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i saw a sports medicine doctor for that very reason when i was running (years back)
the strength of your quadriceps is directly related to the impact injury on yours knees!
this is especially true for women as they hips are set wider and the angle/impact of running is thus harder on the knee.
my sports med dr. definately encouraged me to do quad work! be careful though with the leg press and putting on too much weight to fast, as that can also aggrivate the knee joint.
he recommended actually just sitting, straight legs forward... straight back... with various weights around my ankles or calves... then lifting and holding my leg above the ground (working in timed sets). It worked great for me... no pressure on the knee (like in a leg press) but really strengthed my quads in a way that alleviated the pain...
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