Your Knee Pain May Be Caused By Flat Feet & Pronated Arches

Knee pain is such a common occurrence that most people consider it a "part of their body" that won't go away. Arthritis is commonly blamed as the culprit, yet it is our clinical experience that the arthritis is merely a result of a chronic problem rather than the cause. That does not mean that arthritis cannot be the initial cause of a joint problem, such as Rheumatoid arthritis, yet it is uncommon.

Look well to the feet for the cause of the common knee pain.

The ACL (or anterior cruciate ligament) is probably the most injured ligament in the knee. It often becomes unstable due to a weakening of the Quadricep muscle. This large muscle keeps the upper leg bone, the Femur, directly in line with the lower leg bone, the Tibia. Fallen arches in the foot, otherwise called pronated arches, allow the Tibia to rotate out of position, thus forcing the quadricep muscle to work harder. This chronic strain on the knee, especially in overweight individuals, causes small muscle tears where these supporting muscles attach to bones.

Doctors educated in Applied Kinesiology have been trained to treat such conditions in the knee. Despite degeneration in the knee joints, patients typically experience improvement within several treatments. Foot support using orthotics is suggested to reduce rotation of the Tibia. Direct treatment of the knee may only supply short-term relief if the cause of the joint dysfunction is not determined. This is why proper foot, knee, and hip analysis is a wise idea.

Any doctor proficiently trained in Applied Kinesiology has the ability to assess all joints of the body and accompanying muscles.

Hope you enjoyed this information...~Dr. Fox

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fallen arches, plantar fascitis, Knee Pain, quadricep strain, ACL, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, meniscus tear, Osgood Schlatters, Knee Tendonitis, Knee Surgery, Knee Rehabilitation

Chapel Hill Doctors Trained in Functional Medicine

The Chapel Hill Chiropractic Centre is proud to offer the Chapel Hill community a functional medicine approach to health. Functional medicine is a method of treating the body as a whole, rather than the sum of its parts. Doctors trained in Holistic health realize the importance of a "total-body approach" to health that goes beyond the Western medicine approach, which typically focuses on individual organ systems of the body without much respect to the entire function of the body.

Doctors who focus on functional medicine may or may not use pharmaceutical drugs in their approach to patient health. At Chapel Hill Chiropractic Centre, our doctors utilize diet, clinical nutrition, and lifestyle modification to achieve optimum health, without the use of pharmaceutical drugs.

Our methods of detection are the cornerstone of our success....Applied Kinesiology and other methods of evaluation give our doctors a strong advantage in early detection and prevention of health problems, rather than allowing them to progress to a life-threatening problem or illness. Applied Kinesiology incorporates techniques used in many alternative medicine fields including, osteopathy, acupuncture, physical therapy, massage therapy, homeopathy, and also medicine.

A person trained in Applied Kinesiology must be a licensed doctor. Applied Kinesiology (or "AK"), is a method of muscle testing used to evaluate nervous system interference caused by chemical, physical, or even emotional imbalances in the body. AK is not meant to replace "standard methods" of diagnosing problems, yet it adds greatly to a practitioner's ability to discover hidden dysfunction in the body. When it comes to detection, Eastern and Western medicine methods of diagnosis are extremely powerful together, yet many Functional Medicine doctors prefer to use Eastern methods of treatment.

This combination of "Eastern/Western diagnosis" with "Eastern treatment" bridges a large gap between the two world of treatment styles, which is why Applied Kinesiology doctors are on the cutting edge of treatment and prevention...not the cutting edge of a surgeon's knife.