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3 “Quick Fixes” You Think Ease Knee Pain – But Do The Opposite

Knee Pain

I had a patient in the clinic last week limping with knee pain who asked:

I’ve had this knee pain for a few days now, I’m not sure what I’ve done to it but I’ve tried taking painkillers and that didn’t help.

I was trying to rest it so it wouldn’t hurt, but whenever I stand up and start moving, it hurts again so I had to sit down.

Now I’m wearing a brace to see if that helps, but I can still feel the pain when I take it off.

Is there anything else I can do to get rid of the pain?”

I know how frustrating it can be when you’re not sure what you’ve done to hurt your knee, and even more frustrating when everything you’re trying to do to get rid of the pain doesn’t do a thing to make it feel any better.

Everyone always thinks and hope that there will be a “quick fix” to their problem.

We see people confused, fed-up and even skeptical about what can be done to help with their knee pain, I wanted to address this idea of “quick fixes” for your knees…

Or for any joint problem, whether it’s your knees, back, neck, wherever, and tell you why they’re no good.

With that said here’s the 3 most common “quick fixes” that people THINK ease their knee pain, but that actually do the opposite:

1. Reaching For The Painkillers

When you’re in pain, let’s fact it, one of the easiest things to do is reach for the painkillers to “kill” the pain, quick.

It’s also unfortunately the first option your doctor or GP will give you to help your knee pain.

The thing is, painkillers won’t get to the root cause of your problem and actually do anything to fix it – they just mask the pain instead, which doesn’t help anyone.

At the end of the day, that pain will still be there when the painkillers wear off, so it’s better to do something to fix your pain long-term instead.

2. Resting

When pain strikes it’s very tempting to do nothing but rest “in case the pain gets worse”, which means many people end up laying on the couch watching their favorite TV shows.

When it comes to knee pain, ‘rest’ actually means not to do ‘too much’.

If you rest too much (a.k.a not move much at all), your joints will become stiff and tight, which can make your knees feel even more achy when you try to move them.

You could go swimming, go for a light walk Yoga, or go for a cycle to actually help your knee – any low impact exercise will help keep you moving and not place any added pressure on your knees.

3. Wearing A Support

These should ONLY be used as a last minute resort.

Wearing a support on your knee on a daily basis to try and ease the pain is actually masking the pain and creating an even bigger problem!

Imagine you have a broke leg or arm and you have a cast put on.

After 6 weeks or so, when the cast is taken off, the muscles underneath are weak – it’s exactly the same as wearing a support everyday.

Because it supports your joint, it takes pressure off your muscles, but doing this everyday will make your muscles lazy, which will make them weaker.

Once you take off that support because the pain has eased, there’s a very strong chance it could come back quicker and worse than before!

So there you have it!

3 ‘quick fixes’ that people think ease their knee pain, but that do the opposite.

Painkillers, rest and wearing a support.

When it comes to your joints, these quick fixes are not the way forward to fix your problem long-term.

If you’d like some easy, actionable tips you can use now to start easing your knee pain, click here to instantly download the free report: www.bodyworksphysicaltherapy.com/knee-pain

Knee Pain Report
Keith Sullivan
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