Your knee is a really important joint
as it allows your leg to bend. It joins the tibia (shin bone) to the thigh bone (femur) through the patella (knee cap). It’s an incredibly complex joint and for this fact, there are often things that don’t work as well as they should.
Around your knee joint you have tendons, muscles, ligaments and cartilage and the injuries that we see at the Clinic are from at least one of these areas being affected and causing you pain. The risk of injury to your knee can be quite high and this is why it is such a common injury, especially seeing the work that it gets through in a lifetime!
Within the knee, you have a naturally occurring fluid (Synovial Fluid) that allows the 3 bones to move over each other without jarring or catching, as the Synovial Fluid reduces the friction. Your knee makes everyday activities such as walking, sitting and climbing the stairs so much easier. In fact, you probably didn’t realise how much you rely on your knees for even these most simple of things. The knee also helps support your body when you are standing as it gives you stability.
Added to this very complicated structure, there are also a couple of pieces of cartilage (the meniscus) that work as a type of shock absorber, ensuring that any jarring movements are absorbed as much as possible.