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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Sitting Cross Legged Bad For Knees

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Dr. Aarti Abraham MD

habit of sitting cross legged. Two years ago I had the same feeling as now, little discomfort in my ... cross legged return. Could this be the reason for this discomfort or have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aarti Abraham ( OBGYN)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

Hi, My mom is not able to sit cross-legged.Uses hand to move legs, at times. Has pain in one of the knees. What could be the problem? What could be infered from the attached X-ray? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Vaishalee Punj MD

My left knee pains when I run, fast walk, climb down stairs, sitting cross legged and folding my left leg. I had visited a doctor in my locality and as per his assessment it could be chondromalacia ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saurabh Gupta MD

subsides in a couple of days. Over the past 10 years I am not having a desk job where I was sitting cross legged and now I think that is the reason for the additional pressure on knee which is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saurabh Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Gopal Goel MD

Hi, since my early teens I've had an issue with my knees locking up, usually while I am sitting cross legged. I have attempted to talk to several GP's but all of them have just stared at me with... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Goel ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Mohammed Tauseef MD

I have got pain in knees while sitting cross legged and secondly when getting up from ground level. I have pain. what should I do to get rid of it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Tauseef ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

I have quite severe pain in both knees after a long cycle. The pain is on the outer side of knees, I have found it eases by sitting cross legged and bending forwards. Maybe worth pointing... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

required me to sit on the floor for long periods of time cross legged but this brings about alot of pain in my knee. How do I heal my knee so that I can sit cross legged ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

Hello, my first question is that I get severe pain after sitting cross-legged for any extended ... legs back to a straight position. I am a 20 year old female. My second question is about my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Jayesh Vaza MD

Whenever I try to sit criss cross apple sauce the outside of my knee starts to hurt really badly. I can only sit that way for a few seconds and the pain start and continues to progressively get worse ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jayesh Vaza ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)