Have Knee Pain? Chiropractic May Help

Knee pain is a common problem for people in our Largo chiropractic practice, and Spinal Health Chiropractic Center has happily provided many of these people relief. This is largely because chiropractic therapy has been found to help with many forms of knee pain.

For instance, some people experience discomfort in and around the knee tissues due to osteoarthritis. Research has confirmed that this ailment responds very well to chiropractic and rather quickly, too. In fact, one article published in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association found that individuals with osteoarthritis in their knees felt considerable pain relief and enhanced function after just two weeks of chiropractic care.

If your knee pain is because of a medial meniscus sprain, chiropractic care could likely help with that as well. One study reported that integrating chiropractic adjustments with soft tissue treatment, rest, ice, and compression on the affected knee helped lower the intensity of the discomfort.

Of course, sometimes a knee replacement surgery is required in order to rectify the issue, and if that's the case, your chiropractor can also help improve the outcome. How?

Research Supports Chiropractic Treatment Helps With Knee Injuries

Research has found that patients with low back pain frequently have less positive results after knee surgery. So, dealing with your back pain through chiropractic prior to having a total knee arthroplasty can help with your post-surgery healing.

No matter what your knee issue, Spinal Health Chiropractic Center can likely help. Call our Largo location today and find out what we can do for you!

Sources

• Pollard H et al. (2008, December). The effect of a manual therapy knee protocol on osteoarthritic knee pain: a randomised controlled trial. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association;52(4):229-42
  Boyle J et al. (2014, March). Influence of low back pain on total knee arthroplasty outcome. Knee;21(2):410-4
• Jarosz B & Ames R. (2010, December). Chiropractic management of a medial meniscus tear in a patient with tibiofemoral degeneration: a case report. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine;9(4):200-8