Hips and knees being two of the largest joints in your body and weight-bearing, they are prone to stress hence often become painful. Hip pain often starts at the outer part, along the outer buttock or upper thigh. Knee pain can be chronic.
There may be stiffness, swelling or general instability. Many patients also find it difficult to fully straighten the knee. If the cause of your suffering is hip or knee pain, contact our highly experienced physiotherapists at SwaHealth Physiotherapy Rehab Clinic to get rid of the pain.
What Are the Common Causes of Hip and Knee Pain?
Hip joint is one of the strongest joints in your body. However aging or repetitive use causes it to wear down leading to chronic hip pain. Injuries like a slip or fall may be the cause. Arthritis too can be a cause of hip pain.
Here are a few other common causes of hip pain:
• Bursitis
• Tendinitis
• Hip fractures
• Work injuries
• Tendon or muscle strain
• Osteonecrosis
While chronic knee pain is also a result of natural aging or overexertion or repetitive motion, it may also be caused by damage to the bones, cartilage or ligaments at the joint. Underlying ailments may also cause knee pain. Some of the most common causes of knee pain are sprains, strains, fractures, tears, tendinitis, bursitis, and arthritis. Furthermore, any dislocation at the knee joint due to work or sports injury may also cause lasting knee pain
How Does Physiotherapy Help Treat Hip and Knee Pain?
If you are suffering from hip or knee pain, physiotherapy is one of the most recommended treatment to deal with it effectively. This non-invasive, prescription drug free method not only reduces pain but also reduces inflammation, strengthen the joints and restores your natural range of mobility – ideal for patients of all ages.
Our physical therapist will work closely with you to design a customized treatment plan by targeting the root cause of your chronic pain instead of simply treating the symptoms. While surgery may be an option, physical therapy is a holistic treatment option that is not only safe and gentle but you may be pleasantly surprised at the amount of relief it is able to provide you. In fact, we very often have patients who visit us to recover and relieve pain post-surgery as well.
Learn More About the Benefits of Physiotherapy for Hip and Knee Pain
If hip or knee pain is hindering normal life for you or a loved one,
physical therapy is a proven treatment that can help!
Feel free to Contact our skilled physical therapists at Contact us at SwaHealth Physiotherapy Rehab Clinic a Boroline Initive. They will analyse and find out the source of the problem, create treatment plan suited to your requirement, that will reduce your pain and heal naturally.
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can treat your knee pain with physical therapy. Physiotherapy effectively reduces knee pain by strengthening the affected area, focusing to improve your range of motion and reducing tension in the muscles. In many cases, physiotherapy can significantly reduce the severity of your knee pain and help you avoid more invasive procedures, such as surgery.
You can do a few things to relieve knee pain in the short term like wearing shoes that fit, using hot and cold remedies and resting when you notice the pain to be shooting up. For long term solution consulting a trained and experienced physical therapist is the best way to get consistent, long lasting relief from pain. Manual therapy, strength training, balance training and other specific treatments, physical therapy ensures that you can move your knees comfortably again.
Your physiotherapist at SWAhealth Physical Therapy will design a treatment protocol based on your specific needs and the best methods. Your customized treatment protocol’s objective will be to relieve your pain, facilitate the healing process and restore function and movement to the affected area(s).
Your initial appointment will consist of a comprehensive assessment, which will help your physiotherapist discover which forms of treatment will be best for you. The main stages of your plan will focus on pain relief, which may include any combination of ice and heat therapies, manual therapy, posture improvement, targeted stretches and exercises, or any other treatment methods which includes state-of-the-art equipment based on the latest technology from Germany.
