"The Top 7 Tips to Help Hip and Knee Pain Without Taking Painkillers"

Hip and knee pain is something we see a lot at Weymouth Physiotherapy.  Of course there are many different hip and knee problems we see, but the most common reasons are arthritis and tendon issues.  Sometimes pain comes on with a specific incident but equally regularly people get pain that seems to just come out of the blue.

From experience many people often try to put up with the pain for some time before acting upon it.  A trip to the GP often results in advice to take it easy and take pain relief.  This goes against what you want to do.  People want to stay active and do the things they enjoy and many have concerns about putting foreign chemicals in there body.

Diagnosis from the GP is often a bit wooly- remember they are often jack of all trades, master of none.  However this uncertainty can cause concern, stress and worry. Perhaps an xray came back clear or you've been told that the findings of the x-ray are normal for age or not severe enough to warrant any further action.

People with hip and knee pain often find that the things that they enjoy doing become increasingly harder to do. They can't walk the dogs as far, stairs become a nightmare, even sitting long periods can cause issues especially when then trying to get back up.  Sporting pursuits are limited, work becomes challenging.

As time progresses and pain persists they start avoiding things or find they have to do them in a certain way.  Their strength, their flexibility and their fitness all seem to reduce and this only serves to make the pain worse.

Mood starts to get affected.  If you can’t do what you want to do or its always painful when you do it, it’s inevitable.  The use of painkillers becomes more frequent and/or stronger doses required.  It really is a miserable spiral of pain.  Surgery may start to appear on the cards and many want to avoid this.  Equally many may have had surgery and are struggling to recover post operatively.

Weymouth Physiotherapy can help in all cases of hip and knee pain.  We frequently see some fantastic results and transformations using our individualised care approach.  Correct diagnosis is the vital first step and we work this out in the first session.  We then work out the best treatment plan for you and get you started straight away. You get complete choice in what you're treatment looks like be it condensed sessions or sessions spread further apart.

People start to regain their strength, their pain starts to reduce and they have the confidence to get back doing the things they have been missing out on.  They start to live again.  To book in get in contact.