Physical Therapy Can Help Resolve Your Hip and Knee Pain
Do you find that pain in your hips and knees makes walking, running, or exercising difficult? Are you experiencing hip and knee pain or stiffness that make daily tasks difficult? At Comber Physical Therapy, our physical therapists can help you find solutions to get back to doing what you love pain-free!
Hip and knee pain are often connected and can significantly hinder your daily life. Your ability to walk, get up and down from a chair, and get in and out of cars depend on how well your hips and knees function.
When any aspect of mobility, strength, balance, and/or coordination becomes abnormal, it causes strains to the joints, leading to pain in the hips and knees. Our physical therapists at Comber Physical Therapy will identify limitations in your hips and knees and guide you through the steps you need to find relief before it becomes a significant problem!
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Getting to the root cause of your hip and knee pain
The source of hip and knee pain can come from various reasons. The most common reasons are limitations from an injury or impairment to the joints and muscles surrounding the joints.
When the joints and muscles aren’t functioning correctly, it affects how you use them. Too often, these compensations lead to a cycle of pain and inactivity. While many causes of pain exist, the most common include the following:
- Sprains and strains (i.e., injuries to muscles and ligaments)
- Osteoarthritis
- Overuse/repetitive stress injuries (i.e., tendinopathy)
- Labral injuries (i.e., cartilage)
Hip pain is often caused by injury or strain to the joint or surrounding soft tissues (i.e., muscles, tendons, and ligaments). Pain in your hip or groin area is generally associated with a joint issue. Pain on the outer aspect of your hip, upper thigh, or buttock region is often associated with the muscles.
Knee pain in the inner aspect of the knee is often due to joint injury or degeneration. When the cartilage breaks down, we often feel an ache or even pain in the inner aspect of the knee. In comparison, pain on the outside and/or top of the knee cap is usually due to muscular imbalances or tendon issues.
If you’re experiencing pain, pinpointing the exact spot can help your physical therapists get to the root cause of your pain. Every condition has common signs and symptoms that help to determine the cause.
Arthritis is common after a joint injury and is more prevalent in overweight people. Experiencing injury or being overweight early in adulthood increases the trajectory toward symptomatic osteoarthritis later in life.
Repetitive stress and overuse-type injuries are more common with tendon-related pains. Runners are particularly susceptible to tendon issues in the hip, knee, or both regions simultaneously. There is some evidence that weakness in the hip musculature increases the knee joint’s risk of pain and injury. Having a skilled physical therapist is the key to weeding through the symptoms to get to the source of the problem.
Sprains and strains or injuries to the cartilage are more commonly associated with slips, falls, and sports injuries. While some conditions are more severe than others, a physical therapist can identify what is causing your pain and help clarify what your next steps should be.
What to expect at your Comber Physical Therapy visits
Our licensed physical therapists are movement experts who will analyze your joints, muscles, balance, and walking to determine any restrictions, weaknesses, or abnormalities. By pinpointing the exact areas of your body that are not moving as they should, they can create a treatment plan to improve your strength, coordination, and overall mobility.
Restoring your joint(s) motion is crucial to alleviating pain and safely participating in the activities you love. With our movement screens, strength testing, and coordination testing, we can spot the root cause of your condition and address the muscles and joints that need treatment.
Our physical therapists are skilled at hands-on interventions. They use research-based strategies to provide the most comprehensive treatments to help you resolve your pain and/or restore your function. We emphasize education and exercise selection as the cornerstones of a successful outcome.
Your treatment plan will be individualized, based on your specific needs, to help you reach your optimum function with the least effort. From start to finish, we’re dedicated to your ongoing well-being and helping you reclaim a healthy lifestyle! Our dedicated team can help you walk, run, and play better.
Request an appointment today!
If you are suffering from hip and/or knee pain affecting your ability to walk, run or exercise, don’t hesitate to contact Comber Physical Therapy to schedule an appointment with one of our specialists!
We offer the results you are looking for!
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