Physical Therapy for Knee Pain

How Common is Knee Pain?

Knee pain is one of the most common areas for joint pain and arthritis. There are many different aspects to managing joint pain and hopefully, preventing joint pain from ever happening . Taking a look into how you are managing your physical health can help current pain or prevent future pain in some cases.

Ways to Manage Knee Pain

Proper movement mechanics during exercise - Being mindful of your knee tracking during exercises or movements is a simple way to ensure there are no extra joint forces being placed within the knee!

Be sure to wear proper shoes - Shoes with proper arch support help to decrease stress on the knee joint.

Increase leg and glute strength - Having stronger gluteal muscles will help to stabilize the knees from the top down, and activating these muscles decreases the caving in motion of the knees overall.

Maintain a healthy weight - Having excess weight in your body can put additional pressure into your knee joints and increase your likelihood for knee pain. Work with your doctor to identify what a healthy weight is for your height and body type.

Choose low impact physical activity when possible - Activities such as cycling, swimming, and pool aerobics have  less compressive forces than running. You can always talk to your physical therapist to find out which forms of exercise or what modifications to your current exercises may work best.

How Physical Therapy Can Help

There are numerous health benefits of physical therapy for pain management. Physical Therapists are highly trained and knowledgeable experts on your body and how it works. This is particularly true when it comes to your joint health. Their knowledge is the number one benefit of having a physical therapist on your side. With their help you can know you are approaching your health in the best possible way.

If you do not know where to start Unified Therapies would love to help!