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ARE HIP AND KNEE PAIN AFFECTING YOUR GAIT Have you noticed pain in your hip or knees while walking? Do you find it challenging to go up and down hills? At Restore Physical Therapy, our therapists will give you solutions to your pain and help restore your pain-free walking!
Have you ever thought about how amazing our ability to walk is? A complex system of muscles, nerves, and joints work together in harmony to allow you to be mobile. If you experience hip or knee pain, it could mean that the interconnected parts are failing somewhere in the system. Hip and knee pain occurs when the joints and/or muscles surrounding those areas are not working correctly. These symptoms can alter your mobility and increase pressure on the area, resulting in pain. At Restore Physical Therapy, our physical therapists can teach you how to correct your gait and bring you relief before it becomes a significant problem! Call today to make an appointment. What Causes Hip And Knee Pain? Hip and knee pain occurs when the joints and muscles surrounding those areas lack their normal function. If the joints and muscles aren’t functioning correctly, it will alter your gait. The changes to your gait often cause the area to become inflamed, thus resulting in pain and even a limp. Hip pain is typically caused by injury or strain to the joint or surrounding soft tissue. Pain inside your hip or groin area is a common complaint and is consistent with a joint issue. Pain on the outer aspect of your hip, in your upper thigh, or
buttock region, is likely due to a problem with the muscles or soft tissues surrounding the hip joint. Knee pain that is felt in the inner aspect of the knee is often due to knee joint injury or degeneration. When the cartilage breaks down, we often feel an ache or even pain in the inner aspect of the knee. Pain on the front of the knee is rooted in your kneecap or patella. Every time you bend your knee, your kneecap needs to move up and down. If/when this area becomes inflamed, the tissues surrounding the kneecap will become tighter, and the kneecap will not have as much space to move. When this happens, the result is more friction and pain. Knee pain will often affect our ability to walk up and down stairs or hills. Typically people with knee pain avoid stairs or take one step at a time. How Physical Therapy Can Improve The Way You Walk Our physical therapists are experts at assessing the connection between hip and knee pain and abnormal gait patterns. The reduced range of motion in the hip and knee often alters movement and mechanics throughout the lower extremities. Pain and weakness can further reduce the range of motion and change the way you walk.
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