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TexStar Chiropractic

Knee Pain

Knee pain is a common reason everyday activity gets harder, on stairs, on a trail, or getting out of a car. It can come from the joint surfaces, the meniscus, or from the hip and back changing how you step. TexStar examines the knee and the way you walk before picking a tool.

AustinBee CaveBudaDripping Springs / Belterra
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Dr. Corey J. Miller working on a patient's knee

What it feels like

How the Knee Tends to Complain

Which activities hurt, and where on the joint, narrows this down quickly.
  • Stairs going down being worse than stairs going up
  • A deep ache after a walk rather than during it
  • Stiffness for the first few steps after sitting through a film
  • Pain on one side of the joint line you can point to with a finger

Knee on Trac, and Where It Is

Bee Cave and Buda have Knee on Trac decompression for some arthritic or meniscus-related knees. Austin and Dripping Springs do not. Those offices can still examine a knee and use adjustments, rehab, laser, or spot cryotherapy when they fit.

The Hip and the Foot Are Part of the Exam

The knee is a hinge caught between two joints that rotate. A hip that will not extend or a foot that collapses inward changes the line the knee tracks along every step you take. Treating only the knee in that situation buys time rather than a result, so the chiropractor watches you walk.

Arthritis Does Not Mean Nothing Can Be Done

Wear on an x-ray is extremely common past middle age and correlates loosely with how much a knee hurts. Strength around the joint, how you load it, and how stiff it gets are all things that can change. That is the honest target, rather than a promise about the cartilage.

What This Visit Will Not Do

The clinic does not perform knee surgery or injections. A knee that locks, gives way completely, or is hot and swollen with fever should be seen by a medical physician. Decompression does not rebuild cartilage.

Knees That Belong with a Physician First

These are not chiropractic first-visit problems. Get them assessed medically.

  • A joint that is hot, red, and swollen with a fever
  • A knee locked in one position that will not straighten
  • The knee buckling completely and dropping you
  • Obvious deformity or immediate ballooning after an injury
  • Calf swelling, warmth, and pain, which needs a clot ruled out

Where

Available at all four clinics

Same offer and same phone number at every office. Name the clinic you want when you book.

First visit

What the $98 New-Patient Visit Includes

One appointment covers the consultation, exam, one trial treatment, and a findings review. Mention the offer when you book.
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Questions

Common Questions

Answers from the chiropractors. Anything specific to you is for your doctor, not a web page.
I have a meniscus tear on an MRI. Can I still be examined?

Yes. Some tears are treated without surgery when the knee is stable. The exam, not the report title, decides whether chiropractic care is reasonable.

Which clinics have Knee on Trac?

Bee Cave and Buda. Austin and Dripping Springs do not have the machine, though both can examine and treat a knee with other tools.

Do you give cortisone injections?

No. There are no injections at these clinics. If your exam suggests that is the right next step, the chiropractor will tell you and refer.

Why are you looking at my hip when my knee hurts?

Because the hip controls the line the knee travels along. Weakness there is one of the more common reasons a knee keeps getting irritated by ordinary walking.

Can I still walk and exercise?

Usually, with adjustments to how much and on what surface. The chiropractor would rather modify what you enjoy than have you stop, which tends to make the joint stiffer.

Keep reading

Related Pages

The treatments the chiropractor may reach for, and the conditions that overlap with this one.

Founder

Dr. Michael P. Henry, DC

Dr. Henry founded TexStar Chiropractic in 2011. He grew up in Manchaca, studied kinesiology at The University of Texas, and was appointed to the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Your visit is with the chiropractor at the clinic you choose.

Get to the Root of Your Pain

The consultation, one trial treatment, and a review of what your doctor found, in a single appointment. Mention the $98 offer when you book. Restrictions may apply.

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