Osteopathic Treatment for Knee Pain
Knee pain can be extremely frustrating, limiting our ability to walk, exercise, play sports or enjoy our hobbies.
Causes of Knee Pain
Hip or the foot:
The knee likes to move in a relatively straight line, if the hip or ankle struggle to move freely or with control, it can put added stress through the knee, forcing the knee to bend or rotate.
injury:
Most knee injuries happen when the knee is forced to bend sideways or rotate, the most common area for injury is the inner knee, which also takes much more force over time.
Too much mobility:
For people who are clinically hypermobile, or even just more bendy than average, your knee joints can hyperextend (over-straighten) when standing or exercising putting stress through the joint. It can also be more susceptible to bending or rotating too far, vulnerable to overloading over time or injury.
Muscle imbalance:
Pain around the kneecap is frequently linked to improper tracking, where the kneecap experiences excessive outward pull. Chronic tension in the outer thigh and weakness in the quadriceps can contribute to this, as well as hip and foot mechanics.
Can Osteopathy help with Knee Pain?
We will absolutely help you figure out whats causing your pain, and what to do about it.
You may have received a diagnosis already, but a diagnosis on it's own just identifies the end result, all too often, the factors that caused the issue in the first place are not identified or explained, advice on how to modify tasks or tackle the problem is not given.
We help people who have received a diagnosis, but no resolution (examples listed below), or have never previously sought help.
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Patella-Femoral Pain (PFP)
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ACL, MCL , Meniscus injury
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Patella tendonopathy
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Knee Osteoarthritis
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Knee Bursitis
Head over to our online booking if you're ready to tackle the problem or discover more about how other areas might be related at our Foot & Ankle or Hip Hub