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Hi Friend,
Are you (or someone you know) moving less freely because of knee pain on stairs? Do your knees ache or give out while using stairs? Are your knees making annoying âcrunching,â âclicking,â or âpoppingâ sounds with stairs? Are you worried that you might need surgery or injections to fix this? Well youâre going to want to check out this video and article. ( Read the full article here.) Knee pain on stairs is one of the most common complaints we get here in our specialist clinic. Thereâs good news, though: In most cases, knee pain can be fully resolved without pain pills, surgery, or injections. While we canât undo the âwear and tearâ in your knee, we can usually do enough to get you out of pain so you are more mobile, strong, and able to live your life. âBut Chris, my doctor says my knees are bone on bone!â It still doesnât mean youâre going to need surgery or other risky procedures. Physical Therapy with specific exercise and hands-on care can often be enough to significantly delay (or forgo) surgery. Most people with knee pain have notable fixable imbalances at their hips and feet. Because of these imbalances, the knee joint receives more stress than usual. [Read more...] |
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| Without seeing you in person, I cannot confidently say whatâs wrong. However, to give you a place to start⌠Itâs important to understand that just because your knees hurt, doesnât mean itâs the underlying cause of your pain.
Your hips could be weak or tight. Maybe your ankles are weak or tight. You might have flat feet. Your body is a closed system, so problems with the surrounding joints greatly impact your knees. These are but a few examples of what may be contributing to your knee pain on stairs. Only a trained professional, such as a Physical Therapist, can accurately identify YOUR specific imbalance to take stress off your knees.
âBut Chris, my hips or feet arenât what hurt!â It doesnât matter. The place that hurts or has the most wear and tear is rarely the problem. Itâs almost always the surrounding areas are weak or tight.
Iâve found that most of my patients are able to delay or no longer need surgery after correcting these imbalances.
Letâs say your goal is to be able to climb 4 flights of stairs to be able to travel internationally. There are a lot of âstepsâ (pun intended) that must happen before you are able to do this pain free. The video in this article helps to better illustrate some of those steps.
If the pain isnât bad enough yet to seek a tailored solution to your problem, here are a few things you could look into on your own.
First, correct the alignment of your knee - Make sure your knee isnât caving in as you go up or down stairs. If you try to do this consciously, and are still unable, there may be another problem that needs to be addressed by a professional Physical Therapist.
THIS WAS THE FIRST HALF OF THE ARTICLE. READ THE REST HERE: [Read more...] |
| | Is knee pain keeping you from being active, mobile, and strong? Reach out by replying to this email for a free 15-minute consult, and tell me what's going on. |
| | | | Dr. Chris Sovey, DPT, RN, BSN |
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