Knee Pain

Common causes

A range of anatomical structures can be involved in Knee Pain, such as muscle, tendon, ligament, bone, cartilage, meniscus, bursa & fascia. There are a wide variety of causes associated with the onset of Knee Pain such as:

• Biomechanical issues / deficits
• Inflammation associated with other disease
• Trauma
• Weight gain / Obesity
• Overtraining / Tissue Overload
• Inactivity
• Jumping sports

What we aim for with our Biomechanical Examinations is to find out which tissue (muscle, tendon, bone etc) is aggravated within the knee to try and give you an accurate diagnosis. Once we have a better idea of which tissue (or tissues) are involved we can mutually agree on an appropriate management strategy to reduce your painful symptoms and restore function to your knees.

Common symptoms

Knee Pain symptoms will differ depending on the tissue that is aggravated within your knee. Our examinations and testing will help us to get closer to a more accurate diagnosis of your Knee Pain.

• Swelling, stiffness, inflammation, and / or pain inside or around the front, back or sides of the knee. This might be worse in the morning
• Worsening pain during weight-bearing
• Pain when bending or extending the knee
• Reduced movement at the knee 
joint
• Pain worse in cold, damp 
weather
• Limitations on sports and activities
• Giving way, locking up or seizing of the knee

Common conditions associated with Knee Pain