Knee Pain

The knee joint is a complicated joint of the human body. The joint bears the
body weight and allows performing various activities against the pull of gravity.
Examples are standing, walking, running / jogging, climbing the stairs and
other. It also acts as the shock absorber of the body.
The knee joint comprises of three bones: the thigh bone (femur), shine bone (
tibia) and knee-cap bone (patella). The capsules and ligaments (medial, lateral,
collateral ligaments) strengthen the joint.

Common Knee Injuries

As the knee is involved in the body movement, it is vulnerable to injuries. The
knee joint injuries can be classified as:
Acute: Acute / sudden injuries are due to rotating or twisting of the knee or a
direct blow to the knee joints, resulting in torn ligaments, tendon, cartilage or
muscle and fracture. Sports that require sudden stopping or jumping can also
cause acute knee injuries.
Overuse: It includes muscle strain, tendonitis and bursitis. Overuse of the
knee joint may also lead to a swollen knee.

Knee Pain Causes

Sports activities and injuries: Excessive exercise without proper warming up
or cooling down, running, jumping and high-pressure generating exercises like
climbing up / down the stairs, squatting, weight lifting and gym knee exercises
against the resistance irritate and lose the cartilage lining under the surface of
the knee-cap bone (patella) causing knee injury and pain (runners knee).

Change in the alignment of knee joint:

Change of alignment of knee joint or body posture: Due to tightening of
muscles or abnormality of the foot, ankle, knee and hip joint changes its
normal alignment. Alignment abnormalities distribute abnormal pressures at
knee joint and eventually injured structures in and around the knees.

Improper Footwear: These can also cause alignment problems. Over a

period, misalignment seriously damages the foot, resulting in knee pain.
Congenital Diseases: The incorrect alignment untreated in congenital
problems (Genu Valgum, Genu Varum and Genu recurvatum) will lead to early
degenerative changes of the knee and, finally, knee osteoarthritis and
permanent deformities.
Trigger point formation and muscle spasm: Repetitive overuse, existing
trauma or micro trauma or radiating pain from other sites can facilitate the
formation of trigger points or muscle spasm over the surrounding muscles of
the knee joint.
Knee Joint Osteoarthritis / Degenerative Joint Disease: It causes the
articular cartilage to breakdown within the joint.

Treatment Comparison for Knee Pain

Conventional treatment

Treatment emphasizes on
masking the pain by using strong
pain killers and other drugs like
cortisone injection
Long term use of knee pain drugs
has serious side-effects
Once you stop taking medicines,
chances of knee pain recurrence
are high
Treatment concentrates only on
knee joints
Recommends surgery for
moderate and severe arthritis

Physio Fusion Therapy (PFT)

PFT emphasizes on finding the
source of the problem and rectifying
it, using natural means, which
doesnt prescribe drugs.
Absolutely no side-effects
Speedier recovery
No diet restrictions
Chances of pain recurrence is very
low if you follow the instructions and
perform the exercises after recovery
by PFT
The treatment concentrates on the
affected and surrounding areas
Avoids knee replacement surgery in
many cases of severe arthritis

Do you still have Knee Pain even after Replacement Surgery?

The surgery replaces your knee, but doesnt consider the effects of muscles on
your knee pain.
Due to your earlier, severe pain and deformity, muscles might have lost their
normal quality. Further, trigger points and muscle spasm are still present. All
these cause continued knee pain.
PFT muscle normalization methods and exercises will give you more flexibility,
pain relief and help you perform activities with ease.

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