A knee injury sucks. Trust me, I know first hand. It was early Friday evening around mid-January of this year. I had just gotten home from work and was getting ready to settle in for the night. As I walked out of my closet and headed toward the bathroom, my right knee abruptly collided with the wall.
There was instant pain followed by a few choice expletives, but I brushed it off. I didn’t think it was a particularly hard hit so I elevated it for the rest of the night and carried on with business as usual the following day. After a couple weeks passed, however, I noticed a stiffness in my knee that hadn’t been there before. It was annoying, but I figured it was a delayed reaction to what happened and would go away soon enough. Fortunately it did, but then it also came back.
Studying for comps or qualifying exams can be very mentally (and yes, even physically) demanding. To do your best you need to be at your best, so you must take care of your health. This means eating foods that serve your body well, moving your body to counteract all of the sedentary time spent reading and writing, resting when needed, and having a strong support system. 
