Hips are key to runners knee

     As a runner injuries never seem to just take a break. It's one after another after another. The moment you get one injury healed it's on to the next one. Especially for women, the root of all these legs problems is typically your hips. Depending on how stable your gait is, your legs can get messed up pretty quickly (as if have learned the hard way, unfortunately). But let's take a look at that knee of yours. I'm sure you've recognized that I am suffering from a long term knee injury called patellafemoral pain syndrome, which is basically just a fancy way of saying runner's knee.
    You may be asking how weakness in your hips could result in such an annoying and painful injury as runners knee and other sorts of various injuries (shin splints, tendonitis, the list goes on and on) and while it is a bit complicated I will try my best to simplify your recovery.
     There's all sorts of basic exercizes that have major affects on the strengthening of your own hips. It can make all the difference in the world, as long as you stay committed to getting stronger, even though it may seem as if you're not doing much. Your strength can be tested by a doctor or a physical therapist, and phsyical therapy is an absolutely excellent way to getting your joints stronger. The difference three months makes on my hip strength is incredible, however you have to keep with it or your strength can deteriorate just as quickly as it was built. (259)

I encourage you to try out the above exercizes, whether you are injured or not!