Knee Pain
Confused about your knee pain?
If you’re living with knees that are painful or aching it’s very easy to think that knee pain comes with age and wear and tear, or that with a bit of rest it will just go away on its own. Well you are not alone. Here is what we commonly here about everyday in our clinics:
- Often you can’t quite put your finger on why you’re feeling pain in your knees, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
- You limp after a day on the golf course.
- You have a niggle half way through your running club training session.
- Stepping up with bags of shopping is awkward, stiff or painful.
- Kneeling to weed the garden will result in painful knees.
- If that’s happening to you, you’re not alone, knee pain is a common problem and those suffering with it are looking for answers;
- What has caused my knee pain?
- Despite resting why is my knee pain getting worse?
- It has been 6 months (or more), how long do I need to put up with this before my knee starts to feel better?
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Fed up & Frustrated with Knee Pain?
If your knee pain is affecting your job, if it stops you from keeping active, or if it threatens your independence and gets in the way of spending quality time with family and friends – physiotherapy can help get you back to living the life you deserve as quickly as possible.
Here are Optimal we have partnerships with local running clubs. Their membership often present with issues with their knees and are worried they will have to stop running completely and miss out on the physical and social activity of training sessions.
We want to keep you active, keep you running and keep you on the golf course.
Withdrawing you from activity is something we would try to avoid as we know how important running is to you – to find out more about how we help regular runners click here.
Knee pain is not a normal part of life
Confusion is a common symptom of knee pain as advice and recommendations are gathered from friends and family.
Many solutions are to avoid making knee pain worse rather than to recover completely from it.
Confusion leads people to procrastination and a misplaced acceptance that it is part of life.
IT IS NOT NORMAL TO LIVE WITH PAIN.
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We are experts at treating knee pain
If your knees are painful, ache or make it hard for you to climb stairs, sit for long periods or walk longer distances you could benefit from physiotherapy.
Knee stiffness, discomfort and immobility can be caused by a number of issues including osteoarthritis, an injury from a repetitive movement like running, tightness in the structures surrounding the knee from a sedentary job or lifestyle or a traumatic injury like a fall.
We are experienced in helping people who have had knee pain for weeks, months or even years.
How we solve your knee pain
We are knee injury specialists at Optimal Physio and will be able to tell you where the pain is coming from and help get you back in action quicker than ever. We won’t stop there, as we will rehab you to make sure it never becomes a problem again.
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Solutions for your knee pain
There are things you can do to begin your recovery journey in a positive and proactive mindset.
Make a decision about getting help
Avoid sitting in awkward positions.
FAQs
Will I have to stop running during my rehab?
My knee is stiff and the Gp told me I have arthritis will I need a knee replacement?
I’ve had physiotherapy before and it didn’t work?
Do I need an x-Ray?
Do you treat a lot of knee pain?
If tried exercise before and it didn’t help?
Often this is because the wrong exercises have been performed for the injury or phase of healing. It’s also important that the load, frequency, intensity and recovery is at the right level. If your not sure please get in touch.
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