Hyperextension knee injuries

Hi Eva,
Hyperextension is backward bending of knee. Hyperextension can range from mild to severe injury and based on its severity signs and symptoms vary. Usually in case of mild hyperextension injury there is some soreness and it heals in 3-4 weeks, where as in case of severe hyperextension injury surgery may even required following which intense knee rehabilitation is required. With hyperextension knee is prone to stretch and twisting forces which can injure the ligaments, capsules and other soft tissue leading to intense pain. There may be knee swelling, and instability in the joint leading to impaired joint motion with pain.

Hey Eva.... A single deviation from your posture even a 1 nch of slack back or hyper extended knee could affect your whole posture and thus increasing the work of other body part. There are many structures present at back or knee including ligaments, joint capsule, muscles leading to weakening of these structures. And this increases the risks to any knee injuries to around 60% than a normal knee joint.