Knee Pain Physiotherapy at Home in Mundhwa, Pune

Knees keep a quiet tally of everything a household in Mundhwa asks of them: the stairs when the society lift stops, the evening laps of the compound, the squat to the low shelf, the cricket match on a Sunday. When they start to ache, the cause is seldom one dramatic event. It is usually an overloaded joint and weak muscles around it.

Our knee pain physiotherapy guide describes the common causes. Below is how the problem shows up in Mundhwa homes and what a visit does.

Where a Mundhwa knee gets worked hardest

• The building with an unreliable lift. In multi-storey societies, a lift under repair turns a fourth-floor flat into a daily staircase. Going down is often the harder direction for a painful knee.
• Society-compound walks. Laps on a paved path are the commonest exercise for retired residents. A path with kerbs, speed bumps or uneven pavers needs more care than a smooth floor.
• Weekend sport. Football, cricket and badminton players from nearby offices come back to the game after a week at a desk with legs that are not ready for twisting.
• Prayer and floor sitting. Squatting and cross-legged sitting load the knee in deep bend.
• Standing at work. Workshop and shop staff in the older parts of Mundhwa spend hours on hard floors.

Inside a home visit for knee pain

The physiotherapist begins by asking when the pain started, which movements provoke it, whether the knee swells, locks or gives way, and what medicines and scans you already have. The examination covers range of movement, strength in the thigh and hip, balance, and the way you walk. Because the visit is at home, you can be asked to climb your own stairs, stand up from your own chair and show how you get down to the floor for prayer or play.

Treatment is a combination. Hands-on work and positioning ease stiffness. Strengthening of the thigh and hip takes the load off the joint, and is progressed in small steps. Advice on pacing and footwear fits the knee's current limits. When pain is limiting movement, a portable pain-relief device may be considered after safety checks. Where the same complaint affects the back, the back pain page for Mundhwa sets out the other half of the picture.

Between visits, with a society path and a flight of stairs

• Walk on the flattest surface available, on the shady side if you walk in the evening, and take a seat break halfway.
• On stairs, lead with the stronger leg going up and the painful one going down, one step at a time, with a rail.
• Do the strengthening exercises on the days you are told to, not only when the knee hurts.
• If you do not need to squat, use a chair at a normal height. A raised toilet seat can help for a time.
• Keep weight off the joint by avoiding long periods of standing still.

The knee strengthening article shows examples, but ask your physiotherapist before starting any of them.

When a knee needs urgent medical attention

Get medical help quickly if the knee is hot, red and swollen with fever, if you cannot put any weight on the leg after a fall, if the joint looks deformed, or if the calf becomes swollen and painful. A knee that locks and will not straighten also needs a doctor's opinion before exercise.

Book a visit in Mundhwa

You can arrange a visit on the booking page; give your building, floor and whether the lift works. Our Mundhwa area page covers Keshav Nagar and Kirtane Baug, and the post-surgery rehabilitation page is the one to read after a knee replacement.