Hip and knee pain treatment in Richardson.

Usually not before you start. Arthritis and cartilage wear show up on the images of plenty of people who walk around comfortably, so a scan tells you what your joint looks like, not why it hurts on stairs. The evaluation answers the second question: strength, joint mobility, alignment, and how you move. There is one clear exception. If you had a fall and you have real swelling, instability, or you cannot put weight through it, get it looked at right away to rule out a fracture or a torn ligament.

It is the opposite, as long as the loading is right. Joints are fed by movement, and the muscle around a hip or knee is what keeps the joint from absorbing every step on its own. Sitting still is what lets that muscle fade. What does cause trouble is the wrong load in the wrong direction on a joint that is already irritated, which is exactly what your evaluation rules out before you start. You will be progressed a step at a time, one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist, every visit.

An overloaded knee and a hip you have been guarding for years are different jobs, so we will not put a number on it before we have looked at yours. What you get is a plan with an endpoint. Your joint moves through four phases, Pain, Prime, Perform, and Prevent, each with a target you have to clear, so there is never any mystery about what is left. If travel is the obstacle, our concierge mobile clinic can bring the visits to your home instead.