LACEY (WA) – Most people think that when they get knee pain, it’ll eventually “ease off” and go away on its own. That they’ll wake up one morning and like magic, knee pain will be a thing of the past… But then 6 months later you’re still living with the discomfort of knee pain – … Read more
Have you taken a family vacation or holiday that required hours of travel this year? Or do you do a lot of driving whether it’s a commute to work or part of your job? If so, I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve experienced some form of back pain. Around 30-60% of drivers report having … Read more
LACEY (WA) – As discussed in the previous weeks, one of the most common complaints we get from patients here at Penrose Physical Therapy is knee pain and it’s one of the areas that we treat the most as well. But before I tell you why, ask yourself if any of the following sound familiar … Read more
Lacey (WA) – With the amount of information we have covered relating to knee pain, I sincerely hope you’ve learned something new and possibly even applied some of the material to your daily life! However, I can understand if you are still skeptical that anything can be done to improve that chronic knee pain that … Read more
LACEY (WA) – We have covered a lot of topics related to knee pain so far so let’s do a quick review. We have discussed the three things that could be making your knee pain worse such as; wearing the wrong type of shoes, sitting with your legs bent, and not working hard enough. We … Read more
A patient came into the clinic a few weeks ago limping with knee pain and asked: “I’ve had this knee pain for a few weeks 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 that it wouldn’t hurt. But … Read more
If you’ve been following our osteoporosis, balance and falls series over the last 5 weeks, you might be wondering how to put all of this information together. In today’s article I’m going to help you do just that. I’ll do it with a story about a lady we worked with recently in the clinic. Let’s … Read more
Yoga has along list of health benefits. They include greater flexibility, stronger muscles, better posture, balance, reduced emotional and physical stress, and self-esteem. Yoga and its many forward folds have to be eliminated for the osteoporosis crowd. However, the rotational poses actually increase bone density as I will explain. Dr. Loren Fishman, a physiatrist at … Read more
Fall has arrived and it is the time people clean up their yard, houses, and roof to prepare for winter. It is also the time of year that I see more knee pain! I want to share some tips for knee pain and a patient story that I hear quite frequently. Nancy gave us permission … Read more
Got this question sent to me yesterday by a “confused” reader of my newspaper articles suffering with knee pain during exercise… “Hey Jennifer, I’ve been suffering with a pain in my right knee now for a few weeks. What I can’t put my finger on is what I did to make it start in the first … Read more
