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Do your weight-bearing joints feel more like pain-bearing joints these days? If you have a hip or knee that just can’t support your body weight without causing annoying aches or agonizing pains, you may be unable to perform your job, play sports, handle household tasks, or even find a comfortable sitting or sleeping position.
These limitations and frustrations might have you taking potentially risky painkillers or considering joint replacement surgery. Our innovative care strategies at Expert Physio Plus will help you find quick relief. Fortunately, many causes of hip and knee pain respond quite well to physiotherapy – the natural approach to pain management.
If your doctor has prescribed you pain relievers it is best to follow the guidance of your doctor.
However, you are welcome to discuss physiotherapy with your doctor as well.
If you find that your pain level has decreased through physiotherapy, you can discuss reducing your pain reliever usage with your primary physician.
Your hips and knees do a lot of work over the course of a lifetime. These joints must withstand the majority of your body weight — not just when you’re standing still, but also as you walk, run, climb or jump. It’s not surprising, then, that a variety of ailments and injuries can plague the knee and hip joints.
Your pain and stiffness may be caused by:
Various health or lifestyle challenges can worsen a case of hip or knee pain. Carrying extra weight is a prime example.
A musculoskeletal misalignment or postural imbalance can place unnatural stress on a hip or knee. Lack of exercise can cause the muscles to weaken, setting the stage for chronic strain and joint instability.
You may get pain relief when you are at the physiotherapist and going through treatment, but what about when you go home? A major goal of your physiotherapist is to heal your injuries over the long term.
The various exercises and treatments they use with you will steadily improve your condition so that you experience less pain on a daily basis. As your body gets stronger and more mobile, you are likely to experience less pain in your hips and knees.
Getting relief from knee or hip pain doesn’t necessarily involve the use of heavy drugs such as opiates or procedures such as joint replacement surgery. Physiotherapy can improve your joint function while also easing your pain and stiffness.
Your physiotherapist can prescribe exercises aimed at addressing your specific condition, such as:
Even an activity as simple as walking to help preserve mobility and reduce pain in arthritic knees or hips.
Your physiotherapist may also recommend that you receive heat/ice therapy, ultrasound therapy, massage therapy, laser therapy, or orthotic footwear to help normalize your musculoskeletal balance.
The sooner you seek physiotherapy for knee or hip pain, the better. Research shows that patients who rehab their hip or knee pain with physiotherapy within 15 days of symptom onset have less need for pain injections, medications or surgical intervention.
Whatever stage of pain you’re in, it’s never too late to benefit from physiotherapy. Contact Expert Physio Plus to get started!
