Friction and the Cause of Joint,Tendon and Muscle Pain

Physics of the Human Body

May 21 2023 • 18 mins

You hike and the outside of the knee hurts, you play tennis and the outside of your elbow hurts, and sometimes you have pain on the inside of the knee.  What do all of these have in common?  Friction!  This podcast talks about how friction causes pain in our tendons,  muscles and joints.