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Hip Pain and Knee Pain

Your hips and knees: they’re the largest joints in your body, connecting a large number of muscles, bones and ligaments. That means that much of the daily abuse that your body takes can ultimately impact your hips and knees. And when these crucial joints begin to show strain, it can become difficult to move much at all — at least without pain. For that reason, it’s important to seek medical attention for hip pain and knee pain as soon as possible. Often, physical therapy can be the key to avoiding surgery or prescription medication altogether, or rebounding quickly from those less conservative treatments.

How can I decrease hip pain?

Worn joints and pinched nerves are the most common culprits for hip pain. Aging and overuse often cause osteoarthritis, but this painful joint disease can also stem from old injuries. Repetitive motion sometimes leads to hip bursitis, in which fluid-filled sacs around your hips become inflamed. What’s another possible reason for your hip pain? Tight buttock and thigh musculature can also cause unnecessary hip joint strain. Lastly, various nerves running from your lumbar spine can also become pinched, due to anything from pregnancy to poor posture.

Our physical therapist will give you a full evaluation, assessing your range of motion, level of hip pain, and whether the discomfort also radiates from your back into your buttocks, thighs and groin.

Based on this evaluation and existing medical tests, we’ll work on soft tissue and joint mobilization manual therapy techniques, adding flexibility and strengthening exercises as needed, and give you movement and strengthening strategies to manage the pain.

What can I do about knee pain?

Some of the same causes of hip pain can also affect knees, including arthritis and bursitis. In addition, sports injuries such as tearing your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or medial collateral ligament (MCL) can lead to severe knee pain and instability, as can suddenly twisting your knee and tearing your meniscus. “Loose body” is another knee pain cause; this involves bone or cartilage coming loose and getting in the way of joint movement. Finally, it’s not uncommon for a hip or foot problem to throw your knees out of alignment.

Our highly trained physical therapist will evaluate your knee issues, including the location and level of pain and how far you can bend and move your knees and legs in various positions. In all likelihood, your physical therapy to decrease knee pain will consist of soft tissue and joint mobilization, strength-building movements, as well as stretches and other flexibility-enhancing techniques. Bracing and taping the knee can also be utilized to facilitate proper knee mechanics and reduction in pain.

When you’re ready to begin working on methods for getting rid of your knee and/or hip pain, contact us . Our dedicated physical therapist will evaluate your condition and suggest a course of treatment.

Looking for physical therapy in Farmington? No problem! BodyFit Physical Therapy is located in Canton CT, just a few miles down the road from Farmington center.    

Hear from some of our patients who we treated for Hip Pain
Cindy, a. consummate professional, is very knowledgeable about both body and golf swing mechanics. She is able to blend the two to offer a customized approach to game improvement as well as general...
 Cindy, a. consummate professional, is very knowledgeable about both body and golf swing mechanics. She is able to blend the two to offer a customized approach to game improvement as well as general wellness. 
Julius K
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Cindy is absolutely wonderful to work with. I am a huge advocate for physical therapy but I wanted to see someone who can address all the pain I was experiencing and not just one specific area. I...
 Cindy is absolutely wonderful to work with. I am a huge advocate for physical therapy but I wanted to see someone who can address all the pain I was experiencing and not just one specific area. I like how I got 1:1 attention for a full hour. I noticed an improvement almost immediately. She's extremely personable and so smart. Sessions with her are worth every penny and I look forward to coming back whenever I need a little tune up. 
Richelle W
Canton, CT
One of the best decisions I have made recently was my reach out to Cindy based on a fellow golfer's recommendation. I had lost flexibility in my golf swing. Based on a program that Cindy developed I...
 One of the best decisions I have made recently was my reach out to Cindy based on a fellow golfer's recommendation. I had lost flexibility in my golf swing. Based on a program that Cindy developed I am now starting to see an increase in my distance with the driver and playing with less pain, too. 
Mike S
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I first met Cindy at my country club where she was offering a free class on golf mobility. After the class, I just knew I had to see Cindy to help what I thought was tight hips. After an evaluation,...
 I first met Cindy at my country club where she was offering a free class on golf mobility. After the class, I just knew I had to see Cindy to help what I thought was tight hips. After an evaluation, Cindy told me that it wasn’t my hips, it was my back. She explained why that was the case and then she went about helping me fix the problem. I can honestly say that my during round back pain has gone away. And, maybe it was the lesson I took or Cindy’s exercises, by might handicap dropped back below 10 for the first time in a few years. Thanks Cindy! 
Jim G
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Cindy was awesome! She listened to what I was saying, we determined where my "problem" spots were and she walked me through the correct way to stretch my body to help with these areas. I didn't have a...
 Cindy was awesome! She listened to what I was saying, we determined where my "problem" spots were and she walked me through the correct way to stretch my body to help with these areas. I didn't have a specific injury but wanted to help my body be able to recover better from my longer runs. She is very thorough and a great resource for so many things. I highly recommend sessions with Cindy!!! 
Lauren M
Canton, CT
I highly recommend Body Fit for the golfer who wants to improve their game and their overall well-being. Cindy and the team helped me through the initial assessment understand some physical...
 I highly recommend Body Fit for the golfer who wants to improve their game and their overall well-being. Cindy and the team helped me through the initial assessment understand some physical limitations and ways to improve them specifically flexibility in my hips. Through stretching and a stand-up desk (stretching is hard work), I have improved my game and played more rounds then ever with far less soreness. My pre round stretching routine and staying hydrated during rounds has also been key. Check out Body Fit if you want to get more out of your golf game! 
MIke W
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