We recently had a client contact our clinic last week and he asked us this question about squats… Is it normal for my knees to hurt during squats? He told us he was attending his local gym frequently (4-5 days a week) for the past year, to help him lose weight. He would perform exercises […]
Most people think that when they get Knee Pain, it’ll eventually “ease off” and go away on its own. That they’ll wake up one morning and like “magic”, Knee Pain will be a thing of the past… But then 6 months later you’re still living with the discomfort of knee pain – often even worse than it was
Have you ever experienced knee pain? The kind that slows you down in life, clicks when you walk up and down the stairs, hurts every time you bend down, aches when you sit, and just generally leaves you feeling frustrated wondering when it’s finally going to wear off… If that sounds like you, you’re not
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“I don’t want to do anything crazy like run a marathon I just want to live my normal life without this constant knee pain.” – Diane, 60, Los Altos Diane had been struggling with knee pain for the past few years, after her doctors had done a scope on her meniscus that never fully recovered.
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Feel pain when you walk, get out of bed, exercise, and go about your day? You may have muscle imbalances (and it’s probably not what you think!) Here at PhysioFit Physical Therapy & Wellness, we help people daily with lower back pain, neck pain, shoulder, and knee pain… and it’s safe to say that imbalances
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During the aging process, the fibrous cartilage between the thighbone (femur) and the shinbone (tibia) within the knee can degenerate and become prone to tearing. Some of these tears can be degenerative meniscus tears. These cartilages—the medial meniscus and lateral meniscus—act as shock absorbers, thus protecting the joint surfaces from undue wear and tear, which
Physical therapy can help with most fractures, but it is especially important if you have suffered a fracture of the femur, which runs from the hip to the knee. This incredibly strong bone typically requires significant force or direct trauma to break. A femoral fracture often requires surgery to place the bones back into position.
A patient came into the clinic last week limping with knee pain and asked: “I’ve had this knee pain for a few weeks now, I’m not sure what I’ve done to it but I’ve tried taking Tylenol and that didn’t help. I was trying to rest it so that it wouldn’t hurt, but whenever I
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I wanted to answer a common question I get asked about being stiff which we get asked regularly by clients at PhysioFit: “Kim, do you have any advice for someone like me who isn’t in a lot of pain? I’m just incredibly stiff when I wake up on a morning, and I feel it throughout
Quick question from a reader of my Staying Active column in the Los Altos Town Crier: “Hi Kim, is it bad that my knees are making a clicking noise? It’s not painful, but I’m worried that something is wrong, is this normal?” – Martin, 61, Los Altos A knee that decides to ‘pop’ or make
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This is Part 2 of our 5 Part pain myth series “Myths You Were Told You About Your Pain” Pain Myth #1: “Rest Will Fix Your Problem” Pain Myth #3: “A Cortisone Injection is the Answer To Your Problem” Pain Myth #4: “It’s Because of Your Age”
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