Knee Pain Mount Gravatt & Browns Plains, Brisbane
Your knees are an integral part of your everyday mobility but they can also be vulnerable to injury. Knee pain is common among active people and can often be related to sporting injury or repetitive use but can also be caused by inactivity, incorrect weight bearing or referred issues from the feet or hips. Knee pain is also associated with ageing, caused by wear and tear over time or the onset of osteoarthritis.
The knee is made up of joints, ligaments, cartilage and bone. By nature it is an active joint, utilised frequently in our day to day activities, leaving it highly susceptible to damage. Identifying the cause of your knee pain is the first step in tailoring an effective treatment plan best for your condition.
Causes of Knee Pain
Some of the knee pain conditions we commonly treat are:
Ligament Damage
You have a number of important ligaments in your knee including your Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Posterior Cruciate Ligament, Medial Collateral Ligament, and your Lateral Collateral Ligament. These may become damaged or irritated from any activity which places too much strain on them and the damage may range from a slight strain to a complete rupture. If these structures are damaged, pain can range from mild to severe, you will notice weakness and decreased stability in the knee and potentially have trouble walking and weight bearing.
Tendinopathy
All muscles have tendons to attach them to bones and sometimes they can be inflamed if they are not working properly. This can be caused by poor strength, poor stability or incorrect performance of repetitive activity. The most likely areas for tendinopathies in this region are the quadriceps; hamstrings or adductors (groin) muscles. At The Whole Body Clinic, we will examine your body to find out where the imbalances are and correct them.
Muscle Strains
You have a number of powerful muscles that may become damaged while playing sport, working or walking home. There are three main grades of strains ranging from Grade 1; where a muscle has a number of fibers damaged but most of the structure is still intact, Grade 2; where more fibers are damaged but the outside structure is still intact, and Grade 3; where the muscle has been torn and may have no continuity anymore. The muscles most commonly damaged in this area are the quadriceps and the hamstrings.
Treatment For Knee Pain
Osteopathy can be very effective at treating and managing knee pain. Whatever the cause of the pain, the soft tissue techniques used will help to reduce muscle tension, pain, and improve circulation to the affected tissues. This will be combined with gentle joint manipulation and articulation techniques to help increase joint range of movement and as needed electrotherapy or dry needling. Shockwave Therapy has also been shown to help relieve knee tendon and muscle pain as well. Personalised education and rehabilitation will help you manage pain and injury in the short and long term.
The Whole Body Clinic offer treatment to residents throughout Brisbane including Mount Gravatt, Park Ridge, Holland Park, Moorooka, Sunnybank, Wishart, Mackenzie, Carindale, Wellers Hill, Greenslopes & Eight Mile Plains.
The Whole Body Clinic can assist with all of your knee pain symptoms. To see how, please click on our Services.
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