Knee Pain Treatment in London

During your initial consultation we will take time to discuss your case history, how the pain is affecting your life, how long you’ve had it and what activities make it better or worse as well as conducting a thorough physical examination which will assess the joints and muscles from the lower back to the feet to determine the underlying cause of your knee pain. From there we will talk you through our findings and devise an appropriate treatment plan. Treatment approaches include soft tissue massage, articulation, stretching and gentle manipulation where appropriate. The treatment aims to increase mobility of the joints, relieve any muscle tension, balance tensions around the tissues, enhance blood supply to the tissues, alleviating pain and helping the body to heal naturally. Many people choose osteopathy because the treatment does not require medication and is considered a more natural approach than conventional medicine.

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Part of the treatment can be to offer management strategies and advice to prevent your problems from returning. This may also involve teaching you exercises to continue with at home and using techniques such as hydrotherapy (hot and cold packs). Most knee pain caused by strains, sprains, problems with ligaments and muscle imbalances can be treated effectively with osteopathy. However, sometimes an osteopath may need to refer you to your GP for further tests or scans. This could be because your hip or knee pain suggests other causes such as fractures which require medical intervention. However, scans will not show injury or damage to tissues or ligaments. Over the longer term, abnormal mechanics of the knee can lead to more serious structural problems so it’s important to get a physical assessment and begin rehabilitation sooner rather than later. 

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Please feel free to contact us to discuss your knee pain.