The knee is generally regarded as one of the most complex joints in the body.
It is designed to give us great flexibility, it bears most of our body weight; and it is made up of a huge number of components.
Pain in the knee can come from many sources including bone, muscle or tendon, cartilage or, ligaments. Pain may present at the front, back or sides of the knee or involve the knee-cap; there may or may not be swelling, pain may be deep or on the surface; pain may be dull and achey or very sudden and sharp; it may be worse when using the knee or worse after inactivity; pain may come on suddenly or may build up over time.
Whatever the cause, your Osteopath is trained to diagnose and treat your knee pain.
Due to the number of tissues in the knee which may be contributing to the cause of your pain, further imaging such as ultrasound or xray may sometimes be required to comprehensively diagnose. Osteopathic examination and treatment of knee pain will involve consideration of the hip and ankle joints, the foot mechanics, the low back and pelvis too. The knee is reliant on all these areas working well in order to operate at it's best so treatment often involves more than just your main problem area.
More than 'in-rooms' treatment.........
Your Osteopath may use tape to aid the treatment process, you will be guided how to manage acute symptoms at home; stretches or strengthening exercises will be shown and your Osteopath will educate you on what to do or not to do in order for healing to occur most rapidly.Our hands-on techniques and patient education are what we pride ourselves on for helping you to get back on track as soon as possible.
