is starting, stopping, taking off, falling to the ground, turning, running back and forth or batting, they all require strong muscle power and the good status of the knee joints. These all make the knee joint becomes a high possible place for injuries. The common problems include patella strain, articular cartilage of patella and femoral trochlea cartilage injury, terminal disease of patella, patellar tendonitis and so on. Moreover, it is often seen someone hurts by meniscus tear and medial collateral ligament tear which are kind of acute injuries.

2. No exercise is omnipotent.

Undeniably, static squat is a safe and reliable method of lower limb strength training which is been quite commonly used. A proper Squat requires 90 degrees of knee and hip joint angle, plus the strong contraction of the thigh muscle. However, static squat is just the rehabilitation method for the early stage or in is only one of the methods to heal knee joint injuries. As we always know, different severity of knee joint injuries requires different methods of prevention and treatment.

3.Suggestions from Dr.Bob Chen

Both the prevention and the treatment of injuries should be carried out under the guidance of sports medical specialists, experienced trainers and fitness coaches. With the help of their knowledge, they can find out the reasons based on the comprehensive diagnosis and evaluation, and use the result to make a training project to solve the individual problem and achieve the individual needs. Through this way, can we make our rehabilitation and fitness both safe and effective.