Below, Nicole Haas ... irritate structures in the knee and lead to what is broadly known as anterior knee pain—a catchall category for general pain in the front of the knee.

This pain may be caused by soft cartilage under the kneecap (patella), referred pain from another area such as the back or hip, or soft tissues around the front ... the knee cap and treating ...

As SELF has previously reported, shoes with a higher drop can force your foot into a position that puts more pressure on your knee cap, which may exacerbate any existing knee pain. Trying on a few ...

Simple exercises can help prevent knee pain from derailing your routine ... We tend to focus on the quads on the front of the leg. But that can increase the risk of damaging ligaments in the ...