I don't know if it's possible for knees to build strength? Do they?
The muscles that support the knees can absolutely build strength. When I'm sedentary, my knees hurt, and when I walk a lot or work out my legs, they hurt much less because my muscles are taking more of the workload. Tight or inflamed tendons can also heal over time.
However, the knees themselves are made up of bone and cartilage that can't get stronger. So if the ache comes from a bone or cartilage problem, using the knee will probably make it worse rather than better.
At your age, the odds of a joint condition like arthritis are very low, and if your pain is about equal in both knees (which suggests a whole-body problem, like tight muscles/tendons due to poor posture), the issue is unlikely to be an acute injury or condition like a bone spur or a poorly healed fracture from a long-ago fall. But the only way to get a definitive answer is to see an orthopedist.
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Date: 2017-07-18 07:05 am (UTC)The muscles that support the knees can absolutely build strength. When I'm sedentary, my knees hurt, and when I walk a lot or work out my legs, they hurt much less because my muscles are taking more of the workload. Tight or inflamed tendons can also heal over time.
However, the knees themselves are made up of bone and cartilage that can't get stronger. So if the ache comes from a bone or cartilage problem, using the knee will probably make it worse rather than better.
At your age, the odds of a joint condition like arthritis are very low, and if your pain is about equal in both knees (which suggests a whole-body problem, like tight muscles/tendons due to poor posture), the issue is unlikely to be an acute injury or condition like a bone spur or a poorly healed fracture from a long-ago fall. But the only way to get a definitive answer is to see an orthopedist.