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The knee is a modified hinge joint that bends to hold our
weight and absorb the shock of landing and straighten to push
us on our way. If you follow high level sport you will know
that it’s commonly injured. Just ask Michael Owen, Andrew
Flintoff, Rafael Nadal or just about every downhill ski racer
that ever lived! Statistically it’s the most injured
joint in the body.
Knee pain can be caused by traumatic injury or by repeated
overloading of the joint. It’s very important that the
alignment of all its parts is just right. If not it can cause
strong pain. Both the foot and the hip joint can affect the
normal twisting motion around the knee. Quite often treatment
can involve orthotics for the feet and exercises for the hip
to restore normal knee function.
Knees are one joint that tends to show wear and tear through
our lives. The number of joint replacements performed these
days is very large. We may not be able to stop the process
of wear and tear but we can help manage the problem so that
you may be able to delay that operation for a number of years.
Physiotherapy could be just the thing to help you manage your
knee pain and improve your quality of life.
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