Atlas Pain Relief Centre

Knee Pain Tamworth or Knee Pain Lichfield?

Tamworth physiotherapists and Tamworth Osteopaths at Atlas Pain Relief Centre specialise in knee pain conditions. The Staffordshire clinic has experienced knee pain therapists to examine and treat your knee pain. Tamworth, Staffordshire, Atherstone, Polesworth, Kingsbury, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Swadlincote, Measham, Brownhills, Burton on Trent and Dordon, customers visit Tamworth for help and advice with their knee pain and running problems.

Knee pain will probably affect most of us as we get older but for many, knee pain is present in childhood. Conditions ranging from osgoode schlatters disease in young boys, patella tendonitis and chondro-malacia patella, can all affect our early years and give knee pain.
As we get older arthritis can affect weight bearing joints such as the knee joint and give severe knee pain when fully weight bearing. Tamworth Osteopaths will provide a diagnosis and suggest the appropriate treatment for you. Massage of associated muscles around the knee often helps.

Often overpronation is a factor which involves the rolling inwards of ankles and dropped arches of the feet. This in turn alters the lower limb mechanics and can produce maltracking of the patella which in turn produces knee pain.

In a runners world, knee pain is common. Distance running and novice runners can develop knee injuries when they increase mileage. There are a variety of causes which can be identified by the location of pain. Front of knee pain, side of knee pain, back of knee pain can all stop you running and need to be diagnosed. Ligament sprains, tendonitis, patella tracking pain, IT Band insertion inflammation and menisci cartilage tears can all produce knee pain and a knee injury. In the majority of cases, knee pain is caused by a lower limb biomechanical problem which may affect patella alignment.

Over pronation can be a major factor in knee pain

If you are a novice runner training for a long distance race such as the London Marathon or the Great North Run you will probably be following a training programme you have seen in a magazine or the internet.  Although helpful these programmes are for guidance only and should not be followed to the letter by everyone. Runners will all begin with different fitness levels and abilities and therefore your training should be designed for your individual requirements.  Listen to your body and if you develop pain symptoms, get checked out by a competent experienced running therapist. Knee pain can be described by common names such as “runners knee or jumpers knee” but in most cases they all involve inflammation of some kind. Inflammation can be eased by using ice over the area which will reduce pain and reduce any swelling which may occur. Sore knee or painful knees can be treated successfully with the right approach.

It is really important to discover the cause of your knee pain in order to treat it successfully.  Marathon running is hard on the knees as training mileage is high in the latter stages of preparation.  If you are suffering knee pain do not leave it to chance as it may stop you running. Check out our running injury website www.runninginjuryclinic.co.uk for advice and help with knee pain and running injuries.