Knee pain can be caused by overloading the knee and its surrounding structures. An overly rapid increase in load during strength training or incorrect training with new or old knee injuries are often triggering causes.
In a medical sense, however, the term is limited to describing pain conditions caused by mechanical and/or chemical irritation of the sciatic nerve. Often, for example, the gluteal muscles can give rise to pain that resembles sciatica. The causes of muscle-related problems can be prolonged, one-sided work postures, or too little or incorrect training.
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A naprapath performs a thorough examination to clarify the cause of the symptoms, and sometimes further investigation by an orthopedist may be required. The treatment itself focuses on addressing any lack of function in the hip joint, thoracic spine, and lumbar spine to regain and maintain good muscle function across the knee joint. To achieve good long-term results, the treatment usually needs to be combined with specific training exercises.
