Knee physical therapy, knee pain, disease treatment, Belgrade, Serbia

The knee is one of the most complex joints in the human body. The knee joint is the largest joint in the human body that bears the greatest load. The knee is the joint that connects the thighs to the lower leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and the tibia and one between the femur and the patella. The knee is a very complex joint that allows for flexion, extension, as well as slight medial and lateral rotation.

Our habits and way of life have led to the fact that every person feels knee pain at least once in his life. Pain in the knee can be either mild or severe, acute or chronic. It occurs when moving, but also in a state of rest.

If not treated in time, there may be permanent damage to the articular cartilage and a negative impact on the entire knee and the body as a whole. If your knee cracks or creaks, you have swelling, you have difficulty moving, you feel warmth, you have instability in your knee, it is very important to contact your doctor immediately.

Knee pain is most often caused by sports activities. Due to the overstrain of the ligaments during a bad landing, serious knee injuries can occur.

Ligament injuries occur when the stability position of the knee joint is exceeded. A sudden change of direction while running, landing, etc. results in tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament of the ACL.

Very often, a loud sound is heard with a knee injury, which is a sure sign that a serious knee injury has occurred. Athletes very often finish a sports match after such injuries, but when the joint cools down, they feel severe pain and difficulty moving.

Gonarthrosis is a degenerative disease of the knee joint, accompanied by cartilage deterioration. The main symptom of gonarthrosis is pain in the knee that occurs when moving, mostly when walking down or up stairs. The patient feels pain in the knee, and swelling may occur later. Pain in the knee increases during physical activities, and decreases during rest.

Knee swelling is a typical symptom that occurs due to the accumulation of excess fluid in the knee joint. Knee arthrosis is one of the potential causes of water in the knee, and it is basically an inflammatory process in the knee.

As a result of inflammation of the knee, the symptom of a feeling of heat in the knee joint also appears. Knee stiffness can occur in the morning or after sitting for a long time.

Decreased mobility of the knee joint is a symptom that is particularly pronounced when getting up from a chair or getting out of a car.

• Arthrosis - loss and damage of cartilage
• Arthritis - inflammation of the joints
• Gonarthrosis - starvation of the articular cartilage in the knee
• Crepitations - clicking and scratching from the joints

In general, the causes of knee pain can be injuries, inflammatory or degenerative processes. In younger people who play sports, the most common cause of knee pain is injuries to the meniscus and/or ligaments. In elderly people, the reasons are various degenerative or inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions).

There are several possible causes of knee pain:

Sprained ligaments - with sprained ligaments, moderate pain is felt on the inside of the knee, without pronounced swelling and bruising. The knee is stable. When pressing, the pain intensifies;

Partial tearing of the ligaments - there is pain that increases with movement. Appears The knee is stable. With this type of injury, stopping movements, changes of direction and external forces that the muscles cannot absorb because they are too sudden or strong are particularly dangerous;

Complete tearing of ligaments - severe pain occurs. Walking is significantly more difficult. The island is present. The knee is unstable. In most cases, the sternum of the anterior cruciate ligament occurs;

Meniscus injury - ear injury occurs in frequent traumas and in larger rotational movements of the knee. Injury can occur when squatting for a long time, that is, when the knee is more bent. In addition to pain, limited movement in the knee, possible redness and swelling, one of the reliable symptoms that indicate a meniscus injury is the inability to fully straighten the leg.

Damage or loss of cartilage (arthrosis) - most often occurs in people over 40 years of age, although it can also occur earlier. Knee arthrosis occurs more often in women.

Excess weight - represents an additional load on the knees and one of the main causes of knee pain.

Genetic predisposition - genetic or hereditary factors can also be the cause of knee pain.

Repetition of microtrauma of the joint - injuries in athletes or people engaged in heavy physical work are also possible causes of knee pain.

Knee injuries must first be diagnosed and determined by a clinical examination by a specialist doctor. In addition to the clinical examination, it is necessary to perform an X-ray of the knee, an ultrasound scan and, if necessary, an NMR (magnetic resonance) of the knee. 

It is very important to start knee physical therapy as soon as the first symptoms of knee pain appear. Please call us as soon as possible when you feel pain in your knee that has been bothering you for more than two days.

Treatment of shoulder pain is most often performed using:

• Laser therapy - application of a laser as a source of coherent monochromatic light, a highly directed beam, affects the faster recovery of the shoulder. The laser represents stimulated radiation where all emitted photons are equal, have the same wavelength, the same direction of movement, so the resulting light is monochromatic, coherent and directed;
• Ultrasound therapy - penetrates deep into the tissue and is most absorbed in ligaments and tendons (structures with a high collagen content);
• Kinesitherapy - the application of movement in the treatment of patients. Kinesitherapy is the basis of functional treatment and training of patients after injuries and painful conditions. Treatment of injuries in rehabilitation cannot be imagined without kinesitherapy.
• Electrotherapy - has an analgesic effect on pain, which means it reduces pain by stimulating receptors in the skin and releasing endogenous opioids, as well as by improving blood and lymph circulation.
• Cryotherapy – cryomassage of the injured region, cooling of painful tissue and pain relief.

Treatment of gonarthrosis

Gonarthrosis is best treated at an early stage. It is treated by applying physical therapy and reducing the patient's body weight. Physical therapy aims to reduce pain, as well as to strengthen the weakened muscles of the upper leg. The main goal of physical therapy is to improve circulation in the knee joint and to soothe inflammation and reduce swelling. After the painful phase of physical therapy, physical exercises aimed at activating the upper leg muscles are applied.