Can sciatica cause the knee pain I’m feeling?

As many as 40% of people will experience sciatica at least once in their lifetime. Your sciatic nerve starts in the lower spine and then branches off to travel down each leg. It is responsible for all the feeling in your legs. When you injure your legs or lower back, or develop other spinal conditions, […]

Three physical therapy exercises you may be asked to do after arthroscopic knee surgery

Arthroscopic surgery is often used to help people with joint issues like ligament tears or meniscus tears. In many cases, the joint that your surgery is targeting is the knee.  Medical studies support that the knee is often the joint that requires arthroscopic surgery, and one study reports that about 750,000 of these knee surgeries […]

Three advantages of having physical therapy after ACL surgery

Not sure where your anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) are? You would be if you had ever injured one.  This ligament is commonly injured in athletes, and it’s estimated that about 200,000 ACL injuries happen in the U.S. every year. Yet not everyone who injures their ACL needs surgery. Medical research shows that only about half […]

Three exercises you can use to reduce inner knee pain after running

Running is a great way to get cardiovascular exercise, but it’s also a common trigger of knee pain. This activity is especially likely to cause inner knee pain if you have gait issues or muscle imbalances.  The inner side of the knee is also known as the medial part of the knee. Runners can easily […]

What can lead to inner knee pain while you’re running?

Running has become a more popular form of exercise than ever before. For one thing, almost anyone can do it, and it’s easy to maintain a safe distance from other runners in most cases.  However, running can also lead to a host of issues, including inner knee pain. This type of pain is also called […]

Three ways you can address running-related inner knee pain

The soft ruffling of your hair as the wind blows through it. The satisfaction that wells up as you hit your mileage goal. The pain you feel in your inner, or medial, knee? The first two feelings are ones many runners want to experience, but the third is something most try desperately to avoid. Unfortunately, […]

Three causes of inner knee pain when running

You probably don’t think about how much pressure running puts on your knees. However, that’s likely to change if you begin feeling inner knee pain when running.  Knee pain is a common issue for runners and for people generally. One study found that about 25% of adults experience knee pain annually, and this type of […]

Three causes of pain behind the knee when walking

Our ability to walk is a minor miracle that requires many parts of our bodies to work closely together. One of these parts is our knee joints. However, many people don’t give walking a second thought unless they start having issues like pain behind the knee when walking.  Knee pain is something that far too […]

Three issues that can cause knee and calf pain

The structures of your lower leg include things like your thigh, knee and calf, and these structures must work together when you walk, run and jump. However, the close links between lower leg structures means that pain in one can cause pain in another.  An example is people who experience both knee and calf pain. […]

What activities could be causing your knee and calf pain?

Knee and calf pain can keep you from doing many of the activities that you love, such as playing sports. However, many of the activities that you do while working, relaxing, working out or just as part of your daily routine can actually cause these types of pain.  Lower leg injuries that cause pain are […]

How long does a torn MCL take to heal?

You depend on your knees for most activities that involve moving around on your feet, and your knees depend on healthy, functioning ligaments to make all of this happen. However, the three major ligaments providing stability to the knee are vulnerable to injury and chronic conditions that can make it painful or difficult to use […]

How can physical therapy help your torn meniscus?

Have you recently experienced a popping sensation in your knee? Since then, does twisting your knee cause you pain? People who answered yes to these questions can benefit from physical therapy for a torn meniscus.  The meniscus is a structure in your knee, and it’s made up of two C-shaped pieces of cartilage. These cartilage […]