This is the first video or article I can find that has made me realize that I was hurting my knees by not pressing the foot completely on the mat. Thanks. This is golden information. I won't make this mistake ever again :)

Very helpful. I have done Yoga off and on for years, but currently have a medial meniscus injury from a bad landing while paragliding. This video has helped understand how to reduce various strains on the knee while doing asanas or just generally sitting on the floor. Never saw such scientific treatment of Yoga-related joint issues before. Thank you!

Very interesting video. I have hypermobility (only recently diagnosed aged 47 by physiotherapist after continual pain in lower back and knees). Now have knee pain (burstitus swelling and menescus tear). Watching your video I realised I do twist my ankle, causing extra strain on my knee. Not just in yoga. Also while walking or in everyday activity, my stability is erratic. I trip over a lot, collapse on my outer foot, walk funny (ie feet turning inwards while walking and foot rolling on outer edge. You can even see the evidence in the way the heal of all my shoes have worn.). Also have ADHD (late diagnosis age 46) and so awareness of my body is really tough and I do tend to move suddenly.

Subscribed! I’ve been having so many issues within one of my knees and it’s affecting me when I’m running and progressively getting worse. I wasn’t sure what I was doing in yoga was improving it or making it worse so this video was super helpful in that regard! Lots of really useful information here that I’ll be implementing in my yoga flows

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. There are more to come in this series and the ones on opening particular areas of the body are filmed and in editing :) Stu

Opening the hips rather than opening the knee. Thank you so much for the information. I’ve been stretching the parts that need some work and it came out in the wash around my knees. So glad I came across your video

Stu, thank you! I am new to Ashtanga (3 weeks) and struggled last week with medial left knee pain. I had surgery for torn left medial meniscus several years ago. This video helped me understand where my present pain is coming from and key things to pay attention to with regard to form in various asanas.

Hurt my left knee a week ago in padmasana, and I can remember a pinching sensation in frog once. this video is presenting some crucial information! I'm so grateful for the insight! I now have better understanding of the instructions in certain poses

This is the most informative and useful video I've found on KZfaq for meniscus injury. Thanks.

very good information as I sometimes have knee pain practicing

brilliant video thank you, if only I'd seen this before i tore my meniscus!

Ahhh, now I see. Thanks for saving my knees

As a chirpractic student I learned how to adjust the head of the fibula. But we were admonished to be careful of the associated nerve. Like most DCs I don't regularly perform this on patients. However I am interested in self-adjusting. Occaisionally while sitting on my heels I have had the experience of turning my foot so the toes point laterally and having the fibular head lock up. By extending the leg laterally, it releases the knee. This is very counterintuitive the first few time as it is more painful than other ajustments. But as with other adjustments, you can feel that the joint is functioning much more properly without pain. It affects my entire posture and hence releases chronic tension in many areas. The other day I merely truned my foot and ankle straight so the toes on't go medial as I lowered sit bone just medial to foot. This time the medial meniscus loudly released as well as the ankle itself, with usual relief afterward. Be very careful and move slowly if you want to explore this. It gives relief to ankles, knees, arches, and hips. Even low back, shoulders and neck! Doing yoga after getting adjusted is very powerful therapy! You can't achieve extreme postures unless every jont in your body is functioning (moving) properly. The discomfort you feel when you begin practice is mostly from the joints that are affected by fixations. Sat Nam!

Many useful information !!! MANY THANKS 😊 I have been practiced yoga for year but all the instructors have not been explained enough for students. Therefore If I have needed I will research to get support.

I’m dealing with the inside knee tenderness now. It’s annoying..... I’m backing off a bit until it’s recouped. Working around it. Super clip! And definitely needed knowledge. Thank you. Namaste 🙏

The Nobel prize for teaching sanity in the ashtanga practice goes to .... .... ... David Keil. This is brilliant!!

Thank you. Now I have to exercise patience while opening the hips.

Hello stu , very interesting vidéo thanks , I have an meniscus tears on my right knee During kukutanasana , it was 2 years ago .. i thought that After a wild the pain Gona desapear. Then a adapted my practice and continu slowly to open m'y hip ...but the pain Never left and i cannot get back my normal practice😢 ... My physio After mri told me that with a surgeri it will be not sur that the pain will leave... Then i am kind of Lost ...do you have any advise or recommandation for a knee doctor who knows about yoga?

Great series on pain/injury-thanks Stu for all your helpful and informative videos! You guys do it right!

This was sooo informative! MUCH THANKS for this in depth explanation.

So informative. Thank you!

You described my torn meniscus perfectly. Thank you for the advice!

Thanks you so much! I have knee pain from an accident and it's hard for me to do yoga sometimes. Blessings 💗

Oh my, yes my bad form led to pes aserine bursitis in both knees. This video is so useful. I hope I can get better and begin anew but with more mindfulness and care! Thank you so much.

This is amazing, I have been trying to find information on how to protect my knees, because I am getting recurrent injury. This is by far the most useful and detailed information I got. Always great videos from Stu! thank you

Such a helpful video! Thank you for being so informative which allows me to understand what I need to get better!

