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What can we say about knee pain treatment? Some treatment involves surgery and others involve taking prescription medication but all done in the name of pain relief. The problem is when we treat symptoms and not the cause of the symptom what are we really accomplishing. The sad part is that our medical system is geared towards treating symptoms instead of finding cures. When trying to find an effective knee pain treatment, it can be difficult if you are trying to get to the root of the pain because it is not always understood.
So what are some effective knee pain treatments? You can either take the traditional route such as prescription medication, physical therapy, or surgery or non-traditional route like acupuncture, natural supplements, or homeopathic.
When choosing a traditional route for knee pain relief such as prescription medications make sure you research the side effects. For instance narcotics like Vicodin, Loratabs, and Percocet are addictive. The more you take the narcotic the more you will need it long term and your tolerance level for the narcotic becomes higher. If you use non narcotics, the side effects can be stomach ulceration, headaches, rash, or ringing in the ears with ibuprofen and nausea, bruising, liver damage, or abdominal pain with acetaminophen.
If you decide on physical therapy, be sure to find a therapist who specializes in knee pain or knee injury. The risk with this is over extending or over exertion of the knee that could cause further injury down the road. However, a good therapist knows how far to go in treating knee pain. Also knee replacement surgery is another option but of course the risk that is inherit with any surgery is there like infections, paralysis and even death.
Non-traditional knee pain treatment like natural supplements, acupuncture, and homeopathics are beneficial because they are geared towards treating the cause of the pain. For most, the knee pain is from osteoarthritis which is process of cartilage deterioration in the knee joints. Natural supplements like Glucosamine and chondroitin helps to rebuild the cartilage and Arnica and Bryonic are homeopathic medicines that resolve joint inflammation and pain. What is beneficial about a non-traditional approach is that you decrease the side effects and tackle the root cause of the pain.
Before starting any type of treatment regimen make sure you know the cause of the affliction. Is is arthritis in the knee or is it a knee injury? The only one who can determine this is your doctor. So make an appointment with your health care provider and get a definite diagnosis.
Which one is the best, traditional knee pain treatment or non-traditional. Well it depends on if your are looking to treat the knee pain or the cause of the pain. Both ways have short term and long term benefits but the key is to do what is best for you after all it is your knee and you want effective knee pain relief.
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Many of us suffer from chronic pain in the knees, hips or lower back. Often there is a connection between these complaints and the way you walk. This article sheds more light on knee pain and in particular how abnormal foot mechanics or asymmetry in our gait can affect knee function, causing pain and discomfort.
Typical knee pain symptoms…
“A sharp pain in the knee and a grinding sensation, especially when getting up out of chair or walking up stairs.”
This description of knee pain is most common and refers to a condition called Patello-femoral Syndrome. Patello-femoral Syndrome is the most common form of chronic knee pain. It refers to pain occurring between the knee cap (the patella) and the underlying thigh bone (the femur). Patello-femoral Syndrome causes pain and tenderness in the front of the knee. The pain gets worse when you sit for a long period and get up. Or when you walk up stairs. Often, one will experience a grinding or crunching sensation in the knee.
What exactly causes knee pain?
There are number of different causes for knee pain. With age wear and tear occurs in the knee joint. Also over-use causes knee problems (for example in rugby/football players, and in tradespeople such a carpenters, bricklayers etc). Over time softening of the cartilage beneath the knee cap (the patella) will result in tissue breakdown and pain in the knee joint. Instead of gliding smoothly over the knee the knee cap grinds against the thigh bone when the knee moves. In turn this may result in heavy erosion of the cartilage. Apart from age and over-use the third most common cause of knee pain is faulty gait (i.e. the way we walk). Overpronation (=rolling inwards of the feet and lowering of the arches) is a major contributing factor to knee pain.
Here’s why…
The knee joint forms the link between the upper and lower leg. It is a hinge joint, which means it is only designed to flex and extend the lower leg, and not to rotate it. Unlike for instance your elbow joint which allows your underarm to move up and down, as well a twist (rotate). Overpronation of the feet means that with every step your foot rolls inwards too much. As the foot rolls inwards the bones in the lower leg are forced to rotate internally and this results in a twisting motion at the knee joint. This irregular motion of the knee will inevitably lead to excessive wear and tear in the knee joint causing long-term damage and chronic knee pain. Over-pronation not only causes bad knee function. An estimated 70% of the population suffers from some degree of over-pronation and this becomes evident in other areas of the body, especially at an older age. People with overpronation can display symptoms such as frequent ankle sprains, pain in the arches, leg pains, shin splints, hip pain, even lower back pain.
