Knee Physiotherapy

Knee Physiotherapy
Finally, after seeing the doctor for my knee injury, and once he said I had no damage in the soft tissue (ligaments or cartilage), I was referred to physiotherapy. The problem was that the physiotherapy clinic had a 30 weeks waiting list before I could get an appointment.

So I decided to go private. I went to the hospital and requested a digital copy of my X-ray and MRI scans. They burned a CD with the software to visualize all the data. It is great! Even though it is a bit difficult to make any sense of the MRI scan (at least for me).

With those, I went to a physiotherapy clinic, I looked into a webpage that a friend who is a professional physiotherapist in Canada recommended. She told me to look for IMS treatment, that is intra-muscular stimulation (IMS). This technique is taught by a Canadian doctor and it is not very common in the UK. IMS consists of using needles to stimulate the muscles to achieve a balanced muscle-skeleton structure. Which, in my case it was perfect to treat my knee pain. Luckily, I found a clinic with this type of treatment close to where I work.

Once I went there and the physiotherapist saw my scans and read the diagnostic of the doctor that saw me at the hospital, he examined my back, my legs and my posture. He detected 3 mayor points in my leg where the muscle tore. He said it was a non-treated injury that was causing a misalignment of the patella and that was the reason why it was so painful.

IMS achieves the deep stimulation of muscle tissue in the injured areas. They are combined with massage and stretching techniques. Also, heat treatment is recommended after the stretching sessions. For example a hot pack (which can be a glass bottle with hot water) is quite helpful.