How to release your politeus muscle to help fix knee pain. Dr. Jordan Fairley shares an easy way to assess your popliteus muscle while you are running to see if it is the main cause of your knee pain...

then how to release the tight muscle to help relieve the pain.

Popliteus release at 1:58

The POPLITEUS is a small muscle on the backside of your knee above the calf, this muscle helps to externally rotate your tibia as you start to bend your knee.

If you overstride or overextend your knee while running your popliteus might be becoming strained.

Saying this, there are many causes of knee pain, and knee pain can present itself in many different areas. This is one possible cause.

If you would like help assessing your knee please let me know!

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