Does square dancing hurt your knees?

Square dancing can cause damage to the knee joints.

Because in the process of square dancing, the knee joint will be repeatedly squeezed, as well as the body rotation will be repeated friction inside the joint. This situation will cause repeated stimulation of the cartilage and meniscus inside the joint, and the surrounding ligaments and joint capsule will be repeatedly stretched.

Repeated irritation over a long period of time can lead to degeneration of the internal cartilage and meniscus, or even fracture or peeling. And the surrounding ligaments, the joint capsule will appear strain, spasm, adhesion. This will lead to obvious damage and pain in the knee joint area.