September 25, 2016 Adrienne Jamiel women's anatomy, yoga anatomy, knee pain "Pull Up Your Kneecaps" an Off-Kilter Cue? September 25, 2016 Adrienne Jamiel women's anatomy, yoga anatomy, knee pain A common instructional cue, embedded within a variety of yoga asana teaching styles is: “Pull up your kneecaps to protect your knees.” Repeated with authority and in good faith, the instruction seems to make sense.