Pain in my knee?

Question

I often sit with my knees crossed and sit on my feet on the settee, after a while my knee hurts, but its comfortable to sit this way! will this cause damage to my joint????

Answer 1

YES.
the cartilage maybe damaged or the tendons and ligaments

Answer 2

The knee joint is the biggest joint in your body ,
it takes your body weight and is flexible in many planes ,
But there are limits !!!!

you are asking a lot of your knee joint, by sitting in that way .

the pain is a complaint from your knee, that you are misusing it !
Never ignore pain,
it is your body's way ,of alerting you that you are doing it harm

Try to sit in a way, that does not over flex your knee

If the pain persists go and see your doctor

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here is some information about your knee joint
you may find this interesting and helpful;

Ligaments of the Knee Joint
A brief overview and description of the human knee joint. ... You are here: About>Health>Physical Therapy> Human Anatomy> Ligaments of the Knee Joint ...physicaltherapy.about.com/od/humananatomy/p/kneejoint.htm -

Surface landmarks
. Muscles that act on the knee joint. Ligaments and menisci. Radiographs ... questions and comments to
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..www.dartmouth.edu/~anatomy/knee -

Human Anatomy
Learn terms used in anatomy and anatomical movement. ... Ligaments of the Knee Joint.
A brief overview and description of the human knee joint. .
..physicaltherapy.about.com/.../Human_Anatomy_and_Anatomical_Terms.htm

Answer 3

I do it aswel... i often get it quite bad because ive got bad knees anyway but i thought it was due to the joint not getting enough blood, it can't do too much damage if they make the children sit like it in primary school...

Answer 4

I think your body has answered that question for you. If it hurts stop doing it.

Answer 5

Its a mechanical thing. You can stretch or tear things.

Answer 6

you will have more problems if you don't stop it

Answer 7

it might do