Knee pain can negatively affect your quality of life, causing stiffness and mobility issues. Even day-to-day tasks can seem almost impossible, let alone hobbies like golfing, gardening, or even playing with your grandkids. However, you don’t have to take knee pain lying down.
Ajay Kumar, MD, and our team at New Jersey Advanced Pain Management Center provide diagnosis and effective treatment options for knee pain to patients in and around Hackettstown, New Jersey, and Matamoras, Pennsylvania. We can get you back on your feet and enjoying life again.
There are many possible causes of knee pain, including:
Regardless of what’s behind your knee pain, there are treatments available to decrease discomfort and restore mobility.
Many people think that knee pain is just a part of getting older and assume that they need to grin and bear it. In fact, pain is your body’s way of alerting you to problems that could cause even bigger and more debilitating problems if left unaddressed. Knee pain can lead to:
If your knee hurts, you’re likely to avoid actions that make it hurt, which can mean you slowly stop engaging in hobbies and exercise. Lack of activity is bad for both your physical and mental health.
Your knee joint works with the rest of your joints and skeletal structure to keep you moving smoothly. If one knee joint is damaged, it throws off your balance and how you move. This means that you can experience pain in your other knee as well as hip pain, back pain, and even pain in your ankles.
Chronic knee pain can be debilitating, especially if your work involves long hours of sitting, standing, or lifting. If it hurts to do these things and you therefore can’t complete your work, you could face job loss and difficulty finding a new line of work.
At one end of the range of treatment options for knee pain are simple fixes for short-term knee pain, such as activity modification and over-the-counter pain relievers. At the other end lies surgical intervention, up to and including knee replacement.
In the middle are plenty of effective options for treating knee pain that are minimally invasive but can yield impressive results. Dr. Kumar carefully evaluates your knee and might recommend one of the following:
Is your knee pain really starting to worry you or affect your quality of life? Contact New Jersey Advanced Pain Management Center today for a consultation with Dr. Kumar to get started on a personalized treatment plan designed to relieve your pain.
