foot biomechanics

Knee pain is one of the most common complaints we see at Bellevue Podiatry — and most people are genuinely surprised when we explain that the cause often isn’t in the knee at all. It’s in the feet. When your foot doesn’t support and distribute load properly during walking or standing, that dysfunction travels straight up the kinetic chain, putting uneven stress on the knee joint. We see it constantly in patients with overpronation, flat feet, or high arches, where every single step is loading the knee a little off-axis.