Knee Pain Injuries Articles & Resources Category

If you have had a knee replacement surgery, chances are very high that you will feel far less pain and allows you to move around much better than before. After you knee replacement surgery, your doctor might refer you to physical therapy. So, don’t brush it off! Your physical therapist will use several treatments and exercises to help minimize your pain and enhance your overall functional mobility. Rehabilitation begins as soon as your surgery is over and your doctor will want you to start walking using an assistive device with the help of a physical therapist within the first 24 hours. Every day your physical therapist will guide you through exercises, provide massage [...]

Knee health is an important part of aging gracefully. Knee pain is common especially, in older age, often caused by osteoarthritis (the wearing a way of knee cartilage). Fortunately, there are ways to postpone knee problems or even prevent them entirely. In many cases, you can delay or avoid the need for surgical intervention, such as a knee replacement when you care for your knees at all stages in life.  Here are 7 hot tips to help you keep your knees happy and healthy for a lifetime. Strengthen the muscles Boosting muscle strength stabilizes the knee joint and helps the muscles absorb stress you place on the knee. Strengthening should start with [...]

The Three Things... Arthritis is one of the most common ailments being experienced by people. It is a group of painful conditions that is evident through the inflammation within the joints and eventually causes stiffness and pain. Arthritis can be experienced within any part of the body that has joints, and that includes the knees. When it comes to osteoarthritis in the knee, there are several things that one should do in order to alleviate knee pain. Here are three of them: Modify Your Activities Routine activities can actually aggravate the pain rather than relieve it. If knee pain is persisting, try to change the activities that you usually do. This way, [...]

Knee Sprain Diagnosis A knee sprain is usually diagnosed after a series of hospital tests, most commonly a range of motion test and x-ray. The first and foremost duty of physicians is to rule out any obvious problems that could mimic the pain and tenderness associated with a knee sprain. Generally, this refers to torn ligaments and fractures. Patients need to refrain from self-diagnosing, as it is too simple to mistake a hairline fracture for a knee sprain. When you experience an actual knee sprain, you will have caused injury to the ligaments that are surrounding the joint of your knee. This is easier done than you may realize. In some cases, [...]