There is a multitude of reasons as to why your knee and hip may develop pain such as an injury from a fall or recreational activity. However many cases of knee pain occurs as a result of one’s habits, posture, and dominance to one side. Our bodies are very complex machines and they tend to have a wear pattern based on the way we perform over time.
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INSIDE : There is a multitude of reasons as to why your kneeandhipmaydeveloppainsuchasan injury from a fall or recreational activity. However many cases of knee pain occurs as a result of one’s habits, posture, and dominance to one side. Our bodies are very complex machines and they tend to have a wear pattern based on the way we perform over time. Let’s consider this perspective: Do the tires of a race car wear in a certain pattern because of the repetitive circular driving? Or, if a car tire is worn on one side, does it mean the tire had an issue or could the car frame be misaligned? I would say the tire is not to blame. Similar to our bodies, the misaligned frame or the repeated motion in a certain direction causes overuse in time. If we carry this principle over into the human machine, our joints will wear, hurt, and flare up EFFECTIVE KNEE & HIP PAIN RELIEF
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in certain locations due to our postural patterns and favoritisms to one side of our bodies. Don’t wait until your suffering or put off Physical Therapy if you had an Injury! If you notice your posture is off and you have muscle tightness without pain, get it addressed before it becomes a problem. If you had an injury from a fall or sporting event, get it checked before it becomes more of an issue or becomes a more severe injury. By seeing a Physical Therapist, you can get the pain under control and will receive reassurance & education regarding what you need to do or avoid to get you better faster. At Austin Physical Therapy, we utilize Postural Restoration Techniques to align your frame better and work to build symmetrical muscle strength so that you can reduce the wear patterns as discussed. By correcting your
posture and improving your strength, capacity, and mobility in the locations needed, we can maximize your performance and reduce risk of future injury. Hips and knees are vital for your performance! Knees fall victim to orders given from the hips. If one’s hips have developed patterns in an asymmetrical manner, it is going to influence how you walk and move with all types of activity. Eventually, it will result in overuse, wear & tear, inflammation,andpain.PhysicalTherapy is not just for those that are already in pain, injured, or post-operative it is also for those that want to perform better, feel better, move better, prevent injuries, and prevent surgeries. We are determined to educate our community about the benefits of PT for all people and we would love to help you achieve a better you!
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WHEN PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN HELP
If you’ve experienced any hip or knee pain and are considering whether physical therapy is a good choice for your health needs, consider the following:
• In a sitting position, can you comfortably cross your legs, leaving your ankle to rest comfortably on the opposite knee? If this is painful, or one knee constantly must be lower than the other, then this may be indicative of knee concerns that could be addressed with physical therapy. • From a standing position, with your feet planted flat on the floor, can you push your body into a squatting position? You should be able to squat all the way down so that your buttocks are almost touching your heels. If you aren’t able to do this, then physical therapy may be helpful in improving your range of motion. • Do you have other pain that you have been suffering with for awhile? Have you just “dealt with it” but it does not seem to be going away? Physical therapy can help stop the pain before it gets any worse and progresses to a larger problem. The goal of Austin’s physical therapy program is to restore range of motion and improve flexibility and strength while reducing the general experience of pain. Unfortunately, hip and knee injuries often tend to linger. Every movement relies so heavily on the hips and knees that it makes it difficult to allow these joints to actually rest following an injury.
Physical therapy provides targeted exercises that support the joints with precise movements that help reinforce posture, strength and range of motion. For more information, contact your physical therapist to learn more about options that will suit your health needs. For more information about how we can help you leave behind your hip and knee pain, contact us at (256) 883-9494.
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is also a therapist and movement expert, which ensures a safe and medical approach to speed, strength & power. We understand a golfers “Body Swing Connection” and ensures success to all athletes by training the body the way it was intended to move.This means that we improve movement patterns not just individual muscles.
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Boyd Partridge, DPT A native of Birmingham Al, Boyd completed his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from UAB in 2011 and we are happy to say joined the Austin Physical Therapy team in 2018. In addition to learning Postural Restoration principles, Boyd is also certified in Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in 2015 and Dry Needling in 2016. He is passionate about incorporating these techniques
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