Joint Pain / Sports Injury

Hip pain may be due to arthritis, but also may be referred from the spine or confused with sacro-iliac pain, or hip dysfunction due to knee, ankle or foot problems.

Knee pain has many causes. Chiropractors commonly see problems with the knee-cap due to an imbalance of muscles around the knee. In many cases, the pain is caused by dysfunction of the lower back.

The joints of the heel, ankle and feet are also susceptible to problems. Your Chiropractor will complete a full examination and diagnosis before treating you in the most appropriate way.

You may also be advised to do specific exercises to help you regain health and flexibility, even if you have arthritis. Until quite recently, patients with pain due to osteoarthritis were advised to rest. However now it is recognised that movement helps to reduce the pain by relieving pressure on the joints, and by improving flexibility in the surrounding muscles. Crucially, specific joint corrections are in most cases necessary before exercises will be of benefit.