Do you suffer from knee pain when walking downstairs, running downhill, or fully flexing the knee? Your Rectus Femoris (Quad) could be tight and in a shortened state (which then rotates your pelvis forward.) Additionally, a tight quad can force the knee back into hyperextension, causing strain on the ligaments of the knee.

How to get rid of knee pain with a foam roller:

Get your foam roller out and lie prone (facedown) on the floor.
Place the foam roller perpendicular to your leg to target the quads.
Roll from the top of your quads to just above the knee.
As you are rolling up and down your quad, run your leg through extension and flexion (bending your knee & straightening your leg.)
Try doing this exercise 4-5 days a week, spending 2-4 minutes on each leg.

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