At Manchester Chiropractors, sportspeople (both those at amateur level and professional athletes), sometimes need to seek help with knee pain from our experienced sports injury specialist in Manchester. Thecause may originate from any of anumber ofcircumstances, including direct trauma, overuse, or bio-mechanical dysfunction.
Patellar tendonitisis a common complaint responding to chiropractic care
One such condition which affects this part of the body is Jumper’s knee.Whilst many athletes come to this sports injury clinic in Manchester because of their passion for sport and have sustained an injury due to that activity, they are not the only clients who develop this common condition. In most cases, knee tendonitis (jumper’s knee) can be a mild to moderate injury, but in some cases, it can be chronic and actually affect your quality of life.When this happens, treatment is needed and those with this injury are urged to seek help from an experienced chiropractor, as failing to treat knee tendonitis, can leave permanent damage.
What is jumper’s knee?
There are in fact several names for the condition commonly known as jumper’s knee, including knee tendonitis, and patellar tendonitis. The problem starts when the patellar tendon which connects the kneecap tothe shin bone becomes injured. It can be from direct trauma such as a fall, but is often due to repetitive use, or overuse.The tendon works together with the muscles of the thigh to allow you to perform kicks, jumps, and to run. Athletes of course perform all these actions in the extreme,but as they are movements which we all perform to one extent or another, it does mean that anyone can develop knee tendonitis.
Recognising the signs that you need treatment
The way that jumper’s knee first presents itselfis as pain between the kneecap and shinbone, sometimes at the beginning of a sporting, or otherwise physical, activity, or alternatively following aworkout. Footballers may notice the pain either at the beginning or end of the match, although come clients explain that they noticed it when they first stood up or after taking a longer than usual walk. If not treated the condition will worsen and begin to affect performance or even daily activities.It is time to consult one of the chiropractors at this sports injury clinic in Manchester City Centre.
How your chiropractor at this clinic in Manchester can help
Initially your chiro will identify the causes that are bringing you pain by looking at your lifestyle, activities, including contributary factors such as poor posture or misalignment, and after examination will offer a care plan.This may bean adjustment, with the option of additional soft tissue therapy, and suggest exercise and stretches all designed to help reduce pain and inflammation. In fact, chiropractic care is recognised asone of the most successful ways of treating jumper’s knee. Because chiro offers a holistic approach, a care planwill not only help repairmore quickly but guide you towar dsstrengthening your knees and enable you to avoid a repetition of the condition in the future.