Knee Pain

What can cause my knee to pain?

Tendinitis

  • Tightness, swelling, and a dull ache

Runner’s knee

  • Dull throbbing behind your kneecap

Torn ligaments

  • May initially hear a popping sound, followed by swelling and severe knee pain

Osteoarthritis

  • Pain, tenderness, and inflammation of the knee

Bursitis

  • Acute pain and swelling in one or both knees

  • Injured meniscus

  • May hear a popping sound followed by an immediate sharp pain and swelling

Gout

  • Intense pain and a lot of swelling

Infectious arthritis

  • Severe pain and swelling, warmth, and redness around the joint

  • Fracture:

  • Swelling, sharp pain, and an inability to move your joint.

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What can I do prevent knee pain?

  • Achieve healthy weight with BMI of 25 or less.

  • Being fully fit when returning to sports

  • Most ACL injuries occur in the second half of games because of muscle fatigue

  • Lunges and squat may affect the knee joint as the load goes through the back of the knee cap

  • Reduce sugar intake as insulin resistance may cause inflammation in the knee


Our treatment options for knee pain are:

Physiotherapy

  • Pre and post injury rehabilitation and core strengthening muscle and ligaments around the knee

Physical massage therapy:

  • Help to strengthen muscle and ligament groups that support the knee , improve mobility and flexibility, and promote proper positioning and posture.

Tecar Therapy

  • Is a non invasive system which is externally applied, and uses patented long wave radio frequencies to create intense tissue stimulation. It helps to reduce back pain and speed up recovery.

Medical Acupuncture/Dry Needling:

  • Is effective for muscular pain. It involves inserting thin needles into precise points throughout the body, which may cause the body to release naturally occurring painkilling chemicals such as endorphins, serotonin, and acetylcholine.

Knee bracing and knee tapping

Might help to reduce pain by shifting your weight off the most damaged portion of your knee. Improve your ability to get around and help you walk comfortably

Joint injection

  • A cortisone steroid solution which is injected into the knee joint

Knee rehabilitation exercises


Our Specialist Orthopaedic consultants are on hand to give advice and treat you if all other treatments fail.

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