{"id":23252,"date":"2026-01-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/they-dont-have-a-nice-socket-structure-how-to-really-look-after-your-knees\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:00:00","slug":"they-dont-have-a-nice-socket-structure-how-to-really-look-after-your-knees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=23252","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They don\u2019t have a nice socket structure\u2019: how to really look after your knees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From squats and lunges to the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, physiotherapists share advice on how to maintain strong knees and avoid pain<\/p>\n<p>Of all the lower body joints, the knee is probably the one most likely to send you to the physiotherapist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt carries most of the weight of the body, and being a hinge joint, it means that it doesn\u2019t have a nice socket structure,\u201d says physiotherapist Dr Jillian Eyles, from the University of Sydney. \u201cIt relies on the ligaments and the joint capsules and the muscles around it to really stabilise the joint, and it\u2019s fairly easy to injure compared to another joint that\u2019s more supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/newsletters\/2019\/oct\/18\/saved-for-later-sign-up-for-guardian-australias-culture-and-lifestyle-email?CMP=copyembed\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2026\/jan\/04\/they-dont-have-a-nice-socket-structure-how-to-really-look-after-your-knees\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\n<strong>Source:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2026\/jan\/04\/they-dont-have-a-nice-socket-structure-how-to-really-look-after-your-knees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\nRead full article at www.theguardian.com<br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px; color:#555;\">\n<strong>Medical Disclaimer:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis content is for informational and educational purposes only.<br \/>\nIt does not replace professional medical advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From squats and lunges to the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, physiotherapists share advice on how to maintain strong knees and avoid pain Of all the lower body joints, the knee is probably the one most likely to send you to the physiotherapist. \u201cIt carries most of the weight of the body, and being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1747],"tags":[10381,13083,13080,13081,13082],"class_list":["post-23252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness-lifestyle","tag-dont","tag-knees","tag-nice","tag-socket","tag-structure"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}