Treatment options for knee pain
The most commonly prescribed treatments by physiotherapists include rest (or decreased activity), ice packs and sometimes wearing a knee brace and also strengthening exercises. In addition, orthotic shoe inserts will be recommended to stabilise the feet and correct poor foot function. Footlogics orthotics can be used to prevent the unnatural rotation of the lower leg, thereby treating the cause of this type of knee pain. By supporting the arches they force the ankles and legs back into alignment, reducing the twisting on the knee and thereby providing relief to the painful knee joint.
A number of studies have shown that bad knee function can be restored by using foot orthotics. Below are the extracts of two of these studies:
Study 1) The Effect of Foot Orthoses on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Knee Pain) – Amol Saxena, DPM and Jack Haddad, DPM – Department of Sports Medicine, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA.
In a retrospective review of 102 patients treated for chondromalacia patellae and patellofemoral knee pain syndrome/retropatellar dysplasia (PFPS/RPD), the effectiveness of semiflexible foot orthotics was investigated. The combined disorders were diagnosed in 89.3% of the patients. Subjects were 46 women and 54 men, aged 12 to 87 years (mean, 37.9 years; SD, 15.9), who exhibited excessive forefoot varus or rearfoot varus. The initial screening and clinical diagnosis were based on an examination by an orthopedist. Particular attention was directed to patellar crepitation, patellofemoral malalignment, Q-angle measurements, limitation of range of motion, and knee effusion. Patients were evaluated for the onset and duration of patellofemoral pain and degree of knee joint disease. Semiflexible orthoses for each subject were fabricated, based on a clinical lower extremity biomechanical examination. At their follow-up visit, 76.5% were improved, showing a significant decrease in the level of pain with orthotics intervention (chi-square P < .001). Although multiple treatment modalities are used for these patients, the results suggest that the use of semiflexible orthoses is significant in reducing symptoms of PFPS/RPD. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 93(4): 264-271, 2003)
Study 2) The Role of Foot Orthotics as an Intervention for Patellofemoral Pain (Knee Pain) – Michael T. Gross, PT, PhD1- Judy L. Foxworth, PT, MS, OCS2
Foot orthotics often are prescribed for patients with patellofemoral knee pain. The purpose of this clinical commentary is to review the theoretical and research basis that might support this intervention and to provide our own clinical experience in providing foot orthoses for these patients. Literature is reviewed regarding (1) the effects of foot orthoses on pain and function, (2) the relationship between foot and lower-extremity/patellofemoral joint mechanics, (3) the effects of foot orthoses on lower-extremity mechanics, and (4) the effects of foot orthoses on patellofemoral joint position. The literature and our own clinical experience suggest that patients with patellofemoral pain may benefit from foot orthoses if they also demonstrate signs of excessive foot pronation and/or a lower-extremity alignment profile that includes excessive lower-extremity internal rotation during weight bearing and increased Q angle. The mechanism for foot orthoses having a positive effect on pain and function for these patients may include (1) a reduction in internal rotation of the lower extremity; (2) a reduction in Q angle; (3) reduced laterally-directed soft tissue forces from the patellar tendon, the quadriceps tendon, and the iliotibial band; and (4) reduced patellofemoral contact pressures and altered patellofemoral contact pressure mapping. Foot orthotics may be a valuable adjunct to other intervention strategies for patients who present with the previously stated structural alignment profile. J Orthop Phys Ther 2003;33:661-670.
Peter Van Dyke is a Dutch foot specialist and orthotist with a special interest in knee Pain, Plantar Fasciitis and orthotics. He gives advice on effective remedies to help relieve aching feet and prevent further problems. He also works closely with a number of large orthotics manufacturers in Europe, the USA and Australia.
Hope the guy now is fine…..LOL
Definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein.
Sound familiar? Are you one who enjoys getting in a rut and staying there? Just get up and do the same thing everyday. Don’t ever take a side road just to see what’s up there or a different street home just for some other scenery. Just keep it the same and no surprises, that way I know what to expect. I tend to fit that mold.
You are probably doing the same thing for your knee pain and continuing to have the same pain and getting worse. Yet, you just keep taking the same pills or doing the same exercises thinking that someday it will surely get better. Wrong! If it hasn’t worked by now it probably isn’t going to.
Are you ready to see some better results with your knee pain? If so, you need to start thinking about healing instead of just masking the pain. Well, “they”, told me this would work and it costs a lot of money so I thought it would heal me. Did it? Time to start thinking outside of the box, even if that just isn’t you. Unless you enjoy hurting everyday and have decided to live with it.
