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After sitting criss crossed for a while both my knees start hurting incredibly and the pain doesn't go away till hours or days later, what can i do?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Straining your knees: The knees are not meant to be bent that way especially for a long period of time. They hurt because you have injured them. The answer is to avoid any posture or activities which causes pain - the body is giving you warnings which you need to heed.

Answered 2/14/2016

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