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The knee is the largest joint of the body. It involves the interplay of many joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments for normal functional activities. Like the foot, its function is weight-bearing and locomotive. It needs to support the body weight, propel the body and adapt to the surrounding environment.
Signs and symptoms of the knee include: pain, stiffness, restriction, swelling, instability, catching, locking, clicking, weakness and deformity. These signs and symptoms are more often observed from and reported in the front and sides of the knee, but can radiate behind the knee as well as in the upper and lower leg.
These signs and symptoms can also originate from the lumbar spine and hip. This must be carefully distinguished with a complete physical therapy examination.
Our physical therapists will assess your condition and design the correct treatment plan. Duffy & Bracken Physical Therapy, Wellness and Fitness takes patients beyond therapy. With our reknowned physical therapists and musculoskeletal experts we analyze the cause of your pain, fix and design programs to prevent it from coming back. Our various aftercare programs can build long lasting functional skills. Not only does it improve performance in sport and in life, but it keeps patients pain free and prevents future injuries, surgeries and arthritis.
Many diagnoses are assessed and treatable, including:
- Arthritis
- Quadriceps/hamstring tear or strain
- Ligament tear (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL)
- Meniscal or cartilage tear
- Patella-femoral joint dysfunction, mal-tracking
- Fractures-traumatic and stress
- Post Surgical reconstruction-Total knee replacement
- Tendinitis- patella, ITB
- Instability
- Osteochondritis dessicans
- Oshgood schlaters
Treatment and a specialized home program will be advised and instructed.
You have the right to see any physical therapist. You can see a physical therapist for 30 days or 10 treatments, which ever comes first. After that a referral to Duffy & Bracken Physical Therapy can be obtained from your doctor. Please advise your doctor of our services if you have a doctor. We can also recommend a doctor to you when and if needed.
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