OSHKOSH AREA HEALTH & WELLNESS The Newsletter About Your Health and Caring for Your Body
INSIDE: • WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON KNEE INJURIES? • NEXT IN-PERSON WORKSHOP • PATIENT SUCCESS STORIES
Kick Away Your KNEE PAIN!
CELEBRATING OUR 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Do you experience pain and swelling with squatting or climbing stairs? Do your knees often catch or lock up, making it difficult to perform daily tasks that once seemed simple? At Physical Achievement Center, our physical therapists can help you find relief and get you moving again! Knee pain can be debilitating, making it difficult to walk, run, and move. It may even hinder your ability to do simple things like sitting through a movie or a long car ride. The location of your pain helps determine which structures are involved and can help ensure proper treatment. Often the pain leads to avoiding activity, but this strategy does not help in the long run. Inactivity often leads to more dysfunction and disability. Physical therapists are movement experts, and if your symptoms are severe or last more than a few weeks, your first step should be to contact our physical therapists! At Physical Achievement Center, we can get you moving once again by relieving your pain and enhancing your body’s natural healing process. Call today to schedule an appointment with one of our experts! WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON KNEE INJURIES? Your knee is one of the largest joints in your body, made up of a complex system of bones, tendons, and ligaments. Knee injuries can result from direct contact or a sudden movement
that strains the knee. When there is no specific event connected to the damage, the most common knee pain causes are aging, injury, or repeated stress on the knee. Knee pain can be mild or severe and include sprained ligaments,
cartilage tears, tendonitis, and arthritis. Some common knee injuries include:
Arthritis. The most commen type of arthritis for knee pain is osteoarthritis (OA). This condition occurs when the cartilage surrounding your joints deteriorates, and the joint no longer has a sufficient cushion between the bone. This leads to joint inflammation, with varying levels of pain and dysfunction. Cartilage Injuries. There are two common cartilage injuries: • Meniscus injury: The meniscus serves as a shock absorber and helps maintain stability in the knee. A meniscus tear can be caused by contact or non-contact activity when the knee Continued Inside
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