Knee Pain

Active PT & Sports

Knee Pain

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A free pain or injury screening gives you the opportunity to meet with one of our physical therapists at no charge. Learn more about your condition, get a fast assessment of the severity, and learn treatment options.

Knee pain can make walking, lifting and climbing stairs seem impossible. Whether you are dealing with minor knee pain, facing surgery, or recovering from surgery, physical therapy can help.  Physical therapy is typically the first recommended step for all types of knee pain, even torn ligaments. While some types of injuries will require surgery, optimizing your strength and motion before surgery can help you get the best results!

Problems We Treat

Some of the most common knee injuries we see and treat include:

  • Knee muscle strains or tendinitis
  • Knee damage from sporting injuries
  • ACL, MCL, LCL, and PCL  injuries
  • Knee osteoarthritis
  • Rehabilitation after knee surgery
  • Running related knee pain
Knee Pain
Knee Pain

Treatment at ActivePT

Knee pain is often the result of too much pressure and not enough support from surrounding muscles. Advancing arthritis can cause extreme pain and problems walking.  Knee pain can also be affected by the type of support from your shoes or too much impact to your body when running or other strenuous activities.

There are several ways to treat knee injuries including:

  • Progressive impact exercises designed to ease your body back into physical exercise after an injury or surgery, which can include aquatic (pool) therapy to machines to weight lifting
  • Special soft-tissue treatments to stretch muscles and surrounding tissue and laser treatment to reduce pain
  • Strengthening exercises and stretches to work the muscles and ligaments and increase circulation and strength in these areas

Rehabilitation After Surgery

In some cases, knee surgery is the best remedy for your pain. If a surgeon has recommended physical therapy, you can request ActivePT as your therapy provider.  After knee surgery, our team begins by helping you reduce your pain and swelling. Next, we help progress you back to gentle muscle activation and stretching exercises to reduce the chances of long-term stiffness after surgery. We help you learn to walk again and eventually get rid of those frustrating crutches or walker. Then, we help teach you how to progress your knee strengthening back to the point of doing regular exercise and normal activity. If you are an athlete, this is when recovery gets fun. You’ll be progressing back to agility and plyometric activities to ensure you are ready to play again!

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Clinicians who help with Knee Pain

Our clinical team focuses on your goals to help you achieve success.  The team includes physical therapists and physical therapy assistants who are specially trained to help get you back to the life you love.  Many of our clinicians are board certified orthopedic clinical specialists.  We don’t just hand you a packet of exercises and expect you to fix yourself.  Instead, we provide a hands-on approach to care in order to get you the best possible results.  When you receive care from one of our clinicians, we hope to exceed your expectations. 

Get Help With Knee Pain

We use a comprehensive, hands-on approach to relieving your knee pain. Depending on your needs, treatment may include myofascial release, dry needling, taping to reduce your pain and make activity more comfortable. Once your pain allows, we teach you how to improve your strength and balance to help you achieve longer-lasting results. When surgery is necessary, our experts can help you through your rehabilitation. Schedule a free 15-minute screening to meet with one of our specialists and get your questions answered today.

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