Armin Ghayyur

Armin Ghayyur Entrepreneur & physiotherapist. Founded Easy Allied Health (sold 51% in 2020, 7-figure deal).

Now leading MoveWell, Zip Drip & BluePrint Clinics—building healthcare models that empower clinicians and transform rehab delivery.

06/09/2026

Kneecap pain, grinding, clicking, or crunching noises? It could be Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)—commonly known as Runner’s Knee.

Runner’s knee occurs when the kneecap doesn’t track properly within the groove of the thigh bone. This can happen for a few reasons:

✅ Muscle imbalances around the quadriceps can pull the kneecap off-center, increasing stress on the joint.

✅ Weak hip muscles, particularly the glute medius and other hip abductors, can allow the femur to rotate inward during walking, running, or squatting. This changes the alignment of the knee and affects how the kneecap moves.

Common signs of Runner’s Knee include:

1️⃣ Pain around or behind the kneecap
2️⃣ Pain that develops during or after running, squatting, stairs, or prolonged sitting
3️⃣ Grinding, clicking, or discomfort when moving the kneecap or bending the knee under load

The good news? Most cases respond very well to the right exercise program.

Focus on:
✔️ Strengthening your quadriceps
✔️ Improving hip and glute strength
✔️ Optimizing your running and movement mechanics

Try the exercises in this video and let me know how they feel. If you know someone dealing with Runner’s Knee, send this their way!

06/08/2026

Your kneecap is painful, grinding or making noises? Might be patellofemoral syndrome AKA runners knee.

Runners knee occurs when a misalignment of the kneecap has formed usually by imbalanced quadriceps strength, pulling the knee cap towards the stronger side, causing the rubbing of the knee cap on the structures below it. Alternatively, it occurs if the hip abductor muscles are week, causing the femur to internally rotate creating misalignment at the knee joint and causing the dysfunction of the knee caps ability to properly track on the structures below it.

Typically, runners knee presents itself as:
1️⃣pain around the kneecap and surrounding structures
2️⃣pain that starts usually after few minutes of running, around the knee and kneecap (depends on the level of acuity)
3️⃣pain when grinding the kneecap on the structures below it, or trying to manually and gently move the kneecap side to side.

If you are experiencing such signs and symptoms of pain, definitely try the exercises in this video! You need to strengthen the quads, improve your running mechanism, and strengthen your hip abductors! This injury will get better with a proper exercise program. Tag someone or share this with someone who is dealing with runners knee!

06/06/2026

Why your knee is locking or catching - explained by a physiotherapist
If you recently have sustained an injury to your knee and have the following signs and symptoms you might have a meniscus tear:
1️⃣pain or swelling and often described as inside the knee joint
2️⃣the knee locks or catches during normal ambulation
3️⃣pain with Thessaly test - putting your weight on the affected knee, slightly bend the knee and rotate your weight on it.

Also note, there are many types of meniscus tears, there always isn’t an exact mechanism of injury. The meniscus acts as shock absorbers between your knee joint, and a tear in the region can cause mild to significant pain and dysfunction. A MRI is required to diagnose it and surgery is not always required to fix it!

Start by trying some of these exercises first!

Good luck and let me know how it goes! Share this with someone who needs it!

06/05/2026

How to Self Diagnose IT Band syndrome!

1️⃣are you experiencing pain on the outside of the knee and even more so just below the joint line?
2️⃣do you get pain in that same region if you press on that area and straighten out your knee? Does it reproduce your symptoms?
3️⃣when applying pressure to the outside knee and slightly below the joint line, and you do a single leg squat, do you get pain?

This could mean you have IT band syndrome!

Leave a moment below and let me know what you think! Also share this with someone who has been complaining of knee pain!

06/05/2026

Pain on the outside of your knee? It might be IT Band Syndrome.

Try the self-assessment tests in this video to see if your symptoms match.

Your IT band is a thick band of connective tissue that runs down the outside of your thigh, connecting muscles like the TFL and glute max to the outside of your knee.

When the muscles around your hips become weak, tight, or imbalanced, they can increase tension through the IT band and lead to irritation around the knee. That’s why the pain may be at your knee, but the root cause is often higher up at the hip.

The good news? Strengthening your hip abductors and improving hip control can often make a huge difference.

Give these exercises a try and let me know how they feel!

06/03/2026

3 adjustments you can make to avoid hurting your shoulders while bench pressing!

1️⃣keep your elbows below shoulder level when you are pushing the weight. Bringing your elbows up too high can lead to too much compression at the shoulder joint causing pain and dysfunction
2️⃣Get your Lats involved! This will help stabilize your shoulder complex allowing your chest muscles to move the shoulder with much more stability
3️⃣activate your forearm muscles by really gripping the bar. This will help dissipate the force throughout your upper body and upper limbs instead of all of the pressure falling on your shoulders.

Make these adjustments and let me know what you think!

06/01/2026

Pes Anserine Bursitis Explained by a Physiotherapist 💪

Having pain on the inside of the knee?
Pain when you touch the inside of the knee?
Pain when stepping down from a step on the inside of your knee?
Pain with resisted tests involving the knee and the pain is around the inside of the knee?

This could be Pes anserine bursitis. This happens when a combination of your semitendius, gracilis and sartorius muscles become dysfunctional and start applying too much pressure on the bursa around their insertion points, causing the bursa to get inflamed and irritated.

Try the exercises in this video and let me know what you think. The exercises are all aimed at improving the function of the involved muscles!

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05/30/2026

Why your inner knee hurts! - Explained by a physiotherapist

Pain on the inner knee can mean multiple things, however, if the pain is slightly below the knee and your ligaments and joint pains have been ruled out you could have pes anserine bursitis! Try the above tests and let me know how you do!

If you do test positive for any of them, try those specific knee exercises! The exercises are meant to challenge the 3 muscles that often go over the bursa that gets inflamed! These exercises help your gracilis, semitendinosus, and your sartorius muscles.

Comment below and let me know if you have any questions!

05/29/2026

How low should you go when squatting without hurting your back explained!

Here is a simple self assessment you can do to see how low you should safely go when squatting. This is because everyone’s hip angles are different and as a result everyone has a slightly different optimal depth they should reach when squatting.
Lye down flat on a bed, bring your knees up slowly towards your chest. As soon as you find your hips coming off the bed, that means you’ve reached our maximum depth. That’s how low you can safely go.

Please note this doesn’t necessarily mean you should never strengthen or move your body beyond this point this just gives you a really good point of reference.

05/28/2026

How far apart should your feet 🦶be when you squat?

It actually doesn’t matter, just make sure your knees aren’t collapsing internally when you squat!

If your knee is collapsing internally, this means either your hip abductor muscles are weak or your ankle does not have optimal dorsiflexion. This then causes your knees to fall inwards to compensate for these deficiencies.

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