Help for Knee Pain in Geelong

All About Knee Pain

The symptoms of knee pain can vary greatly between clients. Some people can just wake up with it one day, others after long trips in the car or airplane. Some get sore with walking or steps, while others can barely even walk. Other cases occur after recovering from an injury like a broken leg, Different cases require different solutions, but the whole body approach of Bowen Therapy means it can be helpful in many different cases.

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How may Bowen Therapy help people with Knee Pain?

One different way Bowen Therapy may help with knee pain is through improving alignment issues I identify with the knee. I do this by addressing contributing factors I find in the hips and ankles, as well as other areas in the body. This can act a bit like a wheel alignment on your car which can help reduce excessive wear and tear that contributes to pain in your knees. According to my observations, an indication that your knees may not be aligned properly could be feeling discomfort in any one of the following: your hips, lower back, between or under your shoulder blades. Another indicator alignment might be an issue is if your knee gets worse after sitting for extended periods.

In these cases the toughened tissue that is designed to take the repetitive flexing and extending of the knee while performing vigorous activities like walking or running may no longer be taking the full load due to the misalignment. The movement of this misaligned knee during activity may cause additional stress on the surrounding tissues which quickly become inflamed during activity.

​Luckily those who are frequent walkers or runners usually are fit, healthy people, so when they stop the activity that is aggravating the knee it soon recovers and feels better, however because the alignment of the knee joint has not been corrected, next time they begin vigorous activity the pain flares up once again.
 
If one is to ignore the pain and continue activities that cause knee pain, after time these knee issues tend to progressively get worse, and the pain can become more severe. This can lead to leg muscle weakness and worsening mobility, potentially causing weight gain  which adds further stress to the knee. 

How may Bowen Therapy help with Knee Pain for longer?

With Bowen Therapy I work to correct the alignment of the knee as I see it, so that the joint tracks properly. By working to correct this underlying problem Bowen Therapy may help you have longer lasting results so you can do the activities you enjoy in comfort for longer. 

​You can read some reviews from our clients on the Review page here, or Book Online here to have a Bowen Session targeting Knee Pain in Geelong.