Knee Pain

Types of knee pain:

Acute injuries such as ACL or meniscus tears, joint arthritis, Osgood Schlatters disease, ITB syndrome (runners knee), patella tracking, and referred pain from the lower back and hip region.

Causes of knee pain:

• Poor spinal alignment

• Changes in weight bearing

• Trauma such as sporting injuries

• Prolonged sitting

• Age

• Lack of muscle strength

• Poor Flexibility

• Excessive weight

• Repetitive movement/use

• Underlying disease or pathology (rare)  

What is the most common cause of knee pain?

Once we have ruled out any underlying disease or problem, the most common causes of knee pain are generally mechanical in nature. Other than trauma from injuries or over-use one of the most common causes of knee pain is changes in the lower back, pelvis and hip area. 

If these areas are not well balanced it changes how the individual is weight bearing. Unnecessary weight bearing onto the knee joints is a common cause of knee pain. This is often the result of poor posture and spinal alignment.

How chiropractic helps people with knee pain:

At The Spine Hub Norwood we take a holistic approach with knee problems, we treat your entire body, not just at the site of injury. There can be many factors involved with what is causing your pain, so it is essential we provide an accurate diagnosis.

Our process involves an initial consultation which allows us to determine if we are in fact the right people to help you. If we are not, we will be sure to refer you to the people who can. If we deem that we can help you, you will move on to an examination.

During this examination process, we will perform a range of orthopaedic, neurological, and musculoskeletal tests in order to find out what is the problem. Once we have all of this information, we will report back to you with our findings.

From here we will create a personalised treatment plan, designed to help you recover naturally. Our treatment approach will include spinal adjustments, adjustments to the joints of the body, muscle work, plus the prescription of rehab exercises and stretches.

With knee pain, we will also look at the lifestyle factors that have led to the injury and help you make modifications as necessary to prevent future instances.