Physiotherapy for Knee Pain and Injury

Anterior knee pain. Pain at the front of the knee is a very common problem.  Can involve roughening under the knee cap, the tendon at the front of the knee (patellar tendon) or the bursa that sits under the patellar tendon.

The most usual causes of this problem involve:

1. Training errors- too many miles and these tissues getting over loaded.
2. Poor control around the pelvis and hips
3. Poor mobility around the hips and feet.
4. Tightness in the quadriceps and hip flexors
5. Not strong enough around the core, hips and  legs
6. Wrong training shoes
7. Running too much on a hard surface
8. Too many down hills on a particular run.
9. Women are more at risk of developing this issue – wider pelvis.

At PhysioWorks we will assess your injury and find out the structure that is involved and set about to reducing the pain and then introducing a rehab programme to get you back running.

Knee Pain Physiotherapy Treatment: Phase 1

1. Reduce pain and swelling – treatments we  use are soft tissue massage, acupuncture, ultra sound, taping
2. Advice on initial management
3. You will most likely need a period of time off running.
4. Identifying the risk factors and get you started on some simple rehab exercises

Knee Pain Physiotherapy Treatment: Phase 2

Once pain and swelling reducing we add exercises to help with strength and flexibility

Knee Pain Physiotherapy Treatment: Phase 3

Once pain cleared we will guide you through a phased return back to running/your sport. Rehab exercises are constantly monitored and adapted to what you need to get you back to your sport.

Advice on Prevention of Knee Injury

We will be able to give you advice on how to avoid this injury. It may mean you will always need to do certain exercises a few times a week or it may be advice on foot wear