What We Treat

Hip and knee pain treatment in Carpentersville.

Your hips and knees are the largest joints in your body, and it is common for them to hurt together. Physical therapy goes after the root cause of the pain, not just the symptoms.

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Sound Familiar?

Does this sound like you?

  • Pain on the outside of the hip, the outer buttock or the upper thigh
  • Hip pain whether you are at rest, walking or doing any other activity
  • Knee stiffness, swelling and popping
  • A knee that feels unstable, or will not fully straighten
  • Chronic knee pain that keeps coming back
  • Hip or knee pain that has not eased with rest

Two or more? Keep reading.

Why It Happens

What causes hip and knee pain?

The hip joint is very durable, but it can wear down over time through age or overuse, and chronic hip pain becomes more likely as it does. A slip and fall can break the bones of the hip, and arthritis affects the cartilage there too. Other common causes of hip pain include bursitis, tendinitis, hip fractures, work injuries, tendon or muscle strain, certain cancers and osteonecrosis.

Like hip pain, knee pain is often tied to normal aging or overuse. It can also come from damage to the bones of the knee joint (the femur, tibia and fibula), or to the cartilage and ligaments. Common causes include arthritis, sports injuries, auto accident injuries, a torn meniscus and medial plica syndrome. A knee that dislocates during a sport or work injury can also leave lasting pain.

A therapist holding a patient’s knee in both hands during a hands-on assessment

How physical therapy helps hip and knee pain

If you have ongoing hip or knee pain, physical therapy can help manage the pain while restoring strength and improving your overall mobility. It is a safe, effective and non-invasive treatment, and it is prescription drug-free. The manual techniques and mobilizations used in physical therapy can reduce hip and knee pain and inflammation, restore your natural range of motion and strengthen the joints.

Your therapist works with you to design a plan around your individual needs, targeting the root cause of your pain instead of simply treating the symptoms. For better results, they may also recommend at-home exercises and passive treatments like heat and ice or electrical stimulation. Where other, more invasive options may call for surgery, this one is safe and gentle. Many people who do choose surgery for a hip or knee injury still need physical therapy to recover and reduce pain.

If you or a loved one is dealing with a hip or knee injury, call us to schedule a free physical therapy consultation.

Common Knee Conditions

Knee conditions we treat.

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ACL Repair, Meniscus Repair, Total Knee Replacement

Knee surgeries are common for major injuries. Physical therapy treatment lets you recover quickly and safely following surgery.

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Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)

Overuse of the connective tissue on the outer part of the thigh and knee causes pain and tenderness there, especially just above the knee joint. ITBS is the most common cause of lateral knee pain in runners and cyclists.

3

Runner’s Knee and Jumper’s Knee

Jumper’s knee is often seen in people who do a lot of jumping, such as basketball, volleyball, racquet sports and track and field. The pain is typically felt just below the kneecap, partly on the bone and partly on the tendon. Runner’s knee pain is felt on the sides of or under the kneecap.

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Meniscus Disorders

Any activity that forcefully twists or rotates your knee, especially with your full weight on it, can tear the meniscus. Physical therapy has a high success rate of helping people avoid surgery with meniscus injuries.

Related Conditions

Pain rarely stays in one place.

Compensation patterns often show up nearby. Here’s what else we treat.

1

Back Pain & Sciatica

The twinge that decides whether today is a good day. It is fixable, and it starts with finding the cause.

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Foot & Ankle Pain

Every step goes through your foot, so a small problem down here changes how your whole body moves.

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Hip Replacement Surgery

A new hip is the start of the work, not the end of it. The rehab is what makes it feel like yours.

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