What is Knee Pain?
Knee pain is a painful and inconvenient condition that affects millions of people every year. Knee pain can be caused by anything from a sporting injury to a sedentary lifestyle and excess body weight. However, one of the most overlooked causes of knee pain is injury or misalignment in the upper cervical spine. If there is no obvious cause for your knee pain, upper cervical chiropractic treatment may be the key to addressing the underlying cause of your discomfort.
Signs and Symptoms of Knee Pain
The severity and symptoms associated with your knee pain will ultimately depend on the source of the pain. In most cases, individuals with knee pain will suffer from dull or shooting pain in the knee and in the leg, limping or altered gait, popping or crunching in the knee, swelling around the knee, and reduced range of motion in the knee and lower leg.
How the Upper Cervical Affects Knee Pain
The upper cervical spine plays an important role in facilitating proper function in the muscles, nerves, and ligaments of the lower body. A misalignment in the upper cervical spine places excessive pressure on the musculoskeletal systems of the lower back, hip, and knees. Over time, this kind of pressure can irritate nerve endings, shorten the muscles that support the knee, and cause inflammation in the joint. Left untreated, misalignment-induced pressure on these sensitive structures can ultimately lead to chronic pain and mobility issues in the lower legs and knees.
How Our Knee Pain Treatment Works
Upper cervical chiropractic care is a safe, effective, and natural way to resolve pain in and around the knee. During your initial consultation, our upper cervical specialist, Dr. Bello, will assess your upper cervical spine and formulate a personalized treatment plan. In order to locate the exact location and angle of any misalignments in the upper cervical spine, Dr. Bello will use a range of specialized diagnostic tools, including cone-beam computed tomography scans and digital X-rays.
Armed with this information, Dr, Bello will perform a series of gentle, non-invasive adjustments to the upper cervical spine to restore the misaligned vertebrae to their correct position. This process will relieve pressure on the nerves, muscles, and ligaments in the knee, improving local mobility and reducing, if not eliminating, a key source of knee pain.
If knee pain is impacting your quality of life, Dr. Bello can help you. He offers upper cervical chiropractic treatment for knee pain to patients in Culver City, Westwood, Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Brentwood, and the surrounding areas.