Knee Physio London

I see a lot of knees in clinic, as they’re a really common area to injure

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0207 175 0150 or use the form below and let me help you get better.

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0207 175 0150 or use the form here.

Knee Physiotherapy London

Knees frequently don’t respond to traditional knee pain treatment that just focuses on strengthening the quadriceps and stretching the hamstring muscles!

I believe that’s because the knee is essentially just a hinge joint designed to bend and straighten, but it’s trapped between two areas that twist – your hip and your foot. And if one of those areas becomes twisted and stuck, then your knee is often forced to move suboptimally. Over time, you start to put pressure through your knees in places that aren’t designed for it, and eventually you notice pain and stiffness. Equally, if you have an accident (a fall when skiing, or you get tackled when your foot is planted), the knee can often get forcibly twisted, damaging the ligaments or cartilage – the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is particularly prone to tearing when you twist your knee.

Finding the Causes of Knee Pain

Limping also causes or perpetuates knee pain – we simply aren’t designed to walk on a bent knee, and when we do, it can irritate the cartilage, especially at the back of the kneecap; and this can further complicate a knee or ankle problem!

My job is to work out whether the problem is coming from your knee joint itself, or whether it’s trying to compensate for a problem somewhere else in your body. Common issues that the knee tries to compensate for are weak feet or hips.

Each knee problem has its own specific cause, and therefore the best knee pain treatment may be completely different for different people.

Knee Pain Treatment

When I treat you, we’ll start off by discussing when your knee hurts: is it all the time, or when you try to go downstairs, or when you get up after sitting down for a while? Does it click or get stuck? Can you walk? I then look at your posture and your movement patterns throughout your whole body, especially with regard to the activity or posture that hurts you most, in order to work out where your problem is originating from. The we can work out the best treatment for your knee pain.
At my London physio clinic I see patients with a variety of knee issues including
  • Chondromalacia patellae
  • Fracture
  • Patellar tendinopathy
  • Patella dislocation
  • Post-operative rehabilitation
  • Sprains and strains
  • Runner’s knee
  • Hyperextension
  • Arthritis
  • Knee replacement

Knee pain physiotherapy testimonials

Nell is one of the very best physios I’ve ever worked with. She has the seniority, the knowledge, the experience and the skill to be able to sort out some of my most complicated patients — often people who’ve seen multiple other doctors / physios and who've come to me at the end of their tether. She has an ability to get to the root of the problem, even in the most difficult of cases, and Nell’s services have been a key part in achieving a good outcome for many of the patients that I've seen. I can wholeheartedly recommend her!'

Mr Ian McDermott
Consultant Knee Surgeon​ Founder and Managing Partner, London Sports Orthopaedics Honorary Professor Associate, Brunel University
www.sportsortho.co.uk / www.kneesurgeon.london

Each knee problem, like each body, is unique and individual

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Knee Physio
Case Studies

Over the past 20 years as a knee physio in London, I've helped hundreds of people with shoulder problems recover from a wide variety of issues
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Longcroft House
2-8 Victoria Avenue
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EC2M 4NS

Clinic reopening 5 Oct!

(online treatment still available)

I’ve been keeping a close eye on the COVID-19 situation and I’m delighted to announce that I will be reopening my Liverpool Street physiotherapy clinic on 5 October, with everything wipe-clean and COVID-safe!

"Virtual first" continues...

However, the current government advice is that I have to see patients online before I can see you in clinic, and that I should only see you face to face (or mask to mask!) if we both agree that the benefits of hands-on treatment outweigh the risks of coronavirus transmission.  If this is not the case, then I do plan to continue to offer online treatment for the foreseeable future.

But if you want to be one of the first people to see me in clinic on my return, call my team on 0207 175 0150 and book an online session before 25 Sept.

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