Runner’s knee often signals deeper imbalances throughout your body. Tight hips, weak ankles, or a misaligned spine can all throw off your stride and put extra stress on your knees.
Our Bergen Chiropractic team takes a whole-body approach to treatment, using personalized adjustments, targeted manual therapies, and functional rehab exercises to correct these issues and help you run pain-free again.
Uncovering the Root Cause of Your Knee Pain
Pain around the kneecap is often just a symptom. The real issue might be higher up or lower down the kinetic chain. During your initial evaluation at Bergen Chiropractic, your posture, walking mechanics, and range of motion get a full check-up.
They’ll look for:
- Misalignments in the hips, pelvis, or lower back.
- Muscle tightness or weakness in the quads, hamstrings, or calves.
- Foot arch issues or leg length discrepancies.
- Compensation patterns that overload the knee.
This deeper understanding helps create a treatment plan that truly sticks.
Aligning the Spine and Joints for Better Knee Mechanics
It might sound surprising, but spinal alignment plays a huge role in how your knees function. If your pelvis is tilted or your lower back is out of sync, your legs have to work harder to stabilize every step. That’s a recipe for sore knees from running.
Chiropractic adjustments help realign:
- The lumbar spine for improved posture.
- The pelvis is designed to ensure equal weight-bearing.
- The hips are for smoother joint motion during runs.
With these areas balanced, your knees no longer carry the extra burden.
Reducing Stress on the Kneecap Through Manual Adjustments
Runner’s knee, or patellofemoral pain syndrome, often involves tracking issues, where the kneecap doesn’t glide properly as you move. Manual chiropractic adjustments can help guide the knee into better alignment and take pressure off irritated tissue.
Techniques used may include:
- Soft tissue mobilization around the quads and IT band.
- Joint manipulation to improve patella motion.
- Myofascial release to ease tension on the surrounding muscles.
Pair that with runner’s knee tape if needed, and you’ve got solid support both structurally and functionally.
Improving Flexibility and Reducing Inflammation Around the Knee
Tight muscles love to tug on joints, and that’s no good for runner’s knee. Bergen Chiropractic incorporates therapeutic exercises and stretching routines that ease tension and restore balance. Laser therapy and other modalities may also be used to reduce inflammation and speed healing.
Specialized Chiropractic Care for Runner’s Knee with Bergen Chiropractic!
The chiropractic team at Bergen Chiropractic and Sports Rehabilitation Center adheres to the highest medical standards to provide superior chiropractic care. Our mission is to deliver unparalleled patient care in a comfortable and healing environment.
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