HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Are body weight exercises best for a person with back and knee injuries?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Allen Lu answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Yes: Most therapy programs for back and knee injuries involve core exercises and quad exercises. Body weight exercises are more than enough to fit this goal, where there is no need for extreme weights and lifting. The key is always to strengthen the core axial and trunk muscles before moving to the extremities.

Answered 9/28/2016

5.6k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Everything on my body hurts, i get tired very fast, I'm obese, I feel like an 80 year old. I'm already 48 do I still have the chance to live without pain if I lose weight, it's even difficult to bend my knees or back. I can't reach parts of my body:?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Having back of knee pain, upper calf pain, toes numb. Hard 2 bend knee, bear weight. Sometimes ok, sometimes worse. No injury. Should i go to er?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Does body weight , have a factor in injuries, I have been doing jogging and brisk walking for hour and now have got a neuroma in foot and swollen knee?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I had back surgery L4 L5 S1 & I also have fluid in my knee with some tearing all due to a fall at work. I'm gaining lots of weight & what to exercise

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I've been doing lower body exercises 3-4x/wk. Mostly 25 lb. squats & lunges, 90 lb. leg press, knee raises, leg lifts, stair climbing. I've been getting lower back pain, some of which I can tell is radiating from the gluteus minimus, some that feels like

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

What are the best non weight bearing cardio exercises. No bike. Cannot swim, able to walk the pool and float on back. No stress to ankle or knee.
Best cardio exercises for a 40 year old person with knee injuries?
What are the best exercises for a bad back and knees?
I am suffering from knee ligament ACL injury I need to know the best exercise to recover from it
Had a mcl/ inner knee injury a few weeks ago. I am able to do squats with weight and other exercises but still have pain when pivoting or bending knee?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.