Knee pain — where the cause is rarely where the pain is.

No, knee pain is not normal, and you should not have to live with it day to day. While some see this pain as natural and of no consequences, pain in knee joints is a common ailment in Singapore, affecting everyone from sports athletes to office workers. Can you bend your knee and walk up and down stairs without experiencing pain? If you experience knee pain, it can be debilitating. Unfortunately though, most people opt to power through the pain, just accepting chronic knee pain as something they just need to deal with.

If you have knee pain, you might have tried a variety of home remedies without success. You may also have tried taking painkillers but have discovered that it only brings temporary relief. These remedies only deal with the symptoms of knee pain. For long-lasting and effective pain relief, treatment for your knee pain needs to address the route of the problem. This may have left you wondering what you can do to resolve your knee pain. It may seem like the only options left are intense and invasive treatments like joint fluid injections or knee surgery.

However, there is another option! Elite Spine Centres offer chiropractic treatment for knee pain with customized therapy plans designed to address root causes and help reduce the risk of recurrence. If you are looking for a knee pain doctor in Singapore, we will not just treat your symptoms, we will get to the root of your pain.

While it may seem unlikely, spinal issues can sometimes contribute to knee pain or affect how your knees function. This is because nerves from the lower spine control knee muscles and transmit pain sensations. Certain conditions can compress the sciatic nerve in the lower back, leading to referred pain, tingling and weakness in the knee even when there is no underlying injury to the knee. A weak or misaligned or weak back can change your posture and gait (how you walk). This shift in movement can put excessive strain and pressure on your knee joints, leading to pain.

Not sure if your spine could be contributing to your knee pain? Here are signs that suggest a spinal connection:

• Co-Occurring Back Pain: You experience pain or discomfort in your lower back along with your knee pain, even if the back pain is mild.
• Pain Without Clear Knee Injury: Your knee pain started gradually without a specific injury, fall, or trauma to the knee itself.
• Uneven Wear Patterns: One knee hurts more than the other, or you notice you wear out one shoe faster than the other.
• Persistent Hamstring or Hip Tightness: Chronic tightness in your hamstrings or hips that doesn’t improve with stretching may indicate nerve involvement from the lower spine.
• Pain That Radiates: Your knee pain sometimes extends up into your thigh or down into your calf, suggesting nerve involvement.
• Positional Changes: Your knee pain changes significantly depending on your posture, better when lying down, worse after sitting, or vice versa.
• Multiple Joint Issues: You have pain in multiple joints (hip, knee, ankle) on the same side, suggesting a biomechanical chain issue rather than isolated joint problems.

If several of these signs sound familiar, a comprehensive chiropractic assessment can help identify whether spinal or biomechanical issues are contributing to your knee pain.

If you are looking for a chiropractor for knee pain in Singapore, Elite Spine Centres will not just treat your symptoms, we will get to the root of your pain. Our professional team of chiropractors provide comprehensive treatment tailored to your needs. Our comprehensive approach addresses not just your knee pain, but the underlying factors affecting your overall musculoskeletal health.

If you are looking for a chiropractor for knee pain in Singapore, Elite Spine Centres can help. The core measure we will use to treat your knee pain is chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic treatment focuses on the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine. You will be asked to lie face down on the chiropractic table. The chiropractor manipulates the spine using their hands and instruments to improve joint motion and reduce pain.

To do this, the chiropractor will put you in certain positions to treat specific areas. They will use their hands to apply firm pressure to a joint, clicking it beyond its normal range briefly. This process is called ‘adjustment’ and it makes a popping or cracking noise as your chiropractor moves your joints during sessions.

If you are looking for knee pain treatment that takes a holistic approach to pain management, Elite Spine Centres is the provider for you. To get you back to optimal health, we employ a variety of treatments as part of our signature Functional Correction Method. The Functional Correction Method combines modern chiropractic practice, soft tissue treatments and rehabilitative exercises.

Our Functional Correction Method may help address a variety of conditions that can contribute to knee pain, including:

• Herniated Disc : Referred pain can be caused by a ruptured disc in the lower back pressing on a nerve root.
• Spinal Stenosis : This is where the spinal canal narrows, putting pressure on the nerves and producing pain.
• Lumbar Radiculopathy: This is where there is damage or irritation of the nerve roots where they exit the lower spine.
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: This is characterised by pain around the kneecap. It can be treated by addressing the tracking of the patella over the femur.
• Jumper’s Knee (Patellar Tendonitis): This involves inflammation of the tendon connecting the kneecap to the shinbone.
• Runner’s Knee: Linked to dysfunction in the entire lower chain of the body, this is a type of patellofemoral pain that stretches from the foot to the spine.
• Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS): This condition is where irritation and inflammation occurs in the thick band of tissue on the outside of the thigh. This can create pain on the outer side of the knee.
• Knee Bursitis: Inflammation of the fluid-filled sacs that cushion the knee joint.

If you are looking for a knee pain specialist in Singapore, come and visit Elite Spine Centres. In your first visit, we will perform an initial consultation. This will involve doing a full examination of your body and spine to assess its condition. This will help us to locate and identify the root of your knee pain, allowing us to give you a diagnosis. This process will include taking X-rays or MRI’s of areas of concern if required. We will then come up with a comprehensive plan to address your symptoms and concerns. This will combine chiropractic methods, soft tissue therapies and rehabilitative exercises.

If you are deemed suitable for chiropractic treatment, we will even perform your first ‘adjustment’ during the initial appointment. We will then work with you over time to help you achieve relief from your knee pain.