Knee Pain
Knee pain can make walking, climbing stairs, standing, exercising, and everyday activities more difficult. Stiffness or reduced mobility can also affect how you move, even when pain isn't severe.
At Spine Align Chiropractic & Wellness in Huntsville, AL, we evaluate your symptoms, movement, and functional limitations to develop an individualized treatment plan focused on improving comfort, mobility, and function.
What Can Cause Knee Pain?
Knee pain can develop from a variety of conditions involving the joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and other surrounding tissues. Symptoms may develop gradually from repetitive stress or degenerative changes or occur following an injury.
Common contributing factors may include:
- Osteoarthritis and degenerative changes
- Tendon irritation or overuse
- Muscle weakness or imbalance
- Reduced joint mobility
- Sports or activity-related injuries
- Repetitive stress
- Problems with lower-extremity movement or mechanics
Because different conditions can cause similar symptoms, an examination can help determine what may be contributing to your knee pain and whether conservative treatment is appropriate.
Our Approach to Knee Pain Treatment
Treatment is personalized based on your examination findings, symptoms, activity level, and functional goals.
Depending on your individual needs, care may include:
Shockwave Therapy
Shockwave therapy may be used for certain musculoskeletal conditions involving the knee and surrounding soft tissues. Acoustic pressure waves are applied to targeted tissues to stimulate a biological response and support the body's natural healing processes.
Therapeutic Exercise
Individualized exercises may be used to improve knee mobility, strength, stability, and lower-extremity function. Exercise may also help address movement patterns that place additional stress on the knee.
Chiropractic Care
When appropriate, chiropractic care may be used to address mobility restrictions involving the knee, hip, ankle, pelvis, or other areas that may influence lower-extremity movement and function.
Physiotherapy
Electrical muscle stimulation, therapeutic ultrasound, manual therapy, and other supportive treatments may be incorporated when appropriate to address discomfort, muscle involvement, and surrounding soft tissues.
Treatment Focused on More Than Knee Pain
Knee problems can affect your independence and everyday function. Our goal isn't simply to focus on a pain score but also to address how the condition affects your ability to move and perform normal activities.
Treatment may focus on helping you:
- Walk more comfortably
- Climb stairs with greater ease
- Improve knee mobility
- Improve strength and stability
- Stand for longer periods more comfortably
- Return to exercise or recreational activities
- Perform everyday activities with greater confidence
Knee Arthritis and Degenerative Changes
Knee osteoarthritis can contribute to pain, stiffness, reduced mobility, and difficulty with activities such as walking or climbing stairs.
While conservative treatment does not reverse arthritis or restore lost cartilage, appropriate care may help some patients manage symptoms and improve mobility and function.
When Should Knee Pain Be Evaluated?
Consider an evaluation if knee pain persists, repeatedly returns, limits walking or other activities, or is accompanied by ongoing stiffness or loss of function.
Significant trauma, inability to bear weight, marked swelling, obvious deformity, a hot or red joint, fever, or significant instability may require prompt medical evaluation.
Knee Pain Care in Huntsville, Alabama
Spine Align Chiropractic & Wellness provides personalized conservative musculoskeletal care for knee pain in Huntsville, AL. Our approach focuses on identifying factors that may be contributing to your symptoms and developing care aimed at improving comfort, mobility, strength, and function.
Spine Align Chiropractic & Wellness
7914 Memorial Parkway SW, Suite E-18
Huntsville, AL 35802
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