When people get knee pain slowly over time, they look at the knee for the cause of the knee pain. However, very often, the cause of the gradual knee pain is above and below the knee joint. Often, flat foot from collapsed foot arch and weak gluteal muscles can cause the knee the misalign and buckle inward. Misaligned joint surface on the knee causes more pressure on the inside of the knee, causing the inside of the knee joint to wear faster, leading to knee pain. This is why most gradual knee pain occurs on the inside of the knee joint, instead of the outside of the knee joint.

Simply treating the knee pain while ignoring the foot and the gluteal muscles will never fully get rid of the knee pain. However, the knee usually starts hurting before the foot and the gluteal muscles, hence the foot and the gluteal muscle are often ignored with the knee pain. The solution is to examine the foot and the gluteal muscles with any knee pain, and if applicable, to support the collapsed arch of the flat foot with custom-made orthotics and to strengthen the gluteal muscles, along with the knee treatment. At NY Disc Chiropractic, we take a comprehensive approaching in treating knee pain, part of which includes the above, as well as various therapies.