How to End Knee Pain, Enhance Your Strength, and Maintain an Active Lifestyle – All Without the Need for Surgical Intervention, Pain Medications, or Sacrificing Your Favorite Activities!
“When faced with discomfort or pain in your knees, it’s common to attribute it to the aging process, minor wear and tear, or simply hoping it will resolve itself.
Identifying the source of your knee pain may be elusive, and unfortunately, if it doesn’t appear to be improving, probably needs a different approach than is currently being used.
If you’re experiencing this, rest assured you’re not alone. We hear this type of thing all the time. The need for knee pain relief is one of the most common concerns at our Bangor, Maine Premier Rehab and Training office.”
When It Comes to Living With Knee Pain, Everyone Wants To Know…
“Why is this happening to me?”
“Why does my knee still hurt even after stretching and strengthening the muscles around it for 6 months (maybe more)?”
“Why has resting not fixed my knee pain?”
“Will I always have to limit my workouts and activities I love to stop the pain?”
Many people think that when they get Knee Pain, it will go away on its own.
That they’ll wake up one day, and “poof,” the knee pain will disappear like magic. But six months later, the knee pain is still there, sometimes even worse than before.
I totally get WHY many people think and hope their knee pain would disappear, because that probably happened in the past, but now the previous solutions of rest/ stretch/ strengthen are no longer working.
Does That Sound Like You?
Another story we frequently hear in our Premier Rehab and Training Clinic where individuals visit their doctors, and the doctors recommend resting, taking painkillers, and getting an MRI.
However, this advice doesn’t always yield the best results. Often, after six weeks, they return to the doctor because their condition hasn’t improved. Even worse, they receive another prescription for stronger medication and are advised to rest more or possibly wear a knee brace. This cycle is super frustrating and is a reason why many people continue to endure persistent knee pain despite seeking help.”
Has This Type Of Thing Happened To You?
“You might feel confused because you’ve heard different advice from various people. Perhaps you’ve been told that walking worsens knee pain or that a specific exercise can make it better.
This confusion can make it challenging to know what to do – and that’s just to try and make the knee feel LESS BAD..
As a result, many people delay making a decision about how to address their knee pain. Some even start believing it’s just a normal part of life and accept it as something they have to live with.”
Is This How You Feel Too?
If You’re Currently Living With Knee Pain, Here Are a Few Reasons It Could Be Lasting Longer Than It Should:
- You thought it would go away on it’s own… but it didn’t
- The Doctor told you to rest and take pain killers or anti-inflammatory meds – but the pills didn’t anything to remove the cause, and as soon as they worse off, your knee pain came back.
- A family member or friend told you that everybody gets knee pain as they get older from ‘wear and tear.’
- You’ve tried using other healthcare professionals like Physical Therapy or Chiropractic in the past, but it didn’t seem to help, so you think it won’t work now.
- Relying on Google searches or YouTube for exercises that didn’t make any difference (or maybe even made it worse!)
- You rested the knee because the pain was so bad, and it either the pain never went away or came right back again once you started to workout again.
- You got a few relaxing massages hoping it would be the fix, but the pain came back a few days later.
If any of this has happened to you, we would love to help you by inviting you to book a call to talk with a Performance Doctor of Physical Therapy to find out what can be done to help you with your knee pain and meniscus treatments at out Bangor, Maine office.
The fact that you’ve tried any or all of these things already is actually a GOOD THING because when you know what doesn’t work – means you’re closer to finding the thing that does!
How Can Choosing Physical Therapy At Premier Rehab and Training In Bangor Get Rid Of Your Knee Pain?
Here Are A Few Things You Can Expect Our Knee Pain Specialists In Bangor, Maine To Do For You:
- We can take away the persistent pain and stiffness
- We can help you identify what the root cause of your pain is and clearly communicate it to you so it can be removed for good
- Pain decreases your energy and takes away time from doing your favorite sport or activity – we can help you get that energy back and remove the fear of pain coming back when you return to your sport.
- We can help you stop needing to take pain killers and Ibuprofen
- We can stack the odds in your favor to avoid irreversible surgery
- We can help with wasting time at the Doctor’s office where they will tell you to ‘rest’…again
- We can help with adding the exciting anticipation of quality time with friends and family that injury took away.