Knee Pain ?
Knee pain is very common.
Statistics say that one in 5 people will suffer from knee pain in their lifetime! With the Knee Kinesiography, we wish to relieve the population by offering a reliable and validated solution to knee pain.
The Knee Functional Assessment, that is the in-motion assessment, is a key step in your recovery process. This examination helps to better understand the origin of the pain and thus establish a precise plan to target the exact cause.
Knee Kinesiography explains how the joint functions, during movement and provides insight to the potential causes of knee symptoms in patients with:
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Ligament or meniscal injuries
- Anterior knee pain, including patellofemoral syndrome
- Tendonitis
- Iliotibial band syndrome
- Residual pain after surgery
- or other common knee problems
Without Knee Kinesiography in the continuum of care, healthcare professionals rely on a visual assessment and manual assessment of the knee to establish their treatment plan. These two tests often lead to a longer road to recovery, which many patients abandon along the way because they don’t notice visible results.
Some clinicians will also use an MRI or X-ray to complete their knee assessment. These two tests inform the specialist of the condition of the bones and soft tissues of the joint. However, there is little correlation between these exams and pain in motion, as neither of these exams informs the clinician of the condition of the moving joint.
Knee pain often results from the following conditions:
osteoarthritis of the knee, ligament injuries, previous pain, such as patellofemoral syndrome, knee replacement or meniscectomy. In each of the cases indicated above, the biomechanics of the knee, that is the way in which the various components of the knee move in the action of the joint, can be problematic and cause premature wear (osteoarthritis) and/or persistent pain in motion. By accurately and correctly identifying the problematic biomechanics causing pain with a Knee Kinesiography, the clinician can therefore be more effective in the management and prevention of injury and pain.
