Tag: knee pain

What is fascia and how does it control how we move and feel.

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What is fascia and how does it control how we move and feel? Our patients often hear me explain the concept of fascia, fascial release, the importance of proper firing patterns, Fascia, and how it affects how we feel and function. Fascia works like an exoskeleton, and while years ago, it was mostly ignored by researchers, we now understand that it has its own vasculature, nervous system networks, and how muscle function is dependent on the fascia. Science is gradually showing us that the fascial system can be important in understanding why we hurt. Why chiropractic and fascia are important Read More »

Why is your knee popping when walking and what does it mean?

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Why is your knee popping when walking and what does it mean? Earlier this week a new patient visited who had a painful lower back that started when her first child was born. While discussing her past history, she mentioned her left knee would always pop when she was in high school.  She was never advised by any health professional that there was a problem with the knee and her knee never felt unstable. As we spoke further, she said that some mornings she would wear a corset to stabilize her lower back before going to her job which required Read More »

Can running shoes make your knees hurt? Check out the newest research.

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Can running shoes make your knees hurt? Check out the newest research. A dozen years ago running shoe manufacturers developed shoes that were labeled for the number of millimeters the heels were held off the ground.  Barefoot running was the rage and many people were adopting negative heel, flat heel, or regular heel running shoes.    The choices were confusing for the general public and runners were developing knee, hip, calf, and foot pain if they chose the wrong shoe for their body style. Some who did not ease themselves into a barefoot running shoe such as the Vibram 5 Read More »

Why most hip, knee and lower back pain must be evaluated and treated as one condition.

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Why most hip, knee, and lower back pain must be evaluated and treated as one condition. She said during her initial evaluation that her lower back is tight and achy and her neck is always tight.  Chiropractors had helped her for years but hers retired at the beginning of the pandemic.  Upon further questioning about her knees and hips, she said walking down the stairs was a problem and soft surfaces felt better when walking on her knees which continue to become more painful over the years. When I evaluated her, she was having marked difficulty with balance, had problems Read More »

How to preserve your knees according to the NY Times.

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How to preserve your knees according to the NY Times. Got knee pain?  Conventional wisdom suggested that for many years the knee cartilage did not repair itself due to a lack of blood supply to the tissue. Many runners and other athletes may be proof that this idea is nonsense, and that movement and weight-bearing actually squeeze the cartilage-like a sponge keeping it healthy according to the latest science.  Knee injuries such as an acl can be rehabilitated with exercises directed at more appropriate weight-bearing and proprioceptive retraining. The typical meniscus tear according to the latest information does not require Read More »