Your body is a miracle and if you give it the right fuel it will do miraculous things.
So why not start out thinking about what you eat and drink. Knock off the sodas number one. Many believe that soda causes calcium to build up in your joints and calcium is not a good cushion! Just good old water is the best. Not only does it not cause bad things to happen it flushes your system and over a period of time you should begin to notice an improvement in how you feel. You will probably lose some weight and that is good for bad knees.
If you really want to give yourself the best chance to begin to heal you need to think along the lines of balanced nutrition. Less meat, a lot more fruit and veggies and some good whole grains. Simple to say but hard to do right? Yup. Unless you could find a product that gives you the balance without guessing on your own. Is there such a product? Yes, and I would very much enjoy sharing this with you at your convenience. How about now?
Doug has been dealing with knee and back pain for over 20 years and now at sixty feels better that anytime over those 20 years. Finding the proper balance of nutrition has brought me from 40 ibuprofen each week to zero. Head over to my website to find out what that is. http://circle75ent.com
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If you aren’t getting any results, why do you continue doing the same thing? Don’t you owe it to yourself to try something different? Of course you do!
We are creatures of habit are we not? We get up at the same time everyday, clean up, eat breakfast, drive the same route to work, maybe stop for the same cup of coffee, park in the same stall, use the same elevator. On and on. We like the same. We don’t like different.
The unfortunate part of this rut we find ourselves in is that we don’t or are not willing to try something different. Yet if we would stop and think about it there are probably several things in our daily routine that need to be changed. Why? Because a different result would be to our benefit.
Take your knee pain. Have you been doing the same exercises, walking the same route, (if you can walk), or just sitting it the same chair, taking the same pain killers and expecting it to all get better SOMEDAY? Well, I hate to break the news, but someday will most likely never come!
Sorry, but true.
So what should we do? Begin by taking a look at what methods or products you are using and have been for some time now without noticing any improvement in you knee pain. If that is using the same pain killers, try another type. Switch from Tylenol to Ibuprofen, or Excedrin or just plain aspirin. Ask your Doctor for a different prescription. Who knows? It won’t hurt to try will it?
I was in that rut, taking around 40 ibuprofen every week followed by about as many antacids to counter the stomach issues, and still had the same pain everyday. Then a friend told me about a natural product that now has me taking zero ibuprofen or anything else and my knees are pain free. Wow! What a blessing!
Are you ready to make a change and probably see some good results instead of staying in that rut you are in? If so, we need to visit, I hope to hear from you soon.
Doug has been dealing with knee and back pain for over 20 years and now at sixty feels better that anytime over those 20 years. Finding the proper balance of nutrition has brought me from 40 ibuprofen each week to zero. Head over to my website to find out what that is. http://circle75ent.com/
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I know you have heard and are fully aware of “cause and effect”. The cause was a wild throw by the backyard ball player, the effect was a broken window. There is always a cause! The cause was arrogant mismanagement, the result was Fannie and Freddie Mac had to be bailed out by us, the taxpayers.
Anyway, back to knee pain. Your knees hurt because something has caused them to hurt. It may be rheumatoid arthritis. It may be osteoarthritis. It may be from an injury. It may be from slow to heal surgery. Whatever it is the simple layman term is inflammation.
If we just take aspirin or some type of pain killer all we do is cover it up, we don’t address the real problem which is inflammation. You may have tried some anti inflammatory meds for a time, but with short lived results and you don’t want to continue on those after hearing all of the horror stories about the side effects. Several of those have been taken off the market the Pete’s sake!
Well, okay then, what can you do?
You can give your wonderful miracle of a body the proper nutrition and allow it to heal itself. Yah right, how do I do that? Sounds like some far out solution to me.
No, actually folks as far back as Hippocrates, the father of medicine stated, “Let thy food by thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” Man has known for thousands of years that the body is a miracle but it needs the right fuel! Your car won’t run well on poor fuel, so why do we think our bodies will?
Yah, but how do I know what to eat? I know, you aren’t a nutritionist, well, neither am I, but I trust some who are. If I could show you a way to take great nutrition in the proper balance simply by just drinking it, would that interest you?
I went from treating the symptoms of my knee pain for years until I started treating the cause and am now pain free and have been for over three years. Sixty and pain free, it is awesome!
If you think it is time for you to begin treating the cause, visit my website for more information. I look forward to hearing from you.
Doug has been dealing with knee and back pain for over 20 years and now at sixty feels better that anytime over those 20 years. Finding the proper balance of nutrition has brought me from 40 ibuprofen each week to zero. Head over to my website to find out what that is. http://circle75ent.com/
