Knee pain
Knee pain can make the everyday feel like a calculation, stairs, squatting down, or that run you used to enjoy.
Knee pain can come from the joint itself or from how the hip, ankle, and foot load it. We assess the whole lower limb and how you move, including your gait where it is relevant. From there we build a plan to settle symptoms and get you back to activity.
What it can feel like
- Pain with stairs, squatting, or kneeling
- Discomfort during or after running or sport
- A sense of the knee feeling unstable or stiff
- Swelling or aching after activity
Common contributing factors
- A rapid increase in training load
- How the hip, ankle, and foot load the knee
- Reduced strength through the leg
- An old injury that changed how you move
How we help
Assessment of the knee and the whole lower limb
Hands-on treatment to reduce pain and improve movement
A look at how you walk and run where recurring issues suggest it
A graded strength and loading plan
Our perspective
How we think about this
The knee is often caught in the middle. It sits between the hip and the foot, so when either of those is not doing its job, the knee ends up taking load it was never meant to handle. That is why a knee that keeps flaring up is often not really a knee problem.
We look at the whole lower limb and how you move through it, including your gait when it is relevant, then build a loading plan that rebuilds the knee gradually rather than just calming it down and hoping.
Common questions about knee pain
Can an osteopath treat knee pain?+
Yes. The knee sits between the hip and the foot, so we assess the whole lower limb and how you move through it, not just the joint that hurts. Treatment pairs hands-on work with a graded loading plan that rebuilds the knee's capacity.
Why does my knee hurt on stairs?+
Stairs load the kneecap joint heavily, so pain there usually points to how load is being shared across the leg, often involving hip or quad strength. That is good news: it is very trainable, and a targeted program usually changes it.
Do I need a scan for my knee?+
Usually not to begin with. Most knee pain is diagnosed well with a physical assessment, and scans often show age-normal changes that are not the culprit. If your presentation suggests something a scan would genuinely change, we will say so and help organise it.
Can I keep running with knee pain?+
Often yes, with the load adjusted rather than stopped altogether. Complete rest usually deconditions the leg without fixing the cause. We work out what your knee can tolerate now, modify your running around it, and build back from there.
How we treat it
Dealing with knee pain?
Book your 60-minute first appointment and we will help you get to the cause, or call the clinic for a chat. Real diagnosis, hands-on treatment, and a plan to follow. All in your first visit.
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