Knees take a beating. They carry your body weight every step you take, absorb impact from running and jumping, and bend hundreds of times a day. When something inside the knee isn’t happy, you feel it - going up stairs, getting out of a chair, kneeling down to garden, or running for the bus.

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What’s causing your knee pain?

Knee pain can come from the joint itself, the surrounding muscles and tendons, or even from problems higher up (hips) or lower down (feet and ankles). Some common ones we see at our Pimpama clinic:

• Patellofemoral pain (runner’s knee) - pain at the front of the knee, often worse with stairs, squatting or running

• Knee osteoarthritis - wear-and-tear arthritis, common from middle age onwards

• Meniscus injuries - the cartilage cushions inside the knee

• Ligament sprains - including ACL, MCL, PCL and LCL

• Patellar (jumper’s) tendinopathy

• ITB (iliotibial band) issues - pain on the outside of the knee

• Bursitis

• Post-surgery rehab - including ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair and total knee replacement

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How we treat knee pain

Most knee pain responds very well to physiotherapy. A good assessment looks at how the whole leg moves - not just the knee - because issues at the hip, foot, or core can drive knee symptoms.

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Treatment usually includes hands-on work to settle pain and restore movement, strength work for the muscles around the knee and hip, and gradually loading the knee so it can handle the activities you want to get back to. For knee arthritis, evidence-based exercise programs (like GLA:D) can be as effective as surgery for many people.

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If you’ve had a serious knee injury - an ACL rupture, a meniscus tear, or a fracture - we’ll guide you through structured rehab, working closely with your surgeon if surgery is on the cards.