Lower Limb Pain (Hip, Knee or Ankle pain)

Lower limb pain refers to pain in the hip, knee or foot/ankle.

Hip

Problems with the hip often arise from the following:

  • Hip Arthritis
  • Sacroiliac joint problems
  • Muscle strains e.g. groin strain
  • Tendonitis
  • Bursitis in the hip
  • Following hip surgery
  • Labral (Cartilage) Tear

Knee

Knee pain is commonly due to the following:

  • Ligament sprain or tear
  • Muscle strains
  • Menisci Tears
  • Post Surgery Rehabilitation
  • Knee Arthritis
  • Knee Bursitis
  • Patella Tendonitis
  • Bakers Cyst
  • Referred pain from the ankle and hip

Foot/Ankle

Foot and ankle pain is commonly due to the following:

  • Ligament sprains/tear
  • Achilles tendinitis / bursitis
  • Muscle strains
  • Plantarfasciitis
  • Post surgical rehabilitation
  • Severes disease
  • Refereed pain from the knee or hip

At the Body Clinic, your Osteopath will assess your injury and decide if further investigations/referral is required. If assessment identifies that it is an easily treated problem, it is likely that treatment will consist of work through the entire lower extremity and lower back. This is because the lower extremity works as a unit and often something not working in one part of the body will cause compensations in other areas. For example, a problem in the ankle could be caused from an imbalance in the hip/pelvis and therefore the entire area may need to be treated to fix the cause of the problem and not just the symptoms.