Your Knee Might Not Be the Problem, Your Spine May Be
Knee pain tends to touch every part of your day, from the stairs you once took for granted to your evening walk to finally getting comfortable in bed. When the pain lingers no matter what you've tried, it's natural to feel annoyed, or to question whether the real cause has been found yet. You might be amazed to learn that the knee can be the messenger of pain rather than its true source. Keep reading to learn more from Aaron Chiropractic Clinic about what could really be behind your persistent knee pain...and how chiropractic may help it as well as back pain!
THE HIDDEN CONNECTION BETWEEN YOUR SPINE AND YOUR KNEE
Your knee never functions in isolation. It's connected to a long chain of nerves that run from your lower back, through your hip and thigh, all the way down to your lower leg and foot. Irritation or compression anywhere along that nerve pathway can be felt as knee pain, regardless of how healthy the knee joint actually is. This isn't just a idea, it shows up in real patient cases. A recent case study followed a woman whose persistent thigh pain after knee surgery simply wouldn't go away. The true source turned out to have nothing to do with her knee, it was a hamstring injury compressing the sensitive nerve running down the back of her leg. Another study looked at patients whose knee pain lingered long after surgery and found that nerve compression along the outer and inner leg is commonly overlooked, and the researchers pointed to a more thorough hands-on exam, one that checks strength, sensation, and how the nerve responds to specific movements, as key to catching it. (1,2) This is the kind of differentiation we do with a careful exam at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic.
HOW A CAREFUL CHIROPRACTIC EXAM FINDS THE REAL SOURCE
This is precisely why a careful, comprehensive chiropractic exam is so important. Because the knee, hip, and spine all share nerve pathways, an experienced chiropractor like yours at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic knows better than to stop at the joint that hurts. This involves assessing how well your lower back is moving and functioning, evaluating nerve response along the entire leg, and watching for signs that suggest nerve involvement rather than a simple joint issue. By looking at the complete picture, your spine and your leg together, your chiropractor can help you understand what's really behind your pain. Having that answer makes all the difference in your care. That's the difference between a care plan that treats symptoms and one that actually solves the issue.
READY TO GET TO THE ROOT OF YOUR KNEE PAIN? CONTACT Aaron Chiropractic Clinic!
If relief has been harder to find than you'd hoped, it's worth considering whether your spine could be involved. At Aaron Chiropractic Clinic, we take a comprehensive approach, examining your spine and legs together, to pinpoint the true source of your pain and create a plan that addresses it, not just masks it.
Check out this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson, where he reveals a totally drug-free way to relieve knee osteoarthritis by applying spine-care principles directly to the joint with a non-surgical, drug-free approach to knee osteoarthritis, applying the same spine-based principles to the knee that he uses in treating the spine with non-surgical, non-drug Cox® Technic protocols.
We'd love to help you get answers and real relief. Call us or visit us in person, we're here to help you get back to feeling your best. Place your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment soon.
