Knee pain is often about the knee working in isolation. The foot and ankle below, the hip and pelvis above, and the trunk should all help manage force. When they stop sharing the work, the knee has to create stability and movement by itself. Garrett helps the rest of your body participate again so the knee is not carrying the whole job.
Book a $29 AssessmentWalking, running, squatting, and climbing stairs should spread effort through your whole body. When the foot and ankle, hip and pelvis, or trunk contribute less, the knee works in isolation. One pattern Garrett often sees is the knee doing too much for too long.
The foot and ankle help receive the ground. The hip and pelvis help organize the leg. The trunk helps carry force across the body. When one or more of those regions contribute less, the knee has to manage motion and stability with less support.
Stronger quads can be useful, but strength at the knee does not automatically reconnect the rest of the body. If the movement still begins and ends at the knee, adding load can ask the same isolated pattern to work harder.
A brace can change how force reaches the knee, and an injection can reduce symptoms for some people. Neither automatically changes how the rest of the body shares the movement. Garrett looks for the missing contribution, then guides a setup that lets it participate again.
The goal is not to make the knee do a better job alone. Once the foot and ankle, hip and pelvis, and trunk share the movement again, the knee can stop working so hard by itself.
Full assessment, guided protocols, and a take-home practice. About 60 minutes, in San Francisco or over video.
Garrett watches how your foot and ankle, knee, hip and pelvis, and trunk participate together. He looks for where the movement narrows down and leaves the knee doing too much.
Using a yoga block or pull-up bar, Garrett guides you through positions matched to your specific pattern. You're moving, not lying on a table.
The knee may feel less pinched or effortful as more of the body joins the movement. The immediate change helps Garrett understand whether the setup is useful for you.
You leave with a short practice for what you worked on, about five minutes on your living room floor, to keep the change going between sessions.
Virtual sessions work well for knee pain. Garrett watches your movement and alignment over video and guides you through the same protocols in real time.
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An MRI can help identify certain structural issues, but imaging and pain do not always line up. A knee can still hurt when it is doing too much of a movement by itself. Garrett looks at how the whole body is sharing the work. This does not replace medical evaluation.
Runner's knee, or patellofemoral pain, is pain around or behind the kneecap. It can have several contributors. In Garrett's work, a common pattern is the knee working in isolation while the foot and ankle, hip and pelvis, and trunk contribute less. Whether to keep running depends on your symptoms and medical guidance. The goal is to restore more shared movement, not push through pain.
Foam rolling can change how the area feels for a while. It does not show why the outside of the leg keeps taking on so much work. Garrett looks at how the foot and ankle, knee, hip and pelvis, and trunk participate together, then guides the parts that are contributing less back into the movement.
A recommendation for knee replacement is a medical decision. Amari does not replace that evaluation or claim to reverse arthritis. If your clinician says guided movement is appropriate, Garrett can help explore whether the rest of your body can share more of the work, which may change how the knee feels and functions.
Sitting can reduce the movement options available through the ankles, hips, pelvis, and trunk, but it is rarely the only factor. When you stand up, the knee may end up doing more because the rest of the body is contributing less. Garrett looks at that whole pattern instead of assuming one muscle or one habit caused the pain.
Book an Amari Assessment to meet Garrett in person, move together, and get clear on what a fuller practice could look like.
$29 · 50-minute in-person Assessment · San Francisco