Comprehensive treatment of knee & shoulder pain
Neurological Conditions | Arthritic Pain | Back & Neck Pain | Knee & Shoulder Pain
Knee pain tends to occur not in isolation but in concert with problems originating elsewhere in the body. This, of course, reflects the intricate interrelationship among joints, tendons, and ligaments.
A good illustration is the way a hip problem can manifest as pain in the knee and even farther down the kinetic chain. Consider, for example, the volleyball or basketball player who jumps in the air and then makes a compressive landing in which his or her hip is in a position of internal rotation. As a result of that maneuver, the knee ends up in a position of valgus, which then exerts tremendous stress on the ligaments and articular cartilage of the knee. The ensuing damage can be quite painful.
Shoulder pain is another common complaint. The most frequent cause is rotator cuff tendonitis/tendonosis and/or partial rotator cuff tendon tears due to overuse, impingement, age-related degenerative changes or microcrystalline deposits. Other sources of shoulder pain include subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis, calcific tendonitis, glenohumeral arthritis, adhesive capsulitis, AC joint arthritis, and biceps tendonitis.
Whether the problem is pain in the knee or shoulder, relief is possible using conservative interventions. One of the most basic of these is physical therapy to strengthen and condition the affected knee or shoulder. Another intervention is an injection regimen of corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid. Thirdly, there is dosing with appropriately chosen pain relief medications and topical analgesics.
The Castle Hill Medical of New York team consists of board-certified pain relief specialists and certified physical therapists that perform a comprehensive array of nonsurgical treatments to relieve knee and shoulder musculoskeletal pain.
Comprehensive treatment of knee & shoulder pain
Neurological Conditions | Arthritic Pain | Back & Neck Pain | Knee & Shoulder Pain
Knee pain tends to occur not in isolation but in concert with problems originating elsewhere in the body. This, of course, reflects the intricate interrelationship among joints, tendons, and ligaments.
A good illustration is the way a hip problem can manifest as pain in the knee and even farther down the kinetic chain. Consider, for example, the volleyball or basketball player who jumps in the air and then makes a compressive landing in which his or her hip is in a position of internal rotation. As a result of that maneuver, the knee ends up in a position of valgus, which then exerts tremendous stress on the ligaments and articular cartilage of the knee. The ensuing damage can be quite painful.
Shoulder pain is another common complaint. The most frequent cause is rotator cuff tendonitis/tendonosis and/or partial rotator cuff tendon tears due to overuse, impingement, age-related degenerative changes or microcrystalline deposits. Other sources of shoulder pain include subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis, calcific tendonitis, glenohumeral arthritis, adhesive capsulitis, AC joint arthritis, and biceps tendonitis.
Whether the problem is pain in the knee or shoulder, relief is possible using conservative interventions. One of the most basic of these is physical therapy to strengthen and condition the affected knee or shoulder. Another intervention is an injection regimen of corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid. Thirdly, there is dosing with appropriately chosen pain relief medications and topical analgesics.
The Castle Hill Medical of New York team consists of board-certified pain relief specialists and certified physical therapists that perform a comprehensive array of nonsurgical treatments to relieve knee and shoulder musculoskeletal pain.