Squatting generally does not hurt the knee, but repeated squatting or long-term deep squatting will cause some damage to the knee.
Knee joint by the distal end of the femur, tibia proximal end, front patella, ligaments and other soft tissues, for the body’s important weight-bearing, activity joints, generally speaking in accordance with the correct way to flexion and extension, hip and knee at the same time to bear some of the pressure on the knee, normal squatting will not hurt the knee.
But if the knee repeatedly squatting or long-term deep squatting, will increase the stress of the knee joint, easy to damage the front of the patella and femur between the joint surface of the trolley, resulting in cartilage wear and tear, degeneration, subchondral bone hyperplasia, and other chronic lesions, and gradually cause osteoarthritis of the knee joint.
Therefore, normal squatting will not harm the knee, but it is not recommended that patients repeatedly squat or long-term deep squatting to avoid damage to the knee joint and adverse effects on the human body.