Runner's Knee Treatment in Sinnamon Park

What are runner’s knee symptoms?

If you feel pain in and around the kneecap when you are active or after sitting for prolonged periods with your knees bent, it is highly likely that you are suffering from runner’s knee. The condition is also characterised by unusual grinding or clicking sound, as well as the unpleasant rubbing feeling. Finally, if the kneecap feels tender when you touch it and the knee seems weaker than before – turn to a professional to schedule a thorough examination.

Does runner’s knee require treatment?

The fastest way to recovery is by undergoing a personalised runner’s knee pain treatment. At Vitalis Physiotherapy, we first conduct a comprehensive assessment of your physical state to determine what is underlying your patella mal-tracking. Based on the results, we customise a treatment plan that we believe will deliver the quickest and best results.

In the majority of cases, we propose our patients to resort totapping, soft tissue mobilisation, ormanual therapy. In some cases, we opt forgait scanand even give a prescription for foot orthotics. In all cases, we design a set of runner’s knee treatment exercises intended to strengthen weaker yet crucial body parts responsible for ma-tracking of the patella.

Runner’s Knee Symptoms

• Gradual knee ache growing into a more sudden pain
• Knee pain after prolonged sitting
• Knee pain during downhill running
• Knee pain when running on uneven terrain
• Pain during activities that bend the knee
• Tenderness around the kneecap
• Knee pain when the patella bone is pressured