Get Moving with Fast Hip and Knee Pain Relief
It is no secret that hip and knee pain can create limitations in your daily life. With physical therapy, you can relieve your pain in the easiest, safest, and most comfortable way possible.
Does instability in your hips and knees make you feel as if you may collapse without warning? Do sharp pains in those areas make daily tasks challenging? Is standing up after prolonged periods of time difficult for you? If so, MDM Physical Therapy can help.
If you are looking to get rid of your hip and knee pain, contact us at (480) 832-9308 today to learn more about our safe and effective physical therapy services!
PT for hip and knee pain
If you have one of the conditions listed above or a different condition that is causing your hip or knee pain, contact MDM Physical Therapy today. One of our dedicated Mesa, AZ physical therapists will examine your hips and knees to check for any structural damage, in addition to evaluating your gait, stance, posture, and range of motion. The alignment of your pelvis and difference in the length of your legs will also be assessed. This will help compile important information for creating the best possible treatment plan for your needs. Treatment plans will focus on relieving pain, normalizing joint function, and relieving any abnormal stresses on your hips and knees.
In order to provide you with pain relief, you will receive gentle, hands-on manual therapy during every visit. Specific exercise and stretches will be added to your treatment based on your needs. In addition, special equipment may be used to reduce pain and inflammation. This may include deep tissue laser therapy, ultrasound, shortwave diathermy, electrical stimulation, percussion/vibration and heat or ice applications.
As you improve throughout your treatment program, your exercises and stretches will progress. You will also be provided with a home exercise program to increase your flexibility and strength on a daily basis.
These are all aimed at alleviating your pain and promoting the healing of your damaged hip and/or knee tissues.
What’s causing my hip or knee pain?
The structures in your hips and knees are very similar, therefore they can be subject to many of the same injuries, stress, disorders, deterioration, and diseases. Some of the most common causes of hip and knee pain include:
Weak or tight muscles
If you have a weak gluteus medius muscles and tight hip flexor muscles, this can cause the hip to rotate inward without you realizing it. Because of this, abnormal stress can be put on the knees, resulting in painful conditions, such as patellofemoral stress syndrome or iliotibial band friction syndrome.
Gait or stance imbalances
These can cause abnormal stress and premature wear-and-tear on your hips and knees, which can result in painful symptoms or arthritis.
Overuse injuries
Several overuse injuries, including muscle strains and tendonitis, are common in both hips and knees. This is because the joints both experience constant use.
Acute injuries
These are common in both hips and knees, such as sprains, strains, and dislocations.
Cartilage injuries
Cartilage injuries can affect both the hips or knees. For example, hip pain can be caused by cartilage injuries known as labral tears, while inflammation of the bursa sacs, known as bursitis, is a specific condition that impacts the knee joint.
Referred pain
Pain may also develop as a result of referred pain from a pinched sciatic nerve since the nerve travels through both areas.
Why am I experiencing these symptoms?
The hips and knees are two very different types of joints: the hips are ball-and-socket joints that act as a support for your upper body weight, while the knees are hinge joints that allow for the forward-and-backward motions within the joint.
Believe it or not, the knees actually support more of your weight than the hips do, as they allow you to stand, walk, run, dance, etc. Your hips and knees rely on numerous muscles and tissues to maintain their proper function and mobility, and when things aren’t working correctly, you may experience hip or knee pain.
People can experience hip and knee pain together or separately. The hip and knee joints work together to provide the optimum function for the lower extremities; however, sometimes a condition resulting in pain with these joints can cause their function to go awry.
Sometimes hip or knee pain originates within the respective joint; however, it is also possible that the pain you feel in your hip or knee may be rooted in a different part of the body. For example, a problem with the hip joint may transmit a pain signal to the knees, and vice versa. Since the hips and knees are both parts of the same kinetic chain, they make up a combination of weight-bearing joints that must function together in harmony in order for your body and posture to function properly. If one part of the kinetic chain is out of balance, stress may be placed on another joint. At MDM, we have discovered that an incorrect alignment of the pelvis can also contribute to hip and knee pain. If there are injuries or degeneration, these alignment problems just make things worse. Unfortunately, these issues are frequently overlooked. Through gentle manual therapy, easy stretches and simple exercises, our therapists can significantly reduce your pain!
Relieve your hip and knee pains today
If you have been limited by your hip and/or knee pain, Contact Us Today at Mesa, AZ center to schedule an appointment. We’ll provide you with the best methods for getting rid of your pain, so you can get back to your life!
