A recent article in the Sept 11th, Los Angeles Times, from the associated press reported that, "Arthroscopic knee surgery for arthritis - performed hundreds of thousand of times a year - does not reduce joint pain or improve knee function, according to new research released Wednesday[Sept 10,2008]"
This is a case where a treatment is applied to a symptom instead of to the cause of the symptom. Although surgery may help by removing cartilage fragments, it does nothing to prevent the same damage from happening in the future.
For all types of knee pain it is imperative to find out what is causing the pain and to treat the cause as well as treat the symptom. Some people have restrictions of movement in their foot, some have restrictions in their hip, or thoracic spine. These restrictions whether they are caused by muscle, joints or ligaments can all lead to knee pain. In fact, something as seemingly trivial as a big toe that doesn't bend enough can easily cause knee pain and knee degeneration.
Proper evaluation and management of the knee should rule out internal derangement such as ligament tears and should find the limiting factors in motion from the ground up and the top down in order to come up with the best results.
Chiropractic manipulation, kinesiotaping, leukotaping, Graston Therapy and three plane stretching are all services provided by Colling Chiropracitc that can help knee pain. The key is where, when and how to apply them.
Kevin Colling, DC
Sports injury - knee pain
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