Finding The Source To Your Hip, Knee & Leg Pain

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“Shouldn’t You Enjoy The New Year Without An Aching Hip! ” Finding The Source To Your Hip, Knee & Leg Pain

The hip and knee joints are incredible marvels of the human body. At times they have to withstand up to 6 times the force of your body weight. The knee joint is the second most complicated joint in the body and has to move in many directions including forward, backward, side to side and rotation. These different movements are called accessory motions and are needed for normal walking, running and bending. When you experience pain in or around the knee, you may have lost movement in these accessory motions. Prolonged sitting, injuries, arthritis and disease can affect accessory motions. With every day use, tissues around the hip and knee joints tighten, leading to a gradual loss of motion. This causes a lot of pressure to build up on specific parts of these joints.

“ Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined.” - National Institutes of Health, 2010

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“Do You Find Yourself Less Active Due To Pain?” Kerrville Physical Therapy Can Treat Your Aches & Pains, Naturally!

When Your Motion is Lost When you lose the movement of your hip, knee or ankle joints, the muscles have to take on the strain. This is the common source of aches and pains experienced by millions of people. The physical therapy experts at Kerrville Physical Therapy Center have years of training in examination of the mechanics of joints and tissues. Many people feel that medication will help solve their hip, knee or leg pain. While medication can help to decrease inflammation and pain, it cannot address the cause of the problem. Most pain in the hip, thigh or knee comes from poor flexibility, strength or coordination. This happens for a variety of reasons, but takes the skill of our physical therapists to examine and find the root cause.

Treating Leg Pain To determine the source of your leg pain our expert physical therapists examine your walking, squatting, joint movement, comparing the strength and mobility of the joints. A comprehensive treatment plan, including special hands- on techniques, is made to achieve the fastest pain relief and the longest lasting results. If you are sufferingwith hip, knee or leg pain, call us today to learn more howwe can quickly relieve your pain and put a spring back in your step! Call us today to learn how we can help you stand tall and feel better!

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“It wouldn’t be right for me to move on with my new life without thanking all of you for the most thoughtful care I have ever experienced. I offer you guys a standing ovation. I have never seen

a group exhibit such great teamwork, informed guidance, awesome attitude, and a welcome dose of humor. Thank you for my new, limp-less walk! I have not felt this blessed since my kids were born.”

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DO YOU HAVE JOINT PAIN?

• Pain while bending or reaching? • Soreness after sitting awhile? • Difficulty standing for > 20 mins?

• Pain when trying to sleep? • Pain when driving > 30 mins? • Radiating pain to buttocks?

Be In A Better Mood • Have More Energy Enjoy Activities Pain Free • Be Headache Free

Talk to One Of Our Physical Therapy Specialists

FREE JOINT PAIN ANALYSIS

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THINK KERRVILLE PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER FIRST

Why You Need To Come In For Another Appointment: • Move without pain • Bend and move freely • Balance confidently and securely • Walk for long distances • Live an active and healthy lifestyle

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Take Care of Your Aches & Pains Before It’s Too Late!

Look Forward To A New You This New Year!

1. Be purposeful in everything you do. Strive for purpose in your daily activities. Do you just eat lunch or do you enrich relationships while you eat? What purpose do those two sitcoms serve you every night? What is the purpose of eating that bag of chips? More importantly, what types of consequences await you now that you’ve indulged? Be purposeful in everything you do. Walk with purpose and people are more likely to respect your time. 2. Resolve not to be mediocre, even in how you eat. Use the freshness of the new year as an excuse for avoiding mediocrity. This can be a challenging task because industry markets products and services to the lowest common denominator.

Junk food ismarketed to the lowest common denominator. Fast food, for example, is produced cheaply and sold cheaply. Sitcom television is geared toward the masses. The people who produce sitcoms even provide a laugh track so that you’ll know when most people laugh. Give yourself an upgrade. Resolve to distance yourself from average. 3. Schedule exercise and stretching. Exercise is more effective when it is regular and systematic. It can be difficult to schedule exercise unless time is pre-committed. If you need help with exercise or if you have pain that is holding you back. Contact us at the Kerrville Physical Therapy Center and we can help you meet this resolution.

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Exercise Essentials Try this exercise to keep you moving...

Helps Leg Pain

STRAIGHT LEG RAISE While lying or sitting, raise up your leg with a straight knee and your toes pointed outward. Hold for 30 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

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The above exercise is designed to be performed under the instruction of a licensed physical therapist.

Staff Spotlight

Kelsey Kneese was born and raised in Kerrville, TX and graduated from Hill Country High School in 2009. She takes care of the daily transcription for Kerrville Physical Therapy Center. She plans to attend school to become a Physical Therapy Assistant. KELSEY KNEESE PT Aide

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