Knee pain can be caused by a sudden injury, over use, or by an underlying condition, such as arthritis. It can be localised to a specific area of the knee or be spread out to other surrounding parts of the body.
Knee pain can be due to several things but normally involves the structures that surround the knee joint; knee cap (patella), femur, tibia, fibula, ligaments, meniscus and cartilage. It affect people of all ages.
It can be aggravated by many things, such as; exercise, rotational movements and high-intensity impact to name just a few.
During a clinical diagnosis, you will be asked about your medical history and mechanism of injury are key components to find out which structures are damaged within your knee.
A selection of special tests can be performed on the knee to discover which structures are damaged and to what extent.
A Physiotherapist will be able to conduct this assessment on you to find out what the problem is.
In some cases you will need to be referred for diagnostic imaging. We offer diagnostic ultrasound scans here at Comfort Health.
Depending on the extent of the damage to the structures within the knee, different treatment methods are needed.
RICE – rest, ice, compression and elevation is a great way to deal and manage acute knee pain at home.
In most cases Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation is adequate to deal with knee pain once the cause is known. Injections can also be useful for knee pain, steroid injections can help reduce inflammation around the joint and hyaluronic acid injections can help lubricate the joint and reduce pain.
However, in some cases of pain in the knee, there is a need of surgical intervention to help with correcting the injured structures. Following surgery it is recommend that you Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation to get back to full fitness.
At Comfort Health we offer a range of treatments from Sports Massage, Physiotherapy, Dry Needling/Acupuncture and Ultrasound-guided Injections which can all help when you are struggling with knee pain. In some cases it’s also helpful to fully diagnose your injury using diagnostic ultrasound, this is also a service we offer here at Comfort Health.
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