Thank you so very much for this video. I´ve learnt a lot from it. Very very helpful and I shall be more mindful of my knees, not my ego! xx

Brilliant info. Great instruction. If only all teachers were as informed.

Thank you all these information and details!

Very nice videos thank Sir jee

What an informative video, thank you so much for sharing this on KZfaq.

Thanks for sharing all this crucial knowledge Stu ! Really appreciated.

Thank you so much, this made me realise why I have so much pain! I have groin (from running) and right knee (inside knee); pain. I will check out the entire series 🙏

Wow. What a fantastically informative video. Thank you!

Hey thanks for this. What is your take on knee joint popping? I am 20 and have been practicing yoga on and off for 5 years. I used to have hyper extension in the knees when I was young but It has since gone away mostly. However the popping is intense.

I busted my knees doing marichasana d I think. I’m not sure what happened to my knee and below. It hurts in my shins now when I do any half lotus variation or lotus.

Can i do sun salutation, i do 20 times every day, i had meniscus injury 40yrs ago, now i have been doing yoga past 3 yrs tq

Thank you for this.

i was not careful. Can you reverse the problem..my knees had surgery before and nuw are dislocated ,,Can you recommend a practitioneror guidance to realign.

Very helpful information!!!!!! Thank you very much👍👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂🙂

Hello! What about pain in the *back* of the knee, especially felt when extending back the leg after having stayed sat in Vajrasana (even with cushions/bricks)? It'd be awesome to hear on if you have any advice on that. Thanks in advance!

Exactly what happened to me. I've injured my medial meniscus trying to perform Baddha Padmasana. What a stupid mistake! Look after your knees guys.

Very well explained. Thanks for sharing.

Hi I have polyarthraigia after delivery my doctor says it's enthesitis due to hormonal changes can I do yoga to get rid of it as it's been six months and I am still feeling pain all over my body.

Very good very important to know this stuff and understand the physiology of the body makes so much sense

Hai i had mcl tear 3 years ago.now i started yoga...d pains are really getting bad.what should i do

This was so helpful, that is my problem knee pain!!! 😍😍😍

thank you Stu, that was very informative

very informative don´t think it will fix my knee but thank you for explaining things so thoroughly

Thank you, it was really helpful to me!

In love these videos and how you really go into detail. Thanks for helping us have more knowledge about our bodies and thus less injury and better lives!

For someone who has severe knee sprain, it's somewhat helpful & painful at the same time!

Anyone require surgery from meniscus tear from lotus pose? I've been on crutches two weeks and getting an mri from this.

You have so much information about the body! Thank you for sharing

Thank you very much! Namaste.

Excellent explanation!

Great information ,Mahalo What is the best way to work on external rotation of the hip ?

Brilliant thank you so much

yeah

awesome video, I managed to identify my pain in the knee and what am I doing wrong on my standing soldier, I need to open my foot and put my weight on the back... cool.... please could you do one on hip injuries and how to avoid them while trying to open them more?

Considering the amount of pressure put on the meniscus in padmasana (if done wrong) shouldn't one avoid padmasana all together? I mean I would think it would be wiser to not put your knees in a vulnerable position everyday for the long term health of your knees. Because once you tear a meniscus there is no turning back. I gave up practicing ashtanga as taught in the traditional way because I was afraid of hurting my knees in the long run. Even though padmasana always came easy to me I am concerned about the repetitive movement.

This is GOLD..thanks. ..!!!

Nice stu, best video about the subject, and i ve seen a lot of them....

Thank you. This is a wonderful help.

sir I have suffer from patella tendon ligament injury for 3 year and pain in my knee give suggestions how to recover this injury

Great ..Thanks for good information 👍👍🤸🏼‍♂️

Super helpful and clear.

These are a bit advanced for me yet, but hopefully they’ll save my knees a bit. Thanks 🙏

How to fix pain if you already Damaged inner knee from padmasana

Very helpful! Thank you 🙏

Super

So awesome!

Well explained! Thank you!

🙏❤🙏thank you for video

it's my right knee, the first leg coming in. but i think i figured it out, thanks to your talk. how can it get healed?

How do you recover from the damage from Yoga?

Thank you so much. Now I understand I didn't do yoga properly that I injure my knee

thank you

Thank you!

😭😭😭 speaking to my soul. Everything is clicking haha

great, great video

Stu, hello. I aggravated the top of my left knee cap during yoga by leaning back on my knees reaching for the ground. What insight can you provide on this part of the knee and its proneness to injury? I appreciate your time. James

Knee pain patient can bend knees?

Make sense 😄 thanks for the teachings

i hurt medial and on the kneecap

Ya?

Great video! Can't wait to see more :)

So informative , thanks 🙏

Ye

Yeah?

This whole time ive been told to flex my feet in these positions… no wonder my knees hurt😟😟😟

Ye knee ko sudharne ke nahi kharab krne ke exercises hai.

i hate that i can rotate my left hip twice as right. And my right leg is stronger than my left leg

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Love the video but had to pee twice because of the background sound of running water. Anyone else have an audio triggered bladder?

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i hv childhood this knee prob

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