Knee Pain

Have You Been Told to Stop Your Running or Walking to Stop Your Knee Pain? Are You Relying on Pain Medication or Cortisone Shot to Temporarily Relieve Your Knee Pain?

Hello, this is Dr. Andrew Lee, your acupuncturist and physical therapist of Frisco.

From my experience in treating knee pain with acupuncture and physical therapy, I have heard many people on their first visit tell me that someone suggested to him or her that best way to stop knee pain was to simply rest and to avoid running or walking. Yes, there are at times where rest is needed to bring down inflammation which might be irritating your knee. But, that is NOT the only solution. In reality, people might feel better after rest but when they return to running, to walking, or to their everyday activities, the same knee pain returns or feels even worse than before.

For your reference, I have summarized below some of the important information on knee pain. I will be more than happy to talk to you over the phone or see you in person for our free discovery visit to help answer any of questions you might have in regards to your knee pain, acupuncture, physical therapy, and acutherapy. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

What is Knee Pain?

Our knee joint is particularly susceptible to injuries and pain as it takes the full weight of our body and any extra force during activities such as jumping and running. It maybe be experienced as dull, achy, and sore pain in front of the knee. Or, it can be sharp, catching, and even crunching type of sensation or pain during movement. Our knees act as a main absorber of our weight and any issues can cause disruption in our body’s foundation especially in standing activities.

Please continue to read to find out who New Life Wellness Center can help with Acupuncture, Physical Therapy, and Acutherapy.

• Are you a runner? Do you Enjoy a round of golf or game of tennis? But, you have started to experience pain in the knees afterwards? Your current pain can simply be due to strain of your muscles or sprain of your ligaments caused by wrong mechanics or incorrect use of your muscles. Don’t let a simple problem become chronic. It is important to be diagnosed properly with acupuncture and physical therapy in order to avoid growing your problem.
• Have you been told to STOP what you are doing and just REST? We are here to educate you and to provide you ways to return to everything you love to do in a proper, appropriate method using acupuncture, physical therapy, and acutherapy for you.
• Are you experiencing lack of balance or buckling-like sensation while you walk? It might be time to strengthen your muscles around the knees joint to stabilize your body.
• Are you dealing with constant cramping, tightness, or even cold-sensation in your knee joint or muscles around it? It might be time to increase circulation to help your knee joint and muscles to work properly.

Signs and Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of knee pain may include:

• Muscle Ache
• Sharp, catching, crunching pain or sensation
• Dull, burning pain or sensation
• Swelling, warmth, and stiffness
• Difficulty in putting full weight
• Weakness or instability
• Unable to full straighten out your knee

Causes of Knee Pain

Most knee pain can be mechanical in nature and caused by injuries or arthritis.

• Muscle strain or ligament sprain during heightened activities
• Sports related injuries
• Inactivity
• Weight gain
• Age related osteoarthritis
• Muscle weakness

Some knee pain can be very simple to treat but those who are dealing with chronic and constant pain needs more thorough and patient-specific evaluation and acupuncture/physical therapy diagnosis. At New Life Wellness Center of Frisco, we will be able to provide you with proper evaluation to solve your knee pain. Dr. Andrew Lee uses an innovative evaluation system to locate the origin of your knee pain using the knowledge of Acupuncture Meridian System, Myofascial Body Lines, and Trigger Point Referred System to target your treatment and have clear understanding where, why, and how to best take care of you.