Have Knee Pain? Chiropractic May Help

Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation Found Effective for Treating Knee Pain in Arlington

Knee pain is a common problem for people in our Arlington chiropractic practice, and Dr. Ernst has successfully provided many of these people relief. This is mostly because chiropractic care has been found to help with many forms of knee pain.

For instance, some individuals experience discomfort in and around the knee tissues due to degenerative arthritis. Research has demonstrated that this ailment responds very well to chiropractic and rather quickly, too. In fact, one paper published in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association found that individuals 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 tear, chiropractic treatment could likely help with that as well. One case found that integrating chiropractic treatment 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 necessary in order to rectify the problem, and if that's the case, your chiropractor can also help improve the outcome. How?

Research Proves Chiropractic Adjustments Helps With Knee Pain

Medical research has found that patients with low back pain frequently have less positive results after knee surgery. So, dealing with your back pain through chiropractic prior to having a total knee arthroplasty can assist with your post-surgery recovery.

No matter what your knee issue, Dr. Ernst can likely help. Call our Arlington location today and find out what we can do for you!

Sources

• 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