KNEE PAIN TREATMENT & RELIEF
IS KNEE PAIN RUINING YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES?
Knee pain can often be caused by misaligned knees or hips which can cause inflammation, straining and tearing in your knees.
At our Gold Coast Podiatry clinic, Hip To Toe, our Structural Podiatrists look for the underlying cause of your pain, instead of just treating the symptoms.
When your knees are misaligned it is very common for your feet and hips to also be misaligned. It’s important to check for this misalignment at your initial consulatation to ensure you receive a comprehensive and accurate diagnosis. This will ensure the best possible outcome for you.
Our structural podiatry treatment works by realigning the joints in your feet, knees and hips, This takes the strain off your knees and reduces your pain. This structural podiatry alignment process is combined with podiatry exercises chosen specifically for you. We have used this podiatry treatment approach to help vast numbers of our patients to get back to living an active, pain-free lifestyle.
AVOID KNEE SURGERY
HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD KNEE SURGERY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TREAT KNEE PAIN?
DO YOU WANT TO AVOID KNEE SURGERY?
Our clients tell us they want to avoid or delay knee surgery if at all possible!
This is totally understandable.
In order to avoid or delay knee surgery, you need to know what caused your knee issues in the first place.
Knee pain doesn’t always point to a problem with your knee itself. Knee pain can also be a symptom of other problems. For example, misaligned feet or hips can cause knees to become misaligned. As you would expect, misaligned knees cannot function correctly. Misaligned knees can sometimes look like bone-on-bone contact on an x-ray. This is a frequent source of knee pain misdiagnosis.
By realigning the joints in the feet, knees and hips and ensuring proper alignment, the knee can function better and the pain can recede.
If your goal is to avoid or delay the need for knee surgery, please feel free to call us to see if our podiatry treatment is right for you.
AVOID PAIN AFTER KNEE SURGERY
DO YOU STILL HAVE PAIN AFTER KNEE SURGERY?
Many clients come to us after they have had knee surgery but they sadly still have knee pain.
Misaligned joints in knees can lead to uneven wear and tear on the knee. This can lead to or speed up the development of osteoarthritis, which can ultimately lead to the necessity of a knee replacement.
However, if the underlying cause of misalignment is not addressed, even the new replacement knee can wear and tear unevenly or at an accelerated rate. It can also result in your knee still causing pain or other issues after your knee surgery.
It could even potentially cause your other knee to start to hurt because it is now unable to deal with the strain being put on it. This could potentially lead to more knee surgery that could possibly have been avoided.
If you still have knee pain after knee surgery, please consider making an appointment with one of our experienced practitioners. They can investigate and treat the underlying cause of your knee pain to help prevent or delay the need for more knee surgery and help you avoid experiencing more pain.
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KNEE X-RAYS
Misaligned feet and knees are misaligned can cause uneven wear and tear on the knees.
An x-ray of the knees will help identify where the problems are and help form an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment options for your specific needs.
This x-ray of the knee from behind shows a number of problems with the knee:
- There is severe osteo-arthritis in the knee
- There are spurs
- The knee cap is not sitting in the middle of the knee
- There is bone-on-bone contact on the inside of the knee
This x-ray of the knee from the side shows:
- Spurs on the top and bottom of the knee cap
- Spurs behind the knee
- Degeneration and osteo-arthritic change
These problems have been going on for a long time. The knee did not end up like this overnight.
Problems often occur long before the pain starts.
WHY DO WE PREFER TO TREAT YOU WITHOUT USING ORTHOTICS?
There are a number of reasons why realigning the joints without orthotics is a good idea. For more information on an alternative to orthotic devices click here.
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DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE OSGOOD SCHLATTERS SYNDROME?
Children with knee pain are often diagnosed as having Osgood Schlatters syndrome. The pain usually intensifies with high impact activities, like sports, and decreases with rest.
This x-ray shows the spur that develops with Osgood Schlatters syndrome. The spur is the result of the patella ligament tearing out of the shin bone leading to a bony lump or spur.
The Podiatrists and Physiotherapists at Hip To Toe have treated hundreds of children for Osgood Schlatters syndrome, allowing them to get back to sports without their knee pain and even improving their performance.
WHY DO CHILDREN GET KNEE PAIN?
Knee pain usually develops along with high-impact activities like running, jumping, twisting etc.
These activities require the knee to bend and move differently than during walking.
If the knee is not strong and stable, the strain we put on the tissues can cause them to tear and pull. These constant microscopic tears can cause the pain.
This can also lead to an inflammatory response where the knee gets hot, red and swollen.
WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT CHILDREN’S KNEE PAIN?
In order to stop the pain, first we need to know exactly where the pain is coming from.
Podiatrists often use orthotics to treat the symptoms of children’s knee pain. However, this doesn’t address the internal issue. It is only providing an external support to realign the joints while the orthotics are being worn. When the orthotics are not being worn, such as when your child is barefoot or wearing footwear without their orthotics, their joints are still misaligned and causing damage.
Our structural podiatry treatment gently moves their joints back into alignment and our podiatry exercises help them hold their joints in the new positions. By addressing and changing the internal problem the result can be long-lasting knee pain relief and the prevention of worse problems developing in later life.
MISALIGNED FEET CAUSE MISALIGNED KNEES
THESE ARE THE FEET OF A 15 YEAR OLD WITH SEVERE AND CHRONIC KNEE PAIN
It’s clear to see from looking at these feet that there are a number of problems. When the foot is not acting as a stable foundation for the body it can cause the knees to becomes misaligned. This leads to strain on the tissues of the knee which can cause pain.
Our Structural Podiatrists and Structural Physiotherapists understand how the feet, knees and hips affect each other. At Hip to Toe we can help you to realign the joints in your feet, knees and hips without needing orthotics or surgery.
Call us today and to learn how you can relieve your pain!
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