Chiropractic Treatment of Knee Pain

Knee pain is a common problem for patients in our Rutland chiropractic clinic, and Dr. Cyr has successfully provided many of these men and women relief. This is largely because chiropractic treatment has been found to help with many forms of knee pain.

For instance, some individuals deal with discomfort in and around the knee area due to osteoarthritis. Research has confirmed that this condition responds very well to chiropractic and rather quickly, too. In fact, one study published in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association found that people with osteoarthritis in their knees felt considerable pain relief and improved function after just two weeks of chiropractic care.

If your knee pain is as a result of a medial meniscus sprain, chiropractic treatment could likely help with that as well. One case showed that combining chiropractic adjustments with soft tissue treatment, rest, ice, and compression on the affected knee helped lower the intensity of the pain.

Of course, sometimes a knee replacement surgery is required in order to fix the issue, and if that's the case, chiropractic can also help improve the outcome. How?

Research Proves Chiropractic Care Helps With Knee Problems

Research has found that patients with low back pain frequently have less positive outcomes after knee surgery. Thus, dealing with your back pain through chiropractic prior to having a total knee arthroplasty can help with your post-surgery healing.

No matter what your knee issue, Dr. Cyr can likely help. Call our Rutland office today and find out what we can do for you!

Resources

• Pollard H et al. (2008, December). The effect of a manual therapy knee protocol on osteoarthritic knee pain: a randomised controlled trial. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association;52(4):229-42
  Boyle J et al. (2014, March). Influence of low back pain on total knee arthroplasty outcome. Knee;21(2):410-4
• Jarosz B & Ames R. (2010, December). Chiropractic management of a medial meniscus tear in a patient with tibiofemoral degeneration: a case report. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine;9(4):200-8