Knee pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints that brings people to physiotherapy. The knee is a complex joint that takes a lot of force during everyday activities like walking, climbing stairs, and getting up from a chair. When knee pain strikes, it can significantly impact your mobility and quality of life.
Causes of Knee Pain
Knee pain can arise from various causes:
- Osteoarthritis: Wear and tear of the knee joint cartilage that typically develops with age
- Injuries: Including ligament tears (ACL, MCL, PCL, LCL), meniscus tears, or fractures
- Overuse conditions: Runner’s knee (patellofemoral pain syndrome), jumper’s knee (patellar tendinitis), IT band syndrome
- Inflammatory conditions: Rheumatoid arthritis, gout
- Mechanical problems: Loose body within the knee joint, dislocated kneecap,
- Referred pain: Issues from the hip or lower back radiating to the knee
- Previous surgery: Post-surgical complications or scar tissue
- Biomechanical: Leg length difference, decreased flexibility and muscle strength
Symptoms of Knee Pain
Knee pain can present with various symptoms:
- Pain: Can be sharp, dull, constant, or intermittent
- Swelling: Fluid accumulation around the joint
- Stiffness: Difficulty fully bending or straightening the knee
- Instability: Feeling like your knee might “give out”
- Popping, crunching or grinding noises: Crepitus when moving the joint
- Locking: Inability to move the knee in certain positions
- Giving Way: When weight bearing, ascending or descending stairs
- Warmth and redness: Signs of inflammation
- Weakness: Difficulty supporting weight on the affected leg
When should I see a Physiotherapist?
Our top-rated Physiotherapists can help if you experience:
- Inability to bear weight on your knee
- Marked swelling
- Inability to fully extend or flex the knee
- Compensatory patterns like limping or listing while walking
- Knee pain associated with redness, or warmth
- Pain that persists for several days without improvement
- Pain that disrupts your sleep or daily activities
How Physiotherapy Helps Knee Pain
Our best rated and highly experienced Physiotherapists utilize evidence-based approaches to help you overcome knee pain:
- Comprehensive Assessment: We conduct a thorough evaluation of your knee, including range of motion, strength, postural alignment, equal leg length, stability, and functional movement patterns.
- Pain Management: Electrotherapy (laser, shockwave therapy, ultrasound and Interferential Current) to reduce pain and inflammation.
- IMS: Intramuscular muscular stimulation with battery operated electric current to decrease pain and promote healing
- Exercise Therapy: Customized strengthening and stretching programs targeting the muscles around the knee, hip, and ankle to improve support and function.
- Manual Therapy: Hands-on techniques to improve joint mobility and reduce muscle tension and pain.
- Functional Training: Retraining proper movement patterns for daily activities, work, and sports.
- Education: Teaching you about proper posture, body mechanics, and activity modification to prevent recurrence.
- Return to Work: A structured progressive program to ensure a safe return to work
- Home Exercise Program: Providing you with personalized exercises to continue your progress between sessions and a rehabilitation program to ensure a full recovery to activities of daily life and achieve your goals.
Preventing Knee Pain & Self Help Measures!
While not all knee pain is preventable, these strategies can help reduce your risk:
- Maintain a healthy weight: Extra weight increases stress on your knee joints
- Stay active: Regular, low-impact exercise helps keep joints and surrounding muscles strong
- Warm up before activities: Prepare your muscles and joints for more intense movement
- Proper footwear: Wear shoes appropriate for your activity and foot type
- Cross-train: Vary your activities to avoid repetitive stress on the knee
- Proper technique: Learn and use correct posture and form during exercise and sports
- Listen to your body: Rest when needed and don’t push through pain
Why Choose one of our Top-Rated Physio Clinics for Knee Pain?
At Allied Physiotherapy Health Group, our clinics offers comprehensive appointments for knee conditions with a personalized approach that addresses not just your symptoms, but the underlying cause of your pain. Our highly experienced Physiotherapists have extensive training in knee rehabilitation and stay current with the latest research and techniques to provide you with the most effective treatment options.
We understand that knee pain affects everyone differently, and we work closely with you to establish goals that matter most to your lifestyle. Whether you’re looking to return to a specific sport, perform daily activities without pain, or simply improve your quality of life, we’re here to help you achieve lasting results.
Book Your Allied Physiotherapy Appointment Today
Don’t let knee pain limit your life. Contact us today to schedule your physio appointment and comprehensive knee assessment to take the first step toward pain-free movement and a healthy you!
