You have had knee pain building up for months. It’s swollen and it bothers you when you are on your feet. The longer you walk, the worse your knee pain is. You didn’t have a fall or sports injury. X-rays show some mild arthritis in the knee joint, but anti-inflammatory drugs aren’t helping with the swelling or pain. You’re beginning to think it’s all in ‘your head’. And you may be right. Some knee pain is because ‘your head is out of alignment’.
In a previous article, I discussed ‘5 Common Causes of Knee Pain’. The five common causes of knee pain were:
- Knee joint misalignment
- Pinched nerve in the low back
- Flat feet
- Inflammation
- Being Overweight or Obese
Another common cause of knee pain I have learned more about in the last year is due the patient’s head being tilted.
Your head tilts when the upper bones in the neck and the skull go out of alignment. Spinal misalignments and posture misalignments are often caused by the nervous system (brain and nerves) being in a stressed or tense state. Your muscles become tense and tight and can pull your head, shoulders, spine, and hips out of alignment. This can misalign your knee putting stress on it. Over time the stress builds up and causes knee pain.
If you have knee pain, it’s important to get your spinal misalignments corrected, because your spine forms the framework of your body. Just dealing with any knee misalignments and/or inflammation in the knee will not always give you lasting pain relief.
If you have knee pain, it’s important to get your spinal misalignments corrected, because your spine forms the framework of your body. Just dealing with any knee misalignments and/or inflammation in the knee will not always give you lasting pain relief.
Specific chiropractic adjustments to the upper neck or skull realign your spinal bones with the intent of restoring and maintaining brain and nerve function. In turn, your muscles loosen up allowing your posture to realign or level out. This helps take the stress off of your knee which often provides relief of your knee pain.
I have had many patients who have had knee pain solely due to their spine being out of out alignment.
If you have knee pain, check your posture in the mirror. If you look at the bottom of your ear lobes as a reference point, does one side of your head look higher up than the other? If it does there is a good chance you have a spinal misalignment in the upper part of the neck. I would recommend you see a chiropractor you are comfortable with to get this corrected.
A healthier brain and nervous system leads to better posture and less knee pain.
A healthier brain and nervous system leads to better posture and less knee pain